Postwar America Unit Test with Absolute Answers

Postwar America Unit Test with Absolute Answers What was the main goal of the United States throughout the Cold War? - unite germany and independent democratic nations in eastern europe, containment vs communism What was the main role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the Cold War? - secure peace in europe and counter soviet expansion How did George Kennan influence American foreign policy - by creating the policy of containment which prevented communism from spreading What were causes of the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union? - Differing ideologies, capitalism and free market vs. totalitarian and communist government What is the meaning of the term "Iron Curtain?" - term by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe Who are the five permanent members that form the United Nations Security Council? - China, France, Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States What are the key provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? - Life, Liberty, free speech, and privacy What were the main objectives of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade? - substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis What was the U.S. program to try and halt the spread of communism in Western Europe by providing money and material to rebuild Europe after World War II? - Marshall Plan How did the U.S. respond to the Berlin Blockade? - by airlifting food,fuel,medicine and other supplies until the blokade was lifted, berlin airlift What was the Truman Doctrine? - President Truman's promise to help nations struggling against communist movements In 1947, Congress approved President Truman's request for $400 million in economic and military aid to which two countries? - Greece and Turkey How did the result of the Chinese Civil War affect American foreign policy? - The Americans didn't uphold their foreign policy of containment How did MacArthur turn the tide of the Korean War? - by executing a countertattack which cutoff North Korea's supply line Why did Truman fire General MacArthur? - for insubordination and publicly critizing the president