Containment and the Domino Theory | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Complete the sentence: The __________ Scare referred to a wave of anti-communist feeling in the US.

Answer explanation

There were several Red Scares in the US before and after the Second World War.

Which area of Europe saw communist parties come to power in multiple countries?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Answer explanation

Eastern European countries became communist after World War Two, not always by choice.

What plan aimed to rebuild Europe in order to prevent the spread of communism?

• The Major Plan

• The General Plan

• The Admiral Plan

• The Marshall Plan

Answer explanation

The Marshall Plan, or Marshall Aid, provided European countries with more than $13 billion in money, machinery, and materials.

Which Asian country became communist in 1949?

Answer explanation

The Chinese Communist Party defeated the nationalist Kuomintang in a civil war that had been raging since before the start of the Second World War.

Place the events in the correct order

• China becomes communist

• Second Red Scare begins in the US

• Communist North Korea invades capitalist South Korea

• Vietnam is split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam

• end of the Second World War

Answer explanation

World War Two ended in 1945; The Second Red Scare began in 1947; China became communist in 1949; North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950; Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam in 1954.

What was the term given to President Eisenhower's fear of communist governments coming to power in Southeast Asia?

• conspiracy theory

• containment theory

• domino theory

• Marxist theory

Answer explanation

Eisenhower believed that once one country became communist the countries neighbouring it would also 'fall' to communism, which in turn would make their neighbours 'fall', like a row of dominos.