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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

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
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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
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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
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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.

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

Which of the following Cold War ideas was not involved Europe?

  1. The Truman Doctrine

  2. The Domino theory

  3. Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

  4. Containment

  5. Detente
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B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Domino theory, also called Domino Effect theory was U.S. foreign policy after World War II stating that the “fall” of a non-communist state to communism would precipitate the fall of non-communist governments in neighboring states.
  • The theory was first proposed by President Harry S. Truman to justify sending military aid to Greece and Turkey in the 1940s, but it became popular in the 1950s when President Dwight D. Eisenhower applied it to Southeast Asia, especially South Vietnam.
  • The domino theory was one of the main arguments used in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations during the 1960s to justify increasing American military involvement in the Vietnam 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

Which of the following events was most unlikely to provoke a direct military confrontation between the United States and the USSR? 

  1. The Berlin Airlift of 1948

  2. The Cuban missile crisis of 1962

  3. The Soviet suppression of the Hungarian revolt in 1956

  4. The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961

  5. The Korean War of 1950 to 1953
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The Korean War was a proxy conflict where the US and USSR supported opposing sides, but it was generally contained, whereas the Cuban Missile Crisis and Berlin confrontations brought the superpowers to the brink of direct nuclear 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 main goal of the Truman Doctrine was ________.

  1. Elimination of communism

  2. Implementation of the "Domino Theory"

  3. Containment of communism

  4. Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II

  5. Assistance to British colonies in Africa
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was Containment of communism.

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

How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization(NATO)?

  1. Providing military assistance to the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO).

  2. Forming the Warsaw Pact.

  3. Giving financial aid to Central Treaty Organization (CENTO).

  4. Joining the Alliance for Progress.

  5. Sending advisers to the Organization of American States (OAS).
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Warsaw Pact, formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, the regional economic organization for the socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe.