Day 1 The Beginning of the Cold War

What did President Truman want for the territories that Hitler had once controlled in Europe?

• To make them satellite states

• To establish communism

• To make them democratic states with free elections

• To control them under the Soviet Union

What was Stalin's vision for the territories previously controlled by Hitler in Europe?

• To make them democratic states with free elections

• To make them satellite states governed by communism

• To integrate them into the U.S.

• To grant them complete independence

What geographical term is used to describe the division between Western Europe and the Eastern bloc shown in the image?

• The Great Divide

• The Berlin Wall

• The Iron Curtain

• The European Barrier

After World War II, how was Germany divided?

• East Germany was occupied by the Soviets, and West Germany was occupied by the US and the Allies.

• Germany was not divided; it remained a unified country.

• Germany was divided into three parts: East, West, and South.

• Germany was divided into four parts, each occupied by different Allied countries.

Who claimed that an "Iron Curtain" has divided East and West?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Harry S. Truman

Who were the main participants of the Potsdam Conference?

• Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin

• Truman, Churchill, and Stalin

• Truman, De Gaulle, and Stalin

• Roosevelt, De Gaulle, and Churchill

What was the main purpose of the Potsdam Conference?

• To start World War 2

• To discuss the terms for ending World War 1

• To discuss the terms for ending World War 2

• To plan the post-World War 2 Europe without considering the Soviet Union

What realization did President Truman have by the end of the Potsdam Conference?

• That the Soviets were uninterested in Europe

• That the Soviets had their own world domination ambitions

• That the Soviets wanted to end World War 2 immediately

• That the Soviets were going to surrender to the Allies

What is the name given to the policy of helping nations resist communism, as described in the image?

• The Marshall Plan

• The Roosevelt Corollary

• The Eisenhower Doctrine

• The Truman Doctrine

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine during the post-World War II era?

• To spread communism to other countries

• To support "free people" resisting communism

• To establish trade agreements with communist countries

• To encourage the spread of democracy within the United States