Containment Quiz-MA

What was the Truman Doctrine meant to stop?

• The spread of capitalism

• World War III

• The spread of communism

• U.S. trade in Europe

Which European recovery plan was introduced in 1948 by the U.S.?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Eisenhower Pact

• Warsaw Pact

Why did the U.S. support South Korea in 1950?

• To colonize it

• To protect it from China

• To stop communist expansion from North Korea

• To build military bases

What was the name of the theory that if one country fell to communism, others would follow?

• Containment Theory

• Domino Theory

• Nuclear Theory

• Balance of Power Theory

What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The U.S. invaded Cuba

• The Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba

• Fidel Castro fled to the U.S.

• Cuba joined NATO

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To spread communism

• To rebuild Europe’s economy after WWII

• To support the USSR

• To create military alliances

What year did the Korean War begin?

• 1945

• 1950

• 1961

• 1975

Why did the U.S. leave Vietnam in 1973?

• The North won the war

• A peace agreement was signed

• The South no longer needed help

• China threatened to invade

What did the policy of containment try to prevent?

• Global trade wars

• Spread of fascism

• Expansion of communism

• Arms sales