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How was the United States’ policy of containment related to the Marshall Plan?

A
If the United States could contain the USSR and stop it from trading with other nations, the Marshall Plan would be successful.
B
By containing the economic growth of the USSR, the United States could use the Marshall Plan to stop the spread of capitalism.
C
The USSR could only be contained by military force, so the Marshall Plan built up the military of the United States.
D
The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of Communism.
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Which of the following correctly characterizes the different post-war goals of the United States and the Soviet Union?

A
The United States wanted to promote democracy throughout the world, while the USSR wished to spread a single-party system.
B
The United States wished to stay out of the affairs of other nations, while the USSR wanted to become a superpower.
C
The United States wanted to create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe, while the USSR wished to stay out of its border nations.
D
The United States pushed for government control of the economy worldwide, while the USSR promoted the free-market system.
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After World War II, why did the USSR want to control countries in Eastern Europe?

A
The USSR mostly needed the region’s raw materials for its own economy.
B
The USSR primarily wanted to unite all of the people under one religion.
C
The USSR had controlled most of these countries before the war.
D
The USSR needed to protect its borders from future attacks.
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Look at the map below.During the Cold War, which country controlled the shaded nations?

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the United States
B
the Soviet Union
C
Germany
D
Great Britain
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The formation of the United Nations was a response to

A
the post-war desire for international cooperation.
B
the Truman Doctrine, which tried to contain communism.
C
the creation of the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe.
D
the formation of the defense organization NATO.
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After World War II, Stalin said that the Soviet Union needed a “buffer zone” to protect it from attack. This idea resulted in the USSR expanding its control into

A
Northern Africa.
B
Western Europe.
C
the Middle East.
D
Eastern Europe.
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Which of the following best describes a belief held by President Truman that led to the establishment of the Truman Doctrine?

A
The United States should expand its ability to trade with all possible nations.
B
The United States should promote a single-party government system globally.
C
The United States should help free nations resist the spread of Communism.
D
The United States should work to keep capitalism contained within Europe.
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During the Cold War, how were the policy of containment and the domino theory related?

A
The policy of containment helped the USSR establish a number of buffer zones, or “dominoes.”
B
The United States believed that containment would make it easier for countries to fall to Communism like dominoes.
C
The policy of containment and the domino theory had no direct connection to one another.
D
The United States thought that if Communism could not be contained, then countries would fall to Communism like dominoes.
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Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States became committed to helping countries that were

A
fighting a Communist takeover.
B
struggling to establish their economies.
C
fighting against democracy.
D
promoting the domino theory.
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The United Nations was established so that it could resolve conflicts between nations by

A
launching military attacks.
B
forming blockades.
C
imposing sanctions.
D
occupying border countries.

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