Which U.S. policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?

• containment

• isolationism

• expansionism

• neutrality

What was the Truman Doctrine primarily designed to do?

• Provide economic and military aid to countries resisting communism

• promote free trade among Western nations

• establish NATO as a military alliance

• Encourage the development of nuclear weapons

Which military alliance was formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion?

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• NATO

• United Nations

What was the name of the belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow?

What event started the Korean War?

• The signing of the armistice

• The establishment of the 38th parallel

• The withdrawl of U.S. troops from Korea

• North Korea's invasion of South Korea

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• A victory for South Korea

• Korea unified under communism

• a stalemate and an armistice agreement

• The withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea

A competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build more powerful weapons was called the

Name two things that U.S. citizens did to prepare for nuclear threat?

A competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to achieve space exploration milestones was called the

What was the name of the first Russian satellite launched by the Soviet Union?