World Affairs Unit 1 Review

America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...

• Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
• the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
• Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
• Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

• It built up the western European armed forces.

• It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

• It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

• It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

What is NATO?

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

The idea that if a country falls to communism, neighboring countries will do as well.

• Tet Offensive

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Molotov Plan

What was the result of the Berlin blockade?

• Military conflict escalated between the U.S & USSR

• Germany fell to communism

• The Cold War ended

• The U.S airlifted supplies to West Berlin and avoided war with the Soviet Union

A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

• Marshall Plan

• Molotov Plan

• McCarthyism

• Containment Policy

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

What empire fell as a result of World War I?

• British Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Safavid Empire

Which describes the Jews’ beliefs about the land of Israel?

• Their ancient holy writings do not mention Arab claims to the land.

• Abundant oil supplies are present which will insure security for their people.

• In ancient times, God promised the land to them as descendants of Abraham and his son Isaac.

• A prophecy in the Torah describes that the nation of Israel would one day be formed along the Mediterranean Sea.

How did the Holocaust lead to the creation of modern Israel?

• The United Nations voted to create a homeland for the Jews to compensate the people for their tremendous suffering.

• Nazis thought it would be better for Jews to leave Germany.

• American troops were willing to move the survivors to a safe location.

• Zionists believed that Holocaust survivors needed a place to gather and grieve.