Post WWII Review

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were U.S. attempts to

• revive the policy of isolationism

• help stop the spread of communism

• punish Germany and Japan after WWII

Which of the following did the United States and Soviet Union agree upon in the early years of the Cold War?

• The creation of a totalitarian state by Stalin

• A blockade set up in West Berlin

• The formation of the United Nations

How did the United States strengthen the economies of Western Europe under the Marshall Plan?

• By donating billions of dollars to rebuild Europe

• By supplying food for two years

• By making them satellite nations

Which of the following alliances was the United States NOT involved in?

•  The United Nations

• NATO

• The Warsaw Pact

After WWII, the foreign policy of the United States was defined by

• an attempt to dominate the Middle East.

• a refusal to participate in the United Nations.

•  the containment of communist expansion as a major goal.

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• The North gained control of the entire peninsula

• The South gained control of the entire peninsula

• Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel

Both President Truman’s Federal Loyalty Program and Senator Joseph McCarthy’s hearings aimed to:

• fight discrimination in government jobs

• expose Communists in the United States

• revive the American economy

The Berlin Airlift was President Truman’s response to the

• Soviet blockade of West Berlin

• reunification of East and West Germany

• German development of the atomic bomb

Members of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) charged numerous Hollywood figures with

•  promoting anti-Semitism

• avoiding the issue of racism

•  spying for the Soviet Union

A “cold war” can best be described as

• fighting in a cold climate

• a period of cold feelings towards your friends

• a competition/contest for power and influence in the world