Cold War Foreign Policy

During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were hesitant for direct military conflict because...

• they wanted to avoid economic sanctions
• they were focused on space exploration
• they believed in peaceful coexistence
• they feared mutual destruction from nuclear war

What was an underlying cause of the Cold War in Europe?

• Ideological conflict between capitalism and communism.
• Economic competition between the US and Europe.
• Military alliances formed in the 1950s.
• The rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe.

How did the development of the hydrogen bomb intensify the Cold War?

• The hydrogen bomb's development escalated the arms race and heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
• The hydrogen bomb was only a theoretical concept during the Cold War.
• The hydrogen bomb had no impact on U.S.-Soviet relations.
• The hydrogen bomb was developed to promote global peace.

Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"

• The US and Soviets competing for most satellites

• The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology

• The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union

• The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons

Which conference was it discovered that the Soviet Union had not left Eastern Europe and had not allowed free elections in Poland?

• Potsdam Conference

• Yalta Conference

• Wannasee Conference

• Tehran Conference

As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis...

• the Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba

• Fidel Castro was removed from power

• the US set up missile sites in Cuba

• the US increased investments in Cuba

Which statement explains the intensification of the Cold War in the 1950s?

• The US and USSR signed a peace treaty in 1955.
• The Cold War ended with the establishment of NATO.
• The Soviet Union focused on economic development instead of military expansion.
• The Korean War and the arms race escalated tensions between the US and the USSR.

What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?

• to reject former policy of containment

• to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship

• support nations trying to resist Soviet control, especially Turkey & Greece

• to fight hunger anywhere in the world

What separated the nations of Eastern Europe from the nations of Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Steel Curtain

• Iron Curtain

• 38th Parallel

One goal of the Marshall Plan was to...

• support the spread of communism in Europe
• rebuild European economies after World War II
• promote military alliances in Europe
• establish a single currency for Europe