Question

post - wwii america, cold war & civil rights test
post - wwii & cold war

1. the u.s. foreign policy of containment aimed to:

a) spread communism
b) prevent the spread of communism
c) end segregation
d) limit nuclear weapons

1. which plan provided aid to rebuild western europe after wwii?

a) truman doctrine
b) marshall plan
c) nato pact
d) warsaw pact

1. nato was created in 1949 to:

a) spread communism
b) rebuild japan
c) provide collective defense against the soviet union
d) end racial segregation

1. the soviet unions response to nato was the:

a) warsaw pact
b) league of nations
c) united nations
d) nafta

1. which event came closest to nuclear war during the cold war?

a) berlin airlift
b) cuban missile crisis
c) korean war
d) vietnam war
korean war

1. the korean war began when:

a) north korea invaded south korea
b) china invaded taiwan
c) japan attacked korea
d) south korea invaded north korea

1. the korean war ended with:

a) a u.s. victory
b) a north korean victory
c) an armistice and division at the 38th parallel
d) communist takeover of all korea

Explanation:

1. The U.S. foreign policy of containment aimed to prevent the spread of communism.
2. The Marshall Plan provided aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
3. NATO was created in 1949 to provide collective defense against the Soviet Union.
4. The Soviet Union's response to NATO was the Warsaw Pact.
5. The Cuban Missile Crisis came closest to nuclear war during the Cold War.
6. The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
7. The Korean War ended with an armistice and division at the 38th parallel.

Answer:

1. b) Prevent the spread of communism
2. b) Marshall Plan
3. c) Provide collective defense against the Soviet Union
4. a) Warsaw Pact
5. b) Cuban Missile Crisis
6. a) North Korea invaded South Korea
7. c) An armistice and division at the 38th parallel