The cold war

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

Eastern Europe.

How many nations were originally involved in the creation of the United Nations?

NOT - 50

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

The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of Communism.

During the Cold War, how were the policy of containment and the domino theory related?

The United States thought that if Communism could not be contained, then countries would fall to Communism like dominoes.

Which of the following best describes the United States' policy of containment following World War II?

The United States would use economic and military measures to prevent the spread of Communism.

The Truman Doctrine and the containment policy were designed to

stop Communism

During the Cold War, which country controlled the shaded nations?

the Soviet Union

What best describes the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II?

NOT - The United States had a single-party system, and the Soviet Union had a democratic system.

How did the Soviet Union's system of government help to create conflict with the United States after World War II?

The Soviet system of government did not allow its people to choose their own leaders, which the United States thought was wrong.

The formation of the United Nations was a response to

he post-war desire for international cooperation