Atomic Age and Containment

SEATO was created in order to stop the spread of communism in Asia

• True

• False

The Truman Doctrine was formal statement that the US would provide military, economic, and political assistance to any country threatened by communism

• True

• False

The United States sending military aid to Greece and Turkey is an example of what US containment policy?

• Marshall Plan

• Potsdam Agreement

• Yalta Accords

• Truman Doctrine

In response to the launching of Sputnik, the United States began spending more on scientific and space research

• True

• False

How did the Marshall Plan contribute to the US policy of containment

• It provided anti communist rebels in Guatemala

• It blocked the invasion of the Korean Peninsula

• It placed US missiles in Turkey

• It provided billions of dollars in financial aid to war torn cities and governments in Europe

In the late 1940s, the United States adopted the policy of containment to halt the spread of communism in Europe and Asia.

• Korean War

• The US and Western European Allies formed an alliance to defend against possible Soviet aggression

• Marshall Plan

• The US provided grants and loans to European cities to help them recover after WW2

• NATO

• The US entered into a conflict in Asia to help stop the spread of Communism

Which one of these organizations is a multinational organization created with the goal to bring all the countries of the world together to work with each other and promote international cooperation

• World Bank

• International Monetary Fund

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

After WW2 the United States pulled back its involvement from global affairs

• True

• False

Which of the following are characteristics of American democracy and capitalism

• Individualism

• multi party democracy

• free enterprise and private ownership

• free practice of religion and freedom of expression

Which of the following are characteristics of Soviet Union Communism

• limitation of individual rights

• collectivism

• labor groups and organizations controlled by the communist party

• Little to no private ownership and the economy is controlled by the State