SS.912.A.6.10 Quiz

What was the purpose of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference?

• To determine the strategy for the Cold War

• To negotiate post-war borders in Europe

• To create the framework for the United Nations

• To establish the Warsaw Pact

What did Winston Churchill mean by the term "Iron Curtain"?

• A new Soviet military technology

• A dividing line between democratic and communist nations in Europe

• A treaty to prevent nuclear war

• A military strategy used in the Cold War

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A program to provide economic aid to Western Europe after WWII

• A plan to create a global military alliance

• A strategy for the Berlin Blockade

• A Soviet response to NATO

What was the Berlin Blockade?

• The U.S. strategy to prevent Soviet expansion

• The Soviet attempt to cut off access to West Berlin

• A military alliance to defend West Germany

• A nuclear deterrence policy

What is the purpose of a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)?

• To serve as a neutral buffer zone between warring nations

• To establish military bases

• To prevent nuclear weapons testing

• To create a free trade area

What was the Red Scare?

• A fear of nuclear war

• A period of intense fear of communism in the U.S.

• A movement to support Soviet policies

• A Cold War peace agreement

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

• The U.S. launched an airstrike against Cuba

• The Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba

• The United Nations took military action

• The U.S. allowed Cuba to develop nuclear weapons

What was the significance of the Korean War in the Cold War context?

• It was the first direct military conflict between U.S. and Soviet forces

• It demonstrated U.S. commitment to containing communism

• It ended Cold War tensions

• It allowed China to expand its influence

What was one major effect of McCarthyism?

• It led to the establishment of the United Nations

• Many Americans were wrongly accused of being communists

• It improved relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• It reduced Cold War tensions

How did the Truman Doctrine shape U.S. foreign policy?

• It committed the U.S. to fighting the spread of communism worldwide

• It promoted isolationism

• It encouraged an alliance with the Soviet Union

• It weakened NATO