Mastering Ch. 25: Cold War and Containment Quiz

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe

• To form a military alliance against the Soviet Union

• To provide military aid to countries threatened by communism

• To divide Germany into East and West

Which conference marked the final wartime meeting where leaders discussed the future of Europe?

• Geneva Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Tehran Conference

• Yalta Conference

What was the American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world called?

• Warsaw Pact

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Truman Doctrine

Which military alliance was formed to counter Soviet expansion?

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)

• United Nations

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

What was the strategy agreed upon by the U.S. and USSR, which stood for 'mutually assured destruction'?

• WAR - Worldwide Annihilation Response

• DOOM - Destruction of Opposing Militaries

• MAD - Mutually Assured Destruction

• PEACE - Plan for Eliminating All Conflicts Eternally

Drag the label to the correct alliance

a

b

NATO

Warsaw Pact

Truman and the Americans expected the Soviets to allow self-determination in the Eastern European countries they liberated after the war. This means those countries could choose their own government and leaders (democracy).

• True

• False

Who were the two world powers following World War II

• United States and China

• Germany and Japan

• France and United Kingdom

• United States and Soviet Union

Answer explanation

Following World War II, the two world powers were the United States and the Soviet Union.

What is the name of a political system characterized by a centrally planned economy with all economic and political power resting in the hands of the central government? 

• Communism
• Capitalism
• Democracy
• Monarchy