Unit 7 RG 1

The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Berlin Airlift are all examples of an U.S. policy of _______________.

• Truman Doctrine

• containment

• Marshall Plan

• “Long Telegram”

As part of the response to Kennan’s recommendations, Congress set up _________________________, AMERICA´S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AGENCY.

• NATO

• National Security Act

• “iron curtain"

• CIA

By 1949, (1)____________, communist governments dominated by the Soviet Union, were installed in several Eastern European countries.

• Chiang Kai-shek

• George F. Kennan

• Korean War

• satellite nations

Containment succeeded in the conflict fought June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953, as communism was kept in check NORTH OF THE  ________________________________by an armistice signed in 1953.

• NATO

• National Security Act

• “iron curtain"

• 38th parallel

CHINA fell to COMMUNISM when the RED ARMY, led by ___________________________, defeated the Nationalist army in 1949.

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-shek

• George F. Kennan

• Korean War

Which of the following statements is true about the policy of containment in Asia, in the period from 1949-1953?

• Containment failed in China, as that nation fell to Communist forces led by Chiang Kai-Shek.

• Containment succeeded in Korea when Communist forces were pushed South across the 38th-parallel, maintaining the status quo set forth following WWII’s conclusion.

• Containment succeeded in China following Chiang’s retreat to Taiwan, but failed in Korea following the cease fire and partition of Communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea at the 38th-parallel.

• Containment failed in China following Chiang’s retreat to Taiwan, but succeeded in Korea following the cease fire and partition of Communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea at the 38th-parallel.

How did the Soviet Union first attempt to force the removal of U.S. forces from West Berlin?

• By blocking road and rail access to the city.

• By asking the U.N. to declare the city a military-free zone.

• By supporting socialist candidates in the city’s elections.

• By placing missile bases within striking distance of the city.

The United States’ participation in NATO _____.

• marked a dramatic departure from traditional American isolationism

• reversed America’s commitment to the defense of Western Europe

• reduced the need for increased military spending

• helped to resolve the problem of Germany.

What two ideologies were competing in the Cold War?

• Communism v. Democracy

• Communism v. Totalitarianism

• Communism v. Religious Oligarchy

• Communism v. Theocracy

In a 1946 speech, Winston Churchill used the term “iron curtain” to describe which political division?

• North America from South America

• North Korea from South Korea

• North Vietnam from South Vietnam

• Communist Eastern Europe from Democratic Western Europe