American History - U.S. Wars and Civil Rights

What was the primary objective of the Marshall Plan?

• To create economic instability in Western Europe

• To promote communism in Western Europe

• To foster cooperation and partnership among nations

• To establish military dominance over Western Europe

When was NATO established?

• 1947

• 1955

• 1949

• 1962

What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?

• To promote stability and safeguard the territorial integrity of member states

• To dissolve NATO

• To support Western European countries

• To establish communism in Europe

Which event led to the closest brink of war between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• The Marshall Plan

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The US removed missiles from Italy, Greece, and Turkey

• The US and the Soviets signed a treaty banning nuclear testing

• The Soviets withdrew missiles from Cuba

• The US and the Soviets declared war

What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in 1963?

• To allow above-ground testing of nuclear weapons

• To establish military dominance

• To ban nuclear testing

• To promote the spread of communism

What was the main focus of the Cold War in terms of space exploration?

• To promote peace and cooperation

• To achieve major milestones in human history

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To establish military superiority

What was the primary goal of the US during the Cold War in terms of preventing the spread of communism?

• To prevent the spread of communism through containment strategies

• To promote democracy through alliances

• To support communist regimes around the world

• To establish communism in Asia

Which war was the first major military conflict of the Cold War?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Korean War

• The Marshall Plan

• The Vietnam War

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• North Korea withdrew south of the 38th parallel

• The Korean peninsula was united as one nation

• A formal peace treaty was signed

• The war ended in an armistice