Cold War Review

After World War II, the United States supplied desperately needed food, medical supplies, and other economic relief in Europe through the

• Warsaw Pact

• Marshall Plan

• European Union

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NATO was created in order to

• develop goodwill between Eastern and Western Europe

• facilitate regional economic development in North America

• encourage diplomatic solutions to regional problems in North Africa

• create a unified military defense between the U.S. and Western Europe

The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a response to the

• formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• start of the Communist revolution in Cuba

• U.S. development of the hydrogen bomb

• UN intervention in Korea

According to The North Atlantic Treaty which established NATO, what is the purpose of NATO?

• protect Communist countries from democracies

• establish a common currency in all democracies

• protect the North Atlantic area through collective defense

• establish a free market and trade with communist countries

Which statement is NOT accurate regarding world power shifts in the aftermath of WWII?

• Britain’s and France’s power increased.

• Japan disarmed and posed little military threat.

• Germany was divided and no longer considered a world power.

• The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers.

Which statement illustrates Churchill’s views on communism?

• Communist organizations intend to spread their ideas.

• Russian communists have been encouraged to remain isolated.

• Communists desire to remain friendly towards the capitalist west.

• Russian communist leaders have made efforts towards lasting world peace.

The struggle between the Chinese Nationalists and the Chinese Communists ended in 1950 when

• the Nationalist Chinese took control of the mainland government.

• the United States entered the war to assist the Nationalists in their fight.

• Communist China was admitted as a Security Council member of the UN.

• Mao Zedong consolidated his power and established a single-party government.

Which statement explains the reason for the creation of the nation of Taiwan?

• The Chinese Nationalists based their government in Taiwan after the Communists defeated them.

• The Chinese Communists retreated to the island to form their own government.

• The Communists defeated the Taiwanese Army in the Chinese Civil War.

• The Nationalists in Taiwan split from Japan’s empire.

Which statement illustrates the similarities between the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Prague Spring of 1968?

• The United States intervened militarily.

• Both fought back with extreme violence.

• Each were successful in achieving their goals.

• Both showed growing hostility towards Soviet control.

What term describes the policy followed by the United States which led it to assist South Vietnam?

• Massive retaliation

• Shuttle diplomacy

• Domino theory

• Perestroika