The Cold War: Origins to Cuban Missile Crisis

Front

Which of these conditions was an economic cause of the Cold War in Europe? The United States had a capitalist system while the Soviet Union had a Communist system with central planning.

Back

The United States had a capitalist system while the Soviet Union had a Communist system with central planning.

Answer explanation

The major economic cause of the Cold War was the fundamental differences between the capitalist system of the United States and the Communist system of the Soviet Union.

Front

What threat was President Truman referring to in the speech above?

Back

the spread of Communism to Greece and Turkey

Answer explanation

The spark for President Truman issuing the Truman Doctrine, which pledged support to any country resisting the spread of communism, was Soviet threats to spread communism to Greece and Turkey. Both countries later joined the NATO alliance.

Front

Which phrase best completes this graphic organizer? Options: Military defeat of Nazi Germany, Federal aid to American farmers, Economic aid to other countries, Free trade with Canada

Back

Economic aid to other countries

Answer explanation

'Economic aid to other countries,' like the Marshall Plan, which aimed to support European recovery and promote stability to prevent the further spread of communism.

Front

How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?

Back

by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

Answer explanation

The Marshall Plan aimed to restore economic stability in Western Europe, which helped prevent the spread of Communism by promoting prosperity and reducing the appeal of communist ideologies in struggling nations.

Front

Which foreign policy did American leaders follow in response to these events?

Back

They attempted to contain Communism and prevent its further spread.

Answer explanation

American leaders responded to Soviet expansionist actions during the Cold War by adopting a policy of containment. Containment was designed to stop the spread of communism without engaging in a catastrophic war with the Soviet Union.

Front

Which action was a later response to the organization created by this treaty? Options: formation of the Warsaw Pact, announcement of the Marshall Plan, falling of the “Iron Curtain” over Eastern Europe, application of the Eisenhower Doctrine to Lebanon

Back

formation of the Warsaw Pact

Answer explanation

The formation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 was a direct response to the NATO alliance established by the treaty, solidifying the division of Europe during the Cold War.

Front

Which sentence best completes this diagram? Options: Stalin cut supply routes to democratic West Berlin., Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin by railroad and air., Stalin built a wall in Berlin to separate East and West Berliners., Stalin united all the Allied sectors of Berlin under one city government.

Back

Stalin cut supply routes to democratic West Berlin.

Answer explanation

Stalin imposed the Berlin Blockade by cutting supply routes to democratic West Berlin. In response, the U.S. and its allies supplied West Berlin with food and other necessities from the air during the Berlin airlift.

Front

What was the long-term significance of this airlift?

Back

It demonstrated that the United States would resist any further attempts to spread Communism.

Answer explanation

The Berlin Airlift demonstrated U.S. commitment and innovation in its determination to stop the spread of communism without provoking a direct military conflict with the Soviet Union, a policy that later became known as containment.

Front

Which foreign policy goal led to the instructions issued in the document above?

Back

American leaders wanted to prevent Communist North Korea from taking over South Korea.

Answer explanation

The U.S. fought the Korean War to prevent Communist North Korea from taking over South Korea.

Front

Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War? Options: North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China., A majority of North Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the North Korean government., North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war., Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners.

Back

North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war.

Answer explanation

The Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953, leaving North and South Korea divided at the 38th parallel, maintaining the pre-war status quo.