Cold War Foreign Policy Review

What were the two organizations set up by the Bretton Woods Conference?

• Satellite Nations and the Warsaw Pact

• The Marshall Plan and NATO

• The United Nations and the Declaration of Liberated Europe

• The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

What was the main purpose of the Bretton Woods Conference?

• To establish NATO

• To create financial institutions for global economic stability

• To divide Germany after WWII

• To develop nuclear weapons

Why was the United Nations created?

• To promote international peace and security

• To enforce the Treaty of Versailles

• To oversee the Marshall Plan

• To rebuild Japan after WWII

How does the voting process work in the UN General Assembly?

• Each country has a vote, and decisions require a unanimous vote

• Votes are weighted based on economic power

• Each country has one vote, and decisions are made by a majority

• Only permanent members of the Security Council can vote

What power does the Security Council hold in the United Nations?

• They oversee nuclear disarmament

• They control global trade

• They can pass international laws

• They can veto resolutions

What was the issue in Poland discussed at the Yalta Conference?

• The Soviet occupation and free elections

• The division of Poland among the Allies

• The Marxist uprising

• The use of the Marshall Plan

What was the Declaration of Liberated Europe?

• The establishment of NATO

• A plan to divide Europe into Soviet and Western zones

• A promise of free elections in liberated nations

• A commitment to nuclear disarmament

What did the Soviets want for the postwar world?

• A policy of free trade and democracy

• A weak and divided Germany

• A global alliance with the United States

• A withdraw from world affairs

What was the policy of containment?

• Preventing the spread of communism

• Isolating the United States from world affairs

• Expanding U.S. nuclear capabilities

• Forming an alliance with the Soviet Union

What was the Truman Doctrine designed to do?

• Rebuild Europe to expand American influence

• Promote isolationism to promote American values

• Develop nuclear weapons to prevent communism

• Provide military and economic aid to prevent communism