Unit Two Review: 1950s

What was an early event in the Cold War?

• The United States refused to include Russia in the Marshall Plan.

• East Germany formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.

• Stalin kept troops in Eastern Europe instead of holding promised elections.

• China continued to threaten an invasion of Japan.

Which term did British prime minister Winston Churchill use to describe the imaginary barrier separating communist countries from democracies?

• an unholy alliance

• a Red Scare

• the Warsaw Pact

• an iron curtain

Which statement best explains the policy of containment forged by American diplomat George F. Kennan?

• firmly opposing Soviet expansion and keeping communism in check

• a plan to prevent Eastern European nations from becoming economically independent

• keeping Japan from forming alliances with Korea and China

• a system of troop deployment that surrounded the Soviet Union

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• the program to promote a successful return to a domestic economy in the postwar era

• the U.S. policy of giving economic and military aid to countries to help them restrict the spread of communism

• the plan for successful U.S. participation in the United Nation

How did the United States and Britain respond to the Soviet blockade of Berlin?

• They threatened to drop an atomic bomb.

• The United States led a successful diplomatic mission that divided the city.

• They organized an airlift of supplies that lasted almost a year.

Which military alliance did the Western bloc of nations form to defend against Soviet aggression after World War II?

• the Warsaw Pact

• the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• the United Nations

Which policy did the United States implement in postwar Japan?

• developing a strong and permanent military presence

• reduction in civil liberties

• rebuilding the nation

Which act marked the beginning of the Korean War?

• China invaded North Korea

• North Korea invaded South Korea.

• North and South Korea joined forces to invade Japan.

Why did U.S. general Douglas MacArthur leave his command of troops near the end of the Korean War?

• He became a five-star general.

• President Truman fired him for insubordination.

• He died in combat.

What was an outcome of the Korean War?

• North and South Korea remained separate with a demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel.

• An initial truce led to a peace treaty that established North Korea as communist and South Korea as a democracy.

• The two Koreas united and became a democracy.