Unit 8: Cold War Era Quiz

Which U.S. policy aimed at preventing the spread of communist influence throughout the world?

• Marshall Plan

• NATO

• Truman Doctrine

• Berlin Airlift

What event led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States?

• First U.S. manned space flight

• Creation of the Berlin Wall

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Soviet launch of Sputnik I

Who coined the term 'McCarthyism' in reference to Senator Joseph McCarthy?

• Alger Hiss

• Herbert Block

• Winston Churchill

• George Marshall

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?

• To investigate subversive activities in the U.S.

• To support the Marshall Plan

• To promote the space race

• To abolish communism in Europe

Which event led to the enactment of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) in 1958?

• Marshall Plan

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Soviet launch of Sputnik I

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To enact a naval blockade in Cuba

• To establish an airbase in Turkey

• To provide humanitarian supplies to West Berlin

• To support Greece and Turkey with military aid

Who proposed an economic program to contain communism, which was enacted as the Marshall Plan?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

• George Marshall

What was the main focus of the U.S. policy of containment?

• Preventing the spread of Soviet influence

• Building bomb shelters

• Promoting communism in Europe

• Supporting the Berlin blockade

What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The U.S. launched the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth

• Soviet missiles were successfully installed in Cuba

• The U.S. and Soviets signed a nuclear test-ban treaty

• The U.S. imposed a naval blockade in the Soviet Union

What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• To enact a naval blockade in Cuba

• To provide economic aid to Europe

• To pledge loyalty in case of attack

• To investigate subversive activities in the U.S.