26.2 AMSCO Assessment

What was the main reason for the U.S.-Soviet alliance during World War II?

• Economic interests

• Mutual trust

• Convenience to oppose a common enemy

• Cultural similarities

Which conference led to the creation of the United Nations?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Bretton Woods Conference

• None of the above

What was the purpose of the United Nations when it was founded in the fall of 1945?

• To provide a platform for cultural exchange

• To fund the rebuilding of war-torn nations

• To maintain international security and authorize peacekeeping missions

• To regulate nuclear energy and atomic weapons

Which plan proposed by Bernard Baruch was rejected by the Soviets?

• The United Nations Charter

• The Marshall Plan

• The Baruch Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

What was the initial purpose of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development?

• To provide loans for developing countries

• To fund the rebuilding of a war-torn world

• To regulate international trade

• To control the spread of communism

What was the outcome of the elections held by the Soviets in Eastern Europe after World War II?

• Fair and democratic elections

• Elections with results manipulated in favor of Communist candidates

• Elections that led to the establishment of capitalist governments

• Elections that were internationally recognized as legitimate

What was the main concern of the U.S. and British governments regarding Soviet actions in Eastern Europe after World War II?

• The establishment of democratic governments

• The Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe

• The economic recovery of Germany

• The independence of Poland

What concept did the Soviet occupation of the eastern zone of Germany and the refusal of reparations from the western zones lead to?

• The formation of NATO

• The start of the Cold War

• The division of Germany into East and West

• The Berlin Airlift

According to the text, what was the "iron curtain" a metaphor for?

• The division of Berlin

• The containment policy

• The division between Soviet satellite states and Western Europe

• The economic division of Europe

Who formulated the containment policy that was to govern U.S. foreign policy for decades?

• George Marshall and George Keenan

• Dean Acheson and Larry Fitzgerald

• George Kennsington and Marshall Faulk

• Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt