Cold War Key Terms

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• • A) Promote communism worldwide

• • B) Rebuild European economies

• C) Contain the spread of communism

• D) Establish the United Nations

Which economic system is based on private ownership and free markets?

• • A) Communism

• • B) Capitalism

• • C) Feudalism

• D) Socialism
  

What does NATO stand for?

• • A) National Association of Trade Organizations

• • B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• • C) New American Trade Order

• D) National Alliance for Territorial Occupation
  

The 'Iron Curtain' was a term used to describe:

• • A) A Soviet military weapon

• • B) The Berlin Wall

• • C) The division between Western and Eastern Europe

• D) A Cold War spy network
  

Which country became communist in 1949, alarming the United States?

• • A) Japan

• • B) China

• • C) South Korea

• D) Vietnam
  

The Marshall Plan was designed to:

• • A) Spread communism in Asia

• • B) Provide economic aid to rebuild Europe

• • C) Create a military alliance

• D) Establish the United Nations
  

What was the U.S. policy of 'containment' aimed at?

• • A) Expanding U.S. territory

• • B) Preventing the spread of communism

• • C) Isolating the Soviet Union

• D) Promoting global trade
  

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949?

• • A) Chiang Kai-shek

• • B) Mao Zedong

• • C) Ho Chi Minh

• D) Joseph Stalin
  

The 'Domino Theory' suggested that:

• • A) One economic collapse would lead to another

• • B) If one country fell to communism, others would follow

• • C) Countries would unite against communism

• D) Communism would eventually collapse
  

Which alliance was formed in 1949 to counter Soviet power?

• • A) Warsaw Pact

• • B) United Nations

• • C) NATO

• D) SEATO