Cold War

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide military support to countries threatened by communism

• To encourage European countries to adopt capitalism

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish the United States as a dominant world power

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, which two world leaders were primarily involved in the negotiations?

• John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

• Dwight D. Eisenhower and Joseph Stalin

• Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev

• Harry S. Truman and Mao Zedong

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• To prevent East Germans from escaping to the West

• To protect West Berlin from a military invasion

• To divide Germany into four occupation zones

• To serve as a symbol of Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe

Which event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

• The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

• The Apollo 11 moon landing

• The founding of NASA

• The first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin

What was the main objective of the United States in the Vietnam War?

• To spread democracy in Southeast Asia

• To support French colonial rule

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To gain territorial control in Asia

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of:

• Economic alliances

• Military alliances

• Cultural exchange programs

• Scientific cooperatives

The Korean War ended with:

• A decisive victory for the South

• A decisive victory for the North

• The reunification of North and South Korea

• An armistice and the establishment of the DMZ

The Domino Theory was the idea that:

• Economic success in one country would lead to its neighbors adopting similar economic policies

• If one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall

• Military interventions in one country would inevitably lead to global conflict

• Political changes in one nation could trigger similar changes in nearby nations

Containment was a policy aimed at:

• Expanding the influence of Western democracy

• Preventing the spread of communism

• Encouraging the collapse of the Soviet Union

• Building alliances with non-aligned countries

The Hungarian Revolt of 1956 was a demonstration of:

• NATO's influence in Eastern Europe

• The effectiveness of the Marshall Plan aiding Eastern European countries

• Soviets using aggression to keep Communism in a satellite nation

• The success of containment policies