3p The Cold War - Summative Assessment

The Marshall Plan was designed to...

• prevent Soviet involvement in Angola.
• restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II.
• Stop the spread of Communism within the existing borders.

• make Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet control.

When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that...

• the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles.
• the Soviet Union would use a hydrogen bomb on the United States.

• the Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the United States.
• the Soviet Union could use satellite technology to steal secrets from American businesses.

The “Bay of Pigs” refers to...

• the Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary.
• a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.
• the Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance.
• the Soviet Union’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti.

When the United States became involved in the Vietnam war they were following the

• Marshall Plan
• Domino Theory
• NATO Treaty
• Truman Doctrine

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would contain Communism by providing ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.

• economic and military aid
• communications technology
• jeeps and beach balls
• political support in the United Nations

The Warsaw Pact sought to...

• provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II.
• prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark.
• create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.
• create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe.

The Berlin Wall was built in order to...

• stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.
• prevent food from entering Poland.
• prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces.
• prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.

Which was NOT a part of the Korean War...

• North Korea was Communist
• The border between North and South Korea is the 38th parallel
• The United Nations defended South Korea
• The war started 2012

_____________________ refers to the process of eliminating the more ruthless policies of Stalin.

• Vietnam
• NATO
• Common Market
• De-Stalinization

After the death of Stalin, _______________ became the chief Soviet policymaker.

• Nixon
• Khrushchev
• Tito
• Kennedy