Cold War and Post War Changes
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- Q1The Marshall Plan was designed todevelop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canadaprevent Soviet involvement in Angolamake Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet controlrestore the economic stability of European nations after World War II.30s
- Q2U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when what country became a Communist nation in 1949?ChinaSouth KoreaEast GermanyYugoslavia30s
- Q3Which of the following nations was NOT an original member of NATO?BelgiumDenmarkSpainItaly30s
- Q4When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared thatthe Soviet Union would become the first nation to place astronauts on Mars.the Soviet Union could use satellite technology to steal secrets from American businesses.the Soviet Union was ahead of the U. S. in the production of missiles.the Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the United States.30s
- Q5The "Bay of Pigs" refers tothe Soviet Union's attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti.the Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance.a U. S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban governmentthe Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary30s
- Q6The U. S. senator responsible for the anti-Communist movement known as the "Red Scare" wasJoseph McCarthyEarl WarrenBarry GoldwaterLester Pearson30s
- Q7In 1970, four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard during an antiwar demonstration. What school was it?Ohio State UniversityRice UniversityKent State UniversityBerkeley30s
- Q8The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide what to nations threatened by Communist expansion?moneycommunications technologypolitical support in the United Nationsjeeps30s
- Q9The Council for Mutual Assistance, founded in 1949, wasan effort by the U. S. and Great Britain to rebuild the economy and industry of France.intended to provide financial support to African nations previously under Asian dominationa Soviet Union's response to the Marshall Plana United Nations initiative to provide books to war-torn nations30s
- Q10The Warsaw Pact sought tocreate a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe.prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark.create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II.30s
- Q11The Berlin Wall was built in order toprevent fool from entering Poland.stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germanyprevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces.30s
- Q12Which Communist nation remained independent of Soviet control?HungaryGreeceYugoslaviaRomania30s
- Q13French president Charles de Gaulle attempted to return France to the status of a world power bypetitioning for financial aid from the United Nations relief fund.entering into a new series of alliances with African countries.investing heavily in nuclear weaponsinvesting heavily in tourism.30s
- Q14Which nation declined economically after World War II?FranceGreat Britainthe United StatesWest Germany30s
- Q15Which U.S. President signed into law the Civil Rights Act?Gerald FordLyndon JohonsonDwight EisenhowerJohn F. Kennedy30s