Overla - International Relations During The Cold War

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Short quiz dealing with American - Soviet relations from WWII up until the fall of communism and the Soviet Union in the early 1990's.

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Overla - International Relations During The Cold War

When Winston Churchill mentioned that "an iron curtain has descended across the continent" he was referring to

When one talks of the ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union they are more than likely talking about

According to the text, the Soviet Union lost nearly 20 million people during the Second World War and its countryside was virtually destroyed.

Which of the following can be attributed to the Marshall Plan (please check all that apply - more than one answer)

In 1947, President Truman announced in a speech to Congress that "it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by armed oppression." This was part of the

Which of the following can be attributed to the Berlin Airlift? (check all that apply - more than one answer)

NATO was historically the first military alliance that the United States had ever joined.

In 1955, the Soviet Union and 7 other eastern European nations formed the military alliance known as the Warsaw Pact, a counteralliance to NATO. Which of the following responses represents the correct nations belonging to the Warsaw Pact?

Which of the following countries would fall under the sphere of influence for the United States:

During the 1950's, this country became the first real test to President Truman's policy of containment, a policy that stated the US would do practically anything to prevent communism from spreading outside the Soviet sphere of influence.

In 1961, the United States and the Soviet Union were well on their way to destroying humankind during a little event called the Cuban Missile Crisis. Name the two leaders at the center of this issue.

One program that the United States used with some effect in its war against communism in Central America was an economic aid program that provided funds for roads, schools, hospitals and water projects. This program was called

A. Describe the Marshall Plan - what was it, how was it used, what were its stipulations or rules AND b. Do you think that the Marshall Plan was a good piece of foreign policy legislation? Why or why not

Using the State Fair model that I explained in class, discuss the difference between communism and capitalism AND explain why you think one is superior to the other

The United States government has spent trillions of dollars in the past enforcing its "containment policy". This policy has cost money, time, effort and lives. In your opinion, has all of this effort been worth the price that we have paid. Explain your position.