The Beginning of the Cold War

Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?

• The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels

• The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.

• The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.

• The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.

What was the main foreign policy of the U.S. government during the 1950s and 60s?

• fighting the threat of terrorism

• securing new trade relationships

• prosecuting human rights violations

• containing the spread of communism

Which group was created in response to the formation of NATO?

• Warsaw Pact

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Office of Strategic Services

• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Why did the Soviet Union put a blockade on the city of Berlin in 1948?

• place Soviet missiles within range of targets in Western Europe

• prevent the United States from distributing Marshall Plan funds

• pressure the Allies to completely withdraw from East Germany

• stop aid from reaching anti-communist rebels in Eastern Europe

The "Iron Curtain" refers to a divide between which two groups?

• colonies and colonial powers

• Allied- and Axis-controlled territory

• industrialized and nonindustrialized nations

• US and Soviet spheres of influence

What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?

• prevent a nuclear arms race

• halt the spread of communism

• help Asian countries recover from war

• support former European colonies

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• keep East Germany from becoming a communist satellite

• protect Berlin from invasion by the Soviet Union

• prevent East Germans from escaping to West Germany

• stop communist spies from infiltrating West Berlin

What role did Berlin play in the Cold War during the Kennedy administration?

• It symbolized the division between U.S. and Soviet ideologies.

• It became the focus of a reduction in U.S.–Soviet tensions.

• It hosted a U.S.–Soviet summit meeting intended to unify Germany.

• It served as a place to train U-2 pilots to spy on the Soviet Union.

Which term best describes this image?

• Domino Theory

• Massive Retaliation

• Flexible Response

• Covert Activities

“The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.” – President Harry Truman, speech to Congress, 1947

What policy does this represent?

• Limitation of Arms

• Collective Security

• Containment of Communism

• Mutually assured destruction