Cold War Ch 13&15 Post-Test

What were the main causes of the Cold War?

• Economic competition, ideological differences, and territorial conflicts
• Religious unity, peaceful negotiations, and cultural similarities
• Military alliances, technological cooperation, and diplomatic agreements
• Social welfare programs, environmental protection, and human rights advocacy

What was the primary reason for the formation of NATO in 1949?

• To promote economic cooperation between Europe and the U.S.
• To counter the growing influence of China
• To create a collective defense against Soviet expansion
• To oversee decolonization efforts in Africa

What was a major military conflict during the early Cold War?

• Korean War
• World War II
• War in Iraq
• Spanish-American War

What international organization did President Roosevelt create to help promote a new global economic system and a new political system to help prevent another world war?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• United Nations
• League of Nations
• World Trade Organization

In 1946, what did Winston Churchill describe as an “iron curtain” falling across Eastern Europe?

• the adoption of the Declaration of Liberated Europe
• the establishment of pro-Soviet Communist governments in Eastern Europe
• the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• the industrialization of Eastern European nations under the Marshall Plan

What became the U.S. policy towards communism after World War II?

• negotiation
• acceptance
• aggression
• containment

What was the Marshall Plan?

• The U.S. pumped billions of dollars into Western Europe to help struggling economies
• The U.S. gave millions of dollars to governments trying to break away from communism
• The U.S. created zones in Germany to prevent it from gaining power again
• The U.S. entered Korea to stop Soviet aggression

When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones of Germany in 1948, the Soviet Union responded by

• blockading West Berlin
• organizing a military alliance
• trying to undermine Germany’s economy
• threatening to declare war

What did President Harry Truman establish in early 1947 to screen all federal employees?

• House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
• Project Verona
• the loyalty review program
• the subcommittee on investigations

President Harry Truman saw the Communist invasion of South Korea as a test of the _________________________ and ordered U.S. naval and air power into action.

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• domino theory
• NATO alliance