Cold War

In what year did the Russians launch the satellite Sputnik?

• 1941

• 1957

• 1969

• 1991

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

• It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

• The division between North and South Korea

• The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

• The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite 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 launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

• United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?

• The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.

• The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.

• The United States withdrew from its European alliances

• The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.

Which reason explains why President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine?

• The Soviet Union interfered in the domestic affairs of Greece and Turkey.

• The Soviet Union refused to allow Greece and Turkey to join the United Nations.

• The Soviet Union provided economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.

• The Soviet Union prevented Greece and Turkey from accepting the Marshall Plan.

What is the map associated with?

• The US and British response to the Berlin Wall

• The US and British response to the Berlin Blockade

• The Soviet Union building the Iron Curtain

• The division on Berlin

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.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?

• the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

• the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

• the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

• the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America  by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer