The Cold War
How did Truman respond to Joseph Stalin blockade around Berlin
He ordered an airlift
Assess the effects of the Marshall Plan
It helped to jump-start the economics of western Europe
What was the result of the Korean War
Korea remained divided along the thirty-eight parallel
After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was
The Soviet Union
Why did Americans policymakers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of Europe under the Marshall Plan
They were afraid that otherwise, western European nations might fall under Soviet influence
Which statement accurately describe what NSC-68 called for?
a permanent military buildup to fight communism
The policy of containment can best be described as
preventing the spread of communism worldwide
The Truman Doctrine assumed
the United States would provide aid to any anticommunist regime, even if it was not a democratic one
The Iorn Curtain
was a term used in reference to the division between the capitalist Wast and the communist East
During the Cold War; American Culture
witnessed how the Central intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts
