The Cold War (1945-1991)

To which event is this political cartoon referring?

• Domino Theory

• Containment

• Iron Curtain speech

• Molotav Plan

"The United States instituted the​ (a)   ... it offered economic and technical aid to European nations to restore and modernize their economic infrastructure and industry... It was meant to show the world that capitalism was superior to communism."

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Domino Theory
• Containment Plan

Answer explanation

The Marshall Plan was a program created by the United States in 1947 to help rebuild Europe after World War II. It was a response to the Soviet Union's growing influence in Europe, and it offered economic and technical aid to European nations to restore and modernize their economic infrastructure and industry. The Marshall Plan was meant to show the world that capitalism was superior to communism, and it was successful in helping to rebuild Europe and create a strong economic foundation for the region.

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

• Greece and Germany
• Greece and Poland
• Greece and Ukraine
• Greece and Turkey

After reading the excerpt, to what cold war policy is it referring?

"...it is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies."

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Containment

• Domino Theory

Answer explanation

This excerpt is referring to the Cold War policy of containment, which was a strategy developed by the United States to prevent the spread of communism. The policy was based on the idea that the Soviet Union should be contained and prevented from expanding its influence and power.

The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was

• NATO

• the United Nations

• the satellite nations

• the Warsaw Pact

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• CIA

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

How did the Korean War end for the United States?

• It was considered a defeat for the United States

• It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)

• The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War

• The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.

What event sent Americans into a panic and led to increased U.S. spending on education and technology?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• establishment of the Warsaw Pact

• Soviet launching of a space satellite Sputnik

• the Communist takeover of Eastern Europe

Because of the Space Race, what 2 academic subject did the US focus on in schools? (Select 2)

• Math

• English

• Science

• Social Studies