Containment of Communism SS7H3e

End of WWII: Which countries made an agreement on how to put the world back together after World War II?

• United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain

• France, Germany, and Italy

• China, Japan, and India

• Canada, Australia, and Mexico

End of WWII: Each country would temporarily occupy the lands that were impacted by the _____

• war

• treaty

• conference

• revolution

After WWII, the countries agreed to restore order and hold free elections so people could decide on their future government.

• True

• False

Once peace was declared, the Soviet Union found itself reluctant to leave its occupied ________.

• countries

• weapons

• treaties

• leaders

The Soviet Union worked hard to be sure that the new governments were ________.

• Communist

• Democratic

• Monarchist

• Capitalist

It eventually began to take over Eastern European and Asian countries by force in order to spread ________.

• Communism

• Democracy

• Capitalism

• Monarchy

Fill in the blank: The United States was furious and saw this as breaking the promises made after _____

The US offered aid to the countries threatened by the _____

• Soviets

• Nazis

• British

• Japanese

When the Communists took over China in 1949, what was the United States worried about?

• Communism spreading throughout Southern and Eastern Asia

• Democracy spreading throughout Europe

• The end of WWII

• The rise of capitalism in Asia

US President Harry Truman believed that when a country became ________, all of the nearby countries would also start turning to communism.

• Communist

• Democratic

• Capitalist

• Neutral