New Deal- WWII

What is one conclusion that can be drawn from this map?

• differences in political ideas divided Western European nations

• communism spread throughout Western Europe

• European empires ended after World War II

• the Soviet Union maintained a strong influence throughout Eastern Europe

As a result of the situation shown on the map, the foreign policy of the United States was dominated by which belief?

• communist expansion in Europe should be contained

• cooperation with the Soviet Union should be strengthened

• satellite nations of the Soviet Union should not be recognized as legal states

• economic aid was not likely to help nations in Western Europe

Which statement best describes the author's purpose for giving this address?

• to gather American support for military action in the Korean War

• to assure Americans that the United States would continue a foreign policy of neutrality

• to appeal to the Soviet Union for assistance

• to inform Americans that the nation will not respond to communist aggression

Which of the following describes the American response to the problem described in the document above?

• The United States deployed troops to Korea in order to contain communism

• The United States remained neutral in the Korean War

• The United States deployed troops in support of the spread of communism throughout Korea

• The United States asked the United Nations to remain neutral during the Korean War

In the Truman Doctrine, President Harry Truman pledged to

• support Greece in its fight against communist aggression

• fight hunger in Africa and Asia

• strengthen the United States nuclear arsenal

• reject a policy of containment

Which United States foreign policy action best illustrates the concept of containment?

• adopting the Truman Doctrine in 1947

• ratifying the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963

• returning control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999

• granting diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China in 1979

What was a result of this agreement made at the Potsdam Conference?

• the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• the establishment of war crimes trials in Nuremberg, Germany

• the announcement of the Truman Doctrine

• the division of Germany into occupation zones

What precedent was established by the Nuremberg Trials?

• showed that many accounts of Nazi atrocities were exaggerated

• spread the blame for World War II among many nations

• held that moral and ethical considerations do not apply in wartime

• established that individuals are responsible for their actions

Which United States foreign policy is being referred to in this cartoon?

• isolationism

• neutrality

• containment

• nuclear proliferation

What prompted President Truman to take the action referred to in the cartoon?

• the failure of the United Nations

• the start of World War II

• the Soviet invasion of Greece

• the threat of the spread of communism throughout Europe