Chapter 10, Lesson 4 Test

The Cold War lasted from 1945 to 1990.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes the Marshall Plan?

• It was a Soviet Five-Year Plan that boosted industry.

• It tried to contain the spread of communism in Asia.

• It provided economic aid to Japan after World War II.

• It offered economic aid to war-torn European nations.

In a speech in 1946, Winston Churchill warned that ______.

• the Soviets were producing more products than the West

• Eastern Europe had been cut off from the West by the Soviets

• the Chinese were becoming a large economic power

• Britain was suffering a severe economic depression

Which of the following was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• to build the world economy

• to expand western universities around the world

• to contain the spread of communism

• to establish a world banking system

Western countries ______ to contain the Soviet Union from expanding in Europe.formed the Warsaw Pact in Europe

• formed the Warsaw Pact in Europe

• established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• built an Iron Curtain that divided Europe

• created the United Nations

What event in 1949 caused China to be renamed the People's Republic of China?

 

• Mao Zedong won a civil war and established a communist government there.

• Chiang Kai-shek won a civil war and established a democratic government there.

• The United States occupying forces left the country.

• The Soviet Union conquered China

The Great Leap Forward ______.

 

• made China an industrial power

• made China a military power

• failed to improve China's economy

• brought democratic reforms to China

The South Koreans invaded North Korea and started the Korean War.

• True

• False

What nearly caused the United States and the Soviet Union to wage nuclear war?

 

• The United States invaded Cuba to overthrow the communist government.

• The Soviet Union invaded the city of West Berlin.

• The Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba that could reach the United States.

• The United States built a wall separating East and West Berlin.

President John F. Kennedy convinced Congress to pass a new Civil Rights Act.

• True

• False