1) Why did the US already not like the Soviet Union following WW2? a) they were upset about them siding with Germany b) they were upset that Stalin signed a nonaggression pact with Germany c) They were upset that they invaded France when they agreed otherwise d) all of the above 2) Why was the Soviet Union already upset with the US following WW2? a) they were upset about them siding with Germany b) They were upset that they invaded France when they agreed otherwise c) Stalin blamed the Allies for not joining the war sooner than 1944 d) all of the above 3) Select all of the events that happened at the Yalta Conference: a) the leaders of the USSR, GBR, and USA met to discuss provisions ofthe war b) they agreed to divide Germany into zones controlled by the Allies c) the charter established a peacekeeping organization d) They decided for Germany to compensate Russia for loss of life and land e) Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan f) the USA and Soviets put aside their differences 4) The USSR and USA temporarily put aside their differences to join 48 other countries in forming the __________. a) Yalta Conference b) USSR c) United Nations d) Peace Corps. 5) What affected the USA's and USSR's postwar goals and caused them to be different? (select all that apply) a) the Yalta Conference b) The USA sustained 400,000 deaths while the USSR had at least 50x as many fatalities. c) political differences d) economic differences e) the United Nations 6) Because it lacked natural western borders, a major goal of the Soviet Union was to: a) shield itself from another invasion b) reclaim its lots territory c) restructure its new government system d) all of the above 7) Churchill's phrase "iron curtain" came to represent Europe's: a) state in post WW2 b) newfound freedom c) division of a democratic West and a communist East d) none of the above 8) In response to offset the growing Soviet threat to Eastern Europe, President Truman adopted a foreign policy called: a) capitalism b) communist containment c) containment d) none of the above 9) ___________ was a policy directed at blocking Soviet influence and stopping the expansion of communism. a) capitalism b) democracy c) containment d) none of the above 10) Truman's support for countries that rejected communism was called the: a) Marshall Plan b) Truman Doctrine c) containment d) iron curtain 11) How did citizens react to the Truman Doctrine? (select all that apply) a) some people objected to American interference in other nation's affairs b) everyone was in support of Harry Truman's perspective c) some argued that the USA could not afford to carry on a global crusade against communism. d) some also showed sympathy for communist regions e) Congress authorizes $400 million to aid in global anti-communist missions f) Truman was impeached by the majority 12) In 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall proposed that the United States give aid to needy European countries. This assistance program is known as: a) the Truman Doctrine b) the Marshall Plan c) the iron curtain d) the United Nations 13) In 1948, France, Britain, and the USA decided to withdraw their forces from Germany and allow their occupation zones to form one nation. The Soviet Union responded by: a) holding a peace conference b) attacking from the eastern front c) holding West Berlin hostage d) all of the above 14) How did the Allies overcome the USSR cutting off highway, water, and rail traffic into Berlin's western zones? a) they sent submarines with food b) they reorganized and went back to the Western border c) they flew food and supplies to west berlin for nearly 11 months d) none of the above 15) A _________ is a struggle over political differences carried on by means short of military action or war. a) peace conference b) truman doctrine c) warsaw pact d) cold war 16) Which operations were used by governments during the Cold War? (select all that apply) a) spying b) propoganda c) violence d) tarriffs e) diplomacy f) secret operations 17) As a result of the Berlin blockade, 10 western European nations joined with the USA and Canada to form a defensive military alliance called: a) the Warsaw Pact b) the United Nations c) NATO d) none of the above 18) In response to the organization of NATO, the USSR formed its own alliance called: a) the communist regime b) the Warsaw Pact c) NATO 2.0 d) none of the above

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