Beginning of the Cold War

What was the main goal of the U.S. policy of containment after World War II?

• To expand communism

• To contain the spread of communism

• To promote isolationism

• To dismantle NATO

Which two leaders wanted Stalin's promise for free elections in Eastern Europe after World War II?

• Roosevelt and Churchill

• Truman and Eisenhower

• FDR and Churchill

• Stalin and Khrushchev

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide military aid to Asia

• To offer financial aid to European nations

• To establish communist governments

• To create a new world order

What was the "Iron Curtain" as described by Churchill?

• A physical barrier between countries

• A metaphorical division between Eastern and Western Europe

• A new type of weapon

• A peace treaty

Which organization was a defensive military alliance between the USA, Canada, and Western European nations?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• United Nations

• SEATO

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• A trade agreement

• A defensive military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations

• A peace treaty

• An economic union

What did the Truman Doctrine offer to countries?

• Economic aid to communist countries

• Direct economic and military aid to free nations

• Cultural exchange programs

• Trade agreements

What was the U.S. decision regarding Japan at the end of World War II?

• To set up a communist state

• To use atomic weapons to end the war quickly

• To negotiate peace with the USSR

• To establish a democratic government

What were the three camps the world was divided into after World War II?

• Democratic, Communist, Neutral

• USA-led, USSR-led, Neutral

• Allied, Axis, Neutral

• Eastern, Western, Neutral

What was the political status of most Eastern European nations after World War II?

• Democratic

• Communist

• Neutral

• Monarchies