VUS.12 SOL Review

The government of the United States executed the Marshall Plan by —

• creating an international organization to promote peace

• providing financial aid to war-torn Europe

• building nuclear weapons for democratic countries

• training military officials of democratic countries

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to —

• hold Germany and Japan responsible for the destruction caused by the war

• create an international organization to promote world peace

• rebuild the economies of Europe and prevent communism from spreading

• partition Germany into four parts to help rebuild the economy

Which description best completes the shaded area on the Venn Diagram?

• Benefited from financial aid offered through the Marshall Plan

• Forced to pay reparations for damages caused during World War II

• Established democratic forms of government after World War II

• Occupied by Great Britain and France to help rebuild their economy

Which nations occupied West Germany following World War II?

• The United States, Great Britain, and France

• The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States

• The United States and the Soviet Union

• France and the Soviet Union

During the Cold War, what United States' strategy was used to help war-torn European economies recover in an effort to prevent the spread of communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

Which group is an international peace keeping body formed near the end of World War II in an effort to prevent future global wars?

• Geneva Conventions

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• League of Nations

• United Nations

What American foreign policy action did President Dwight Eisenhower adopt due to the threat of a nuclear war?

• Marshall Plan

• Massive Retaliation

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

The Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in —

• 1993

• 1990

• 1991

• 1992

The Soviet allies in Eastern Europe formed the (a)   and for nearly 50 years, both sides maintained large military forces facing each other in Europe.

Which treaty best completes the sentence?

• League of Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

Identify two quotes made by President Kennedy that were made in an effort to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe.

• “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

• “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

• ...pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

• “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”