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The Cold War
US History Review
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1. During its occupation of postwar Germany and Japan, the United
States tried to bring about all of the following except
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2.
3.
4.
military change.
religious change.
political change.
economic change.
2. A principal reason for the expansion of U.S. leadership after World
War II was that the United States
1.
2.
3.
4.
had acquired new overseas colonies.
was given new responsibilities during secret wartime conferences.
had dominant economic and military strength.
vowed to remain neutral.
3. After World War II, a major feature of U.S. foreign policy was that
the United States
1. became a superpower with a temporary monopoly on
atomic weapons.
2. acquired colonies in Africa.
3. declined membership in the United Nations.
4. refused to help former allies rebuild their economies.;
4. In the years just after World War 11, the United States attempted
to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by
1. taking over the governments of several Western European nations.
2. increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States.
3. holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union.
4. establishing policies of economic and military aid for European
nations.
5. Throughout United States history, the most important aim of the
country's foreign policy has been
1.
2.
3.
4.
participation in international organizations.
advancement of national self-interest.
containment of communism.
development of military alliances.
6. The cold war of the 1950's and 1960's centered on
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2.
3.
4.
worldwide economic growth.
imperialistic struggles between France and Great Britain.
Japan's need for markets and raw materials.
tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
7. Shortly after World War 11, the cold war developed mainly as a result
of the
1.United States refusal to send economic aid to European nations.
2. Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
3. competition between the superpowers to explore outer space.
4. continuation of the pre-World War 11 balance of power.
8. The first U.S.-Soviet disagreements after the defeat of Germany
stemmed from
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2.
3.
4.
the Soviet Union's refusal to withdraw from Eastern Europe.
Churchill's "iron curtain" speech.
the Soviet invasion of Turkey.
the U-2 Incident.
9. An initial cause of the cold war was
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2.
3.
4.
the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Soviet domination over Eastern Europe.
U.S. military actions in Greece.
the Marshall Plan.
10. U.S. foreign policy since 1945 can best be described as
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2.
3.
4.
providing leadership for the Western bloc of nations.
continuing expansionism and colonialism.
remaining committed to isolationism.
seeking peace at any price.
11. The United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism
in postwar Europe mainly by
1. taking control of several Western European governments.
2. increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United
States.
3. invading several Soviet satellite nations.
4. establishing policies of economic and military aid for European
nations.
12. After World War II, a change in U.S. foreign policy was indicated by
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2.
3.
4.
a more isolationist stance.
a reliance on appeasement to reduce world tensions.
containment of Communist expansion as a major goal.
heavy concentration on events in the Western Hemisphere.
13. U.S. foreign policy in the decade after World War II was intended to
1. overthrow Communist governments through the use of American
troops.
2. help free peoples resist communism.
3. ensure U.S. neutrality in international affairs.
4. allow Communist expansion in exchange for trade concessions.
14. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were U.S. attempts to
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2.
3.
4.
revive the Monroe Doctrine.
deal with the spread of communism.
punish Germany and Japan.
speed up the arms race.
15. The Truman Doctrine and the Berlin Airlift were examples of the
United States foreign policy of
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2.
3.
4.
colonialism.
detente.
nonalignment.
containment.
16. The Truman Doctrine supported each of the following ideas except
1.
2.
3.
4.
foreign aid.
U.S. national interest.
totalitarianism.
containment.
17. The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to provide Europe with
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2.
3.
4.
defensive military weapons.
economic aid.
space technology.
a political alliance.
18. NATO was formed to
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2.
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4.
supervise the government of West Germany.
establish a trade market for Western Europe.
provide collective security against Communist aggression.
create a new world peacekeeping organization.
19. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Truman
Doctrine were attempts to carry out a United States foreign policy of
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2.
3.
4.
brinkmanship
containment
appeasement
neutrality ;
20. Collective security, as represented by NATO, meant that
1. the countries of Eastern Europe were to be protected.
2. an attack on one member would be considered an attack on all
members.
3. no member could make treaties with another member.
4. only democracies were permitted to join the alliance.
21. All of the following are true about the Berlin Wall except that
1.
2.
3.
4.
it
it
it
it
decreased the movement of East Germans to the west.
was not altogether impassable.
proved indestructible.
was an effective symbol of Communist repression.
23 After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to
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(2)
(3)
(4)
improve diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
help European nations recover economically
remove nuclear weapons from Western Europe
bring Nazi war criminals to justice
23 President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World
War II in an attempt to
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(2)
(3)
(4)
limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice
reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countries
24 Which action occurred for the first time in the early 1950s during the
Korean War?
(1) United States and Soviet troops fought on the same side.
(2) The United Nations used military force against an aggressor nation.
(3) A president was impeached for abusing his power as commander
in chief.
(4) United States troops fought in Asia.