APUSH Modules 8.1-8.5 Test

The containment policy articulated by George F. Kennan in 1947 proposed

• a United States commitment to free Eastern Europe from communism.

• a change in United States investment policies to limit the possibility of involvement in world conflict.

• an all-out campaign to destabilize the Soviet Union

• a plan to give Western Europe greater political and economic independence from the United States

• efforts by the United States to block the expansion of the Soviet Union's influence.

The fundamental disagreement at the beginning of the Cold War involved the question of

• sharing the secrets of atomic weapons.

• free elections in Western Europe.

• which country would control postwar Europe.

• whether Truman or Stalin would lead the postwar alliance.

The Truman Doctrine was developed as a response to problems in

• Syria and Lebanon.

• Laos and Vietnam.

• Italy and France.

• Greece and Turkey.

The purpose of the Truman Doctrine of 1947 was to

• decrease the risk of nuclear war by placing atomic weaponry under the control of the United Nations.

• prevent communism from spreading further through Europe and the world.

• retake Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.

• prevent the spread of independence movements in European colonies in Asia and Africa.

The Marshall Plan proposed

• the rearming of Germany.

• a massive military buildup in Europe.

• a series of Western military alliances.

• the infusion of massive amounts of American capital in Western Europe.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• received little support from European nations.

• continued the old American tradition of involvement in European alliances.

• was perceived as nonthreatening by the Soviets.

• represented a departure from traditional American isolationism after war

When the Soviet Union sealed off the city of Berlin in 1948, President Harry Truman

• declared war.

• organized a massive airlift to resupply the city.

• threatened to drop nuclear weapons on Moscow.

• responded by invading Czechoslovakia.

The National Security Act of 1947 established the

• Marshall Plan.

• House Un-American Activities Committee.

• Central Intelligence Agency.

• Department of State.

The passage of the National Security Act in 1947

• indicated America's desire to decrease its military strength.

• added unnecessarybureaucracy to matters of defense.

• weakened the intelligence gathering capabilities of the United States.

• acted to coordinate and unify communication for America's national security

The initial response of the United States to the outbreak of war in Korea was to

• seek cooperation of China to end the fighting.

• increase American aid to Indochina to meet the threat of communist aggression.

• seek action against North Korea through the United Nations.

• encourage Japan to rearm.