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Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

The main goal of the Marshall Plan was to ___________.

  1. rebuild European economies with a recovery program

  2. assist the agricultural economies of Latin America

  3. give aid to those communist nations that agreed to adopt democracy

  4. provide military aid to South Vietnam

  5. place Japan under a "nuclear umbrella"
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The main goal of the Marshall Plan was to rebuild European economies with a recovery program.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

At the Yalta Conference of 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was most worried about the views expressed by _________.

  1. Joseph Stalin on Eastern Europe

  2. Charles de Gaulle on Western Europe

  3. Winston Churchill on the Irish question

  4. Mao Zedong on Chinese relations with Japan

  5. Kim II Sung on the unification of Korea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

At the Yalta Conference of 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was most worried about the views expressed by Joseph Stalin on Eastern Europe.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

After World War II, NATO was formed primarily to __________.

  1. assist emerging nations in Asia

  2. stop the spread of Communism in Europe

  3. promote democratic reforms in Latin America

  4. provide economic aid to war-torn nations in Europe

  5. halt the growth of fascism in southern Africa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

After World War II, NATO was formed primarily to After World War II, NATO was formed primarily to.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Sputnik was significant for the United States because it _________.

  1. marked the first U.S. attempt to send a man to the moon

  2. represented an escalation of the space race with the Soviet Union

  3. was the first U.S. satellite launched into orbit

  4. demonstrated the Soviets capacity to develop nuclear weapons

  5. assisted the United States in strengthening relations with China
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sputnik was significant for the United States because it represented an escalation of the space race with the Soviet Union.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

All of the following events contributed to Cold War tensions except the _________.

  1. rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the isolationist Senate.

  2. U.S. airlift of food to the citizens of Berlin.

  3. massive economic support for Western Europe through the Marshall Plan.

  4. united support of the Greek monarchy in 1947.

  5. the establishment of the defensive North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the isolationist Senate was not the reason for war.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

The North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 established _____________.

  1. an alliance among the nations of Western Europe and North America

  2. a return to the isolationism of the 1920's

  3. lend-lease agreements for the supply of war material to the Allied forces

  4. lasting peace with the nation's of the Communist world

  5. the framework for the United Nations
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 established  an alliance among the nations of western Europe and North America.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

The Senate passed a censure motion against Senator Joseph McCarthy in the wake of ___________.

  1. accusations of financial impropriety.

  2. hearings that implicated high-ranking members of the military.

  3. the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

  4. the Supreme Court's opinion on the constitutionality of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

  5. the U.S. entry into the Korean War.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Senate passed a censure motion against Senator Joseph McCarthy in the wake of hearings that implicated high-ranking members of the military.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

"The cause of anti-communism, which united millions of Americans and which gained the support of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, was undermined by Sen. Joe McCarthy.... McCarthy addressed a real problem: disloyal elements within the U.S. government. But his approach to this real problem was to cause untold grief to the country he claimed to love.... Worst of all, McCarthy besmirched the honorable cause of anti-communism."
The time period that the author refers to in the passage above is most likely the ______.

  1. World War II era

  2. Progressive Era

  3. Cold War era

  4. World War I era

  5. Imperialist era
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states (the Eastern Bloc), and the United States with its allies (the Western Bloc) after World War II.