Unit 10: The Cold War Era Minor Assessment

What was the purpose of the blockade of Berlin (1948-1949)?

• To end Eisenhower Doctrine

• To force the US to end the Truman Doctrine

• To prevent Easterners from going to the West

• To cause Western Berlin to surrender to communism

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To aid countries to rebuild its economy after WW2

• To help countries accept communism

• To aid countries to fight against communism

• To encourage leaders to promote peace

North Korea invaded South Korea started the ______________.

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Civil War

• The Cold War

When Winston Churchill said, “an iron curtain has descended across the Continent” of Europe in 1946, what did he mean?

• Nations of Europe were unable to defeat Hitler

• Part of Europe was being isolated from democracy

• European nations were falling victim to environmental pollution

• Europe was industrially and economically behind the rest of the world

The Cold War was a conflict between ___________ and ____________.

• Soviet Union and Berlin

• Japan and Britain

• America and Germany

• Soviet Union and America

What was the purpose of the United Nations?

• An agreement to help Soviet Union conquer more countries

• To promote peace, prevent future wars, fight for justice, freedom, etc.

• A treaty to punish Germany for the Cold War

• Provide shelter for future nuclear attacks

A competition between the United States and Soviet Union to gain the number one spot in technology (Sputnik, Neil Armstrong, etc.).

• Nuclear Race

• Arms Race

• Race of Space

• Space Race

What did the domino theory state?

• All states should bow down to US economic practices.

• If one state falls to communism, the others around it will fall to communism too.

• One country can control the future of all other countries around it.

• Outside forces are stronger than individual states.

What policy supported containment?

• a. Monroe Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Kennedy Doctrine

Match the organization to the correct definition

• This is an alliance between the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations.

• Warsaw Pact

• Post-WWII organization that replaced the League of Nations with a goal to maintain world peace.

• United Nations

• This alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states.

• NATO