What was Truman’s response when communism began spreading beyond the Soviet-run Eastern Europe?
A. He made a plea to the United Nations to adopt the policy of containment.
B. He sent in military to the Soviet Union to pressure them to contain communism.
C. He began a program encouraging nations to resist communist expansion.
D. He cut East Berlin off from supplies to close off communism in Europe.
C. He began a program encouraging nations to resist communist expansion.
What event in 1949 forced Stalin to realize the West was not going to abandon West Berlin as he had hoped?
A. the Marshall Plan
B. the establishment of the 38th parallel
C. the establishment of NATO
D. the Berlin Airlift
D. the Berlin Airlift
Which of the following was a reason for the Cold War?
A. East and West Berlin were divided.
B. Stalin prevented free elections in Eastern Europe.
C. There was mutual distrust between the Soviets and Americans.
D. Italian communists won seats in the Italian parliament.
C. There was mutual distrust between the Soviets and Americans.
Why did the Berlin Airlift take place?
A. Stalin closed all roads, trains, and river runs between East and West Berlin.
B. Stalin built the Berlin Wall.
C. The Soviets occupied Eastern Europe.
D. The Soviets and Eastern European nations formed the Warsaw Pact.
A. Stalin closed all roads, trains, and river runs between East and West Berlin.
Which of the following contributed $400 million to help ward of communism in Europe?
A. the Marshall Plan
B. the Truman Doctrine
C. the Berlin Airlift
D. the Cold War