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Early Cold War-Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the main two countries that participated in the Cold War?

a)

US and Japan

b)

USSR and Britain

c)

France and USSR

d)

US and USSR

2.

Harry S. Truman helped come up with the Truman Doctrine. What was the Truman Doctrine trying to do?

a)

Give money to Europe to rebuild

b)

prevent the spread of Communism

c)

rebuild Japan

d)

no answers are correct

3.

What is the term for the imaginary line that Winston Churchill said divided Europe?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

No answers are correct

4.

What country was divided at the end of WWII?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

USSR

5.

What plan promised $13 Billion in aid to countries that promised to remain democratic instead of turn to Communism?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

UN

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

NATO

6.

What was the name of the conference that the Big Three met at to determine what would happen after Hitler was defeated?

a)

Yalta

b)

Potsdam

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

Warsaw Pact

7.

What city inside East Germany was also split up between democratic countries and Communist countries?

a)

Munich

b)

Nuremburg

c)

Bamberg

d)

Berlin

8.

What was built to separate democratic Berlin and Communist Berlin?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Great Wall

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

Berlin Wall

9.
How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?
a)
by providing government housing for refugees
b)
by providing military assistance to Vietnam
c)
by providing money to stop poverty
10.
This was the fear of communism spreading in the United States
a)
Blue Scare
b)
Red Scare
c)
Maroon Scare
d)
Commy Scare
11.
What did Churchill mean that an "Iron Curtain" had descended on Europe?
a)
Steel production would be a key in the Cold War
b)
World War II was a fight, whereas the Cold War would be more like a play
c)
The Cold War should be fought with iron weapons
d)
The world was becoming increasingly divided between democratic & communist nations
12.

The Cold War was "cold" because...

a)

the U.S. and Soviet Union did not directly fight each other.

b)

the Soviet Union is one of the coldest countries in the world.

c)

the U.S. and Soviet Union fought this war during the winter.

d)

the United States fought directly with the Soviet Union.

13.

What was the main outcome of the Potsdam Conference?

a)

The division of Germany into occupation zones

b)

The end of World War II

c)

The establishment of the Soviet Union

d)

The creation of the European Union

14.

When was the Truman Doctrine policy announced?

a)

1950

b)

1952

c)

1947

d)

1945

15.

What was the primary goal of the post-war conferences?

a)

To establish a new world order

b)

To promote American interests

c)

To spread communism

d)

To promote international cooperation and prevent conflicts

16.

What was the main goal of the policy of containment?

a)

To promote capitalism in the US

b)

To stop the spread of communism and contain it

c)

To promote the spread of communism

d)

To isolate the US from European countries

17.

What was the primary objective of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To start a war with the Soviet Union

b)

To promote communism in Western Europe

c)

To rebuild the war-torn economies of Western Europe

d)

To promote American culture in Europe

18.

What characterized the Cold War period?

a)

The spread of democracy and freedom

b)

Ideological differences, nuclear arms race, and proxy wars

c)

The growth of international trade

d)

Economic cooperation and friendship between nations

19.

What was the purpose of the nuclear arms race?

a)

To show the military power of the US and USSR

b)

To start a nuclear war

c)

To promote peace and cooperation between nations

d)

To develop a deterrent against the use of nuclear weapons

20.

What were proxy wars fought for?

a)

To avoid direct conflict, gain influence, and develop weapon technologies

b)

To promote economic cooperation between nations

c)

To promote communism and authoritarianism

d)

To promote democracy and freedom

21.

Choose the term that best fits the definition:

Independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation.

a)

Colony

b)

Protectorate

c)

Satellite State

d)

Containment Alliance

22.

Check all that apply regarding the Truman Doctrine

a)

It was a promise to help nations struggling against communism

b)

Congress responded by offering $400M in aid to Greece & Turkey

c)

It was an attempt to declare war on China

d)

It set a new course for American foreign policy

23.

Check all that are true about the Marshall Plan

a)

Based on the idea economic health led to political stability

b)

It offered $13 billion in aid to Western Europe

c)

It was the plan of Secretary of State, George C. Marshall

d)

Eastern European satellite states also accepted aid

24.

Events in Greece and Turkey inspired the Truman doctrine because

a)

the Soviet Union was threatening to expand its influence.

b)

the Soviet Union supported the independence of both countries.

c)

the United States supported the Soviet Union's foreign policy goals.

d)

the United States preferred that Greece and Turkey become communist.

25.

What is one major difference between communism and democracy?

a)

Communism allows freedom of speech, while democracy restricts it.

b)

Democracy limits government power, while communism controls most aspects of life.

c)

Democracy eliminates economic differences, while communism encourages them.

d)

Communism supports multiple political parties, while democracy does not.

26.

What is one key difference between how property is handled in communism and democracy?

a)

In communism, individuals own property, while in democracy, the government owns it.

b)

In communism, the government owns most property, whereas in democracy, individuals can own property.

c)

Both systems prohibit private property ownership.

d)

Both systems encourage equal property ownership for everyone.