Cold War Stimulus Questions

President Harry Truman stated in 1947: "It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." Which policy is best represented by this statement?

• A. The Marshall Plan

• B. The Truman Doctrine

• C. The Molotov Plan

• D. The Warsaw Pact

After World War II, the United States provided over $13 billion to help rebuild Western Europe. The Soviet Union rejected this aid and instead created its own economic system for Eastern Europe. Which conclusion best explains the impact of this difference in policy?

• A. It united Europe under one economic system.

• B. It increased economic cooperation between the U.S. and USSR.

• C. It deepened the division between Eastern and Western Europe.

• D. It ended communist influence in Europe.

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once said: "You have to take chances for peace… The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art." The policy described in this statement is best known as

• A. détente

• B. containment

• C. brinkmanship

• D. isolationism

During the 1950s and 1960s, both the United States and the Soviet Union developed hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and nuclear submarines capable of launching missiles from anywhere in the world. This development most directly led to the policy of

• A. collective security

• B. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

• C. the Truman Doctrine

• D. the Molotov Plan

In 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. The United States responded by sending troops under the authority of the United Nations. Which Cold War goal was the United States attempting to achieve with this action?

• A. Spreading capitalism to Asia

• B. Avoiding involvement in foreign conflicts

• C. Preventing the spread of communism

• D. Supporting colonial independence movements