Cold War

What was the period of political tension and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until the early 1990s characterized by?

• A lack of direct military conflict between the two superpowers

• Direct military conflict between the two superpowers

• Economic cooperation between the two superpowers

• Cultural exchange between the two superpowers

What was the U.S. policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism by providing political, military, and economic support to countries resisting Soviet influence called?

• Containment

• Isolationism

• Expansionism

• Neutrality

What was the policy established by President Harry Truman in 1947 to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism, particularly Greece and Turkey?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Monroe Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

What was the conflict from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United States and other Western nations) called?

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• World War II

• Gulf War

What was the military alliance formed in 1949 between the U.S., Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective defense against aggression?

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• CENTO

What was the military alliance formed in 1955 among the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states in response to NATO?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• SEATO

• CENTO

What was the American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the devastation of World War II?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

What is the international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries?

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• NATO

• European Union

What term was coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between Western democratic nations and Eastern communist nations in Europe?

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Cold War

• Red Scare

Who was the 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953) who implemented the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy