APWH Unit 8 Quiz

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -

• Containment

• Deterrence

• Militarism

• Diplomacy

What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Alliance

• United Soviet Socialist Republics

Which side of the wall was under the control of the Soviets?

• West
• East
• Both
• Neither

All of the following were results of the Soviet-American arms race during the Cold War EXCEPT

• Sputnik and the space race
• diminished military sizes and spending due to technology
• the Helsinki Accords
• was through third parties (wars by proxy)

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• direct, armed conflict between the two nations

• the founding of the United Nations

• a deep reduction in military expenditures

• a competition for political influence over other countries

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

• to attract foreign economic investments

• to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

• to establish a competitive market economy

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

• NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.

• United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

• North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.

• Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.