Who implemented the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan to counter Soviet influence?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

• Ronald Reagan

Which U.S. President faced the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• Ronald Reagan

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

Who launched the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") and pursued a hard-line stance against the Soviet Union?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Ronald Reagan

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the Cold War?

• A direct military conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• A period of geopolitical tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991

• A war fought in Europe between democratic and communist countries

• A conflict involving only economic competition

What was the Iron Curtain?

• A U.S. foreign policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism

• A symbolic boundary dividing Europe between democratic and communist countries

• A U.S. program of economic assistance to rebuild Western Europe after World War II

• An indirect war between two superpowers fought through other countries

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communist takeover

• To rebuild Western Europe after World War II

• To develop and stockpile nuclear weapons

• To achieve dominance in space exploration

What does the term "Détente" refer to?

• A period of direct military conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• A period of eased tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War

• The competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to develop and stockpile nuclear weapons

• The U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism

What was the Berlin Wall?

• A physical barrier built by East Germany to prevent people from escaping to West Germany.

• A wall built by West Germany to prevent invasions from East Germany.

• A symbolic wall representing the Cold War tensions.

• A barrier built by the U.S. to protect West Berlin.

What was the main reason for U.S. intervention in the Korean War?

• To prevent North Korea's communist invasion of South Korea.

• To support South Vietnam against North Vietnam.

• To construct the Berlin Wall.

• To discover Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Which war did the U.S. support South Vietnam in its fight against communist North Vietnam?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Berlin Crisis

• Cuban Missile Crisis