Postwar America Part 1 Review

How did President Truman's interactions with Stalin at Potsdam affect the relationship between the United States and its allies?

• It had no effect on the relationship between the United States and Eastern Europe.

• It weakened the United States and its relationships with Western Europe.

• It strengthened ties with Western Europe and opposition to the Soviets.

• It created new ties with Great Britain in an effort to defeat West Berlin.

How did the Marshall Plan affect the United States.

• It depleted resources and weakened the American economy.

• It ended the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• It strengthened alliances with Eastern Europe nations.

• It stimulated the economy and improved relations with Western Europe.

How did the formation of NATO affect the Soviet Union?

• It forced the Soviet Union to blockade West Berlin.

• It weakened Soviet control over the nations of Eastern Europe.

• It convinced the Soviet Union to include Yugoslavia in the Warsaw Pact.

• It strengthened the nations who were opposed Soviet expansion.

Events in Greece and Turkey inspired the Truman Doctrine because

• the Soviet Union was threatening to expand its influence.

• the Soviet Union had announced the formation of the Warsaw Pact.

• the Soviet Union supported those countries' foreign policy goals

• the Soviet Union hoped to convince Greece and Turkey to join NATO

Why was the Berlin Airlift considered a victory for the West in the Cold War?

• The United States had convinced Great Britain to join the effort to help West Berlin.

• The United States had successfully freed East Germany from Soviet control.

• The United States had prevailed in a battle of wills against the Soviet Union.

• The United States has used the airlift as a reason to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Why did Soviet support of North Korea alarm the free world?

• The Soviet Union had already pursued a policy of appeasement in Asia.

• The Soviet Union had already expanded its influence in Europe.

• The Soviet Union had already shown that it was acting on China's behalf.

• The Soviet Union had already supported South Korean expansion in Asia.

What influenced Truman's decision to aid South Korea in the Korean War?

• his desire to strengthen foreign relations between democratic and communist nations
• his gratitude for the support that South Korea provided to the Allies during the World War II
• his confidence that he would not need to ask Congress for a formal declaration of war
• his belief that a policy of appeasement would not discourage Soviet aggression in the region

Why did the United States support the nationalist leader Jiang Jieshi during the Chinese civil war?

• The Americans knew Jiang Jieshi could easily defeat Mao Zedong.
• The Americans thought he would support North Korean independence.
• The Americans wanted to maintain productive trade relations with Japan.
• The Americans thought China might become a communist state in Asia.

How did the U.S. involvement in the Korean War affect the U.S. economy?

• It led to the increased military spending in support of the war effort.
• It caused a severe economic recession throughout the country.
• It strengthened economic ties between the United States and China.
• It encouraged foreign trade agreements between the U.S. and other countries.

How did U.S. involvement in the Korean War relate to the policy of containment?

• The U.S. sought to establish democracy in a communist region.
• The U.S. chose to support a country that might fall to communism.
• The U.S. chose to fight an open war against the Soviet Union.
• The U.S. sought to contain the communists north of the 38th parallel.