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The Onset of the Cold War
Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1 .       Which of the following was NOT an immediate postwar issue between the United States and the Soviet Union?  



2 .       The containment policy originated among  



3 .       With his Truman Doctrine speech President Truman hoped to  



4 .       The Marshall Plan was the plan to  



5 .       How did the United States assure western Europeans that it would honor its NATO commitment?  



6 .       How did Truman respond to the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948?  



7 .       Which best describes the goal of the Truman administration when it supported the National Security Act of 1947?  



8 .       The most significant result of the Korean War was  



9 .       The postwar mood of the American people could best be described as one that  



10 .       Senator Joseph McCarthy drew a disproportionate backing from which of the following groups?  



11 .       Which statement best describes the role played by John Foster Dulles in the conduct of foreign policy during the Eisenhower administration?  



12 .       The principal goal of Eisenhower's foreign policy was to  



13 .       How did Eisenhower respond to the attempt by the French and British to seize the Suez Canal in 1956?  



14 .       As an American Cold War leader, Eisenhower demonstrated  



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