Arms Race and Korean War Quiz

Gallup conducted a poll of Americans each year between 1953 and 1960 asking what was the most important challenge the nation faced. The results of the poll were: What do the results of the poll show?

• The Cold War was a major concern to most Americans.

• Americans were most concerned with the growing unemployment problem.

• Most Americans feared a growing national deficit.

• The threat of another war with Communist North Korea frightened Americans.

The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) illustrates a commitment to the concept of

• collective security

• human rights

• colonialism

• isolationism

The United States committed to a Cold War policy of mutual collective security when it

• joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• established the Eisenhower Doctrine

• aided the Nationalists in China

• rejected United Nations efforts to halt the development of atomic weapon

The development of the Marshall Plan and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were part of President Harry Truman’s effort to

• provide aid to Asian nations

• promote an isolationist foreign policy

• end the Korean War

• limit the spread of communism

Which statement best summarizes the primary goal of NATO?

• to halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia

• to aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe

• to bring greater equality to the economies of Europe

• to unite Western Europe in response to the threat of Communist aggression

The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 was to

• protect Western Europe from Soviet Union

• increase United States influence in Asia

• maintain peace in the Middle East

• block the German Nazi threat in Europe

United States foreign policy changed following World War II as the United States

• rejected membership in the United Nations

• returned to a policy of isolationism

• became more involved in world affairs

• pursued a policy of appeasement toward the Soviet Union

The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 sparked ____.

• Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe

• disarmament discussions between the Superpowers

• the Cold War with the United States

• American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority

The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all part of the foreign policy of

• colonialism

• containment

• isolationism

• detente

Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union?

• Berlin airlift

• creation of the space shuttle program

• U-2 spy plane incident

• launch of Sputnik