Cold War and Containment Attack Q's

The main reason for providing aid to Europe under the Marshall Plan was to -

• Rebuild the economics of devastated European nations
• Encourage Soviet withdrawal from the United Nations
• Create disagreements between western European nations
• Guarantee American factories a supply of cheap raw materials

In World War II, the US was allied with the Soviet Union, but that alliance became a rivalry after the war. Which statement explains the change?

• The U.S. refused Soviet requests for a long-term commitment to supply them with arms
• The Soviet Union stood in the way of US territorial expansion
• Alliances only tend to last as long as nations see a mutual self-interest
• Historically, alliances made by countries with differing economic systems seldom last more than a few years

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to -

• Stop the international proliferation of nuclear weapons
• Use the United Nations to eliminate Soviet threats
• Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic aid
• Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

What two locations did the Truman Doctrine send aid to?

• Britain
• Turkey
• France
• Germany
• Greece

What was the main goal of the United States containment policy?

• To become more technologically advanced than the Soviet Union
• To prevent the spread of Communism around the world
• To provide more support for science and math education
• To support the establishment of the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -

• Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
• Transport Polish refugees to safety
• Prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing
• Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

What year did the Berlin Airlift occur?

The Cold War was primarily a result of -

• The limitations of the League of Nations
• The tension between communism and capitalism
• The competition between established nations and new colonies
• The refusal of the United States to send economic aid to Japan

What two countries were fighting in the Cold War?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• China
• Britain
• Germany

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the -

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated