Cold War Flashcards
Address Given by President Harry Truman to a Joint Session of Congress
on March 12, 1947
. . . The peoples of a number of countries of the world have recently had totalitarian regimes forced upon them against their will. The Government of the United States has made frequent
protests against coercion [persuasion] and intimidation, in violation of the Yalta agreement, in Poland, Rumania, and Bulgaria. I must also state that in a number of other countries there have
been similar developments. At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one. . . . I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are
resisting attempted subjugation [oppression] by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. . . .
Source: President Harry S. Truman, Address to Congress
Which historical development is most closely associated with the situation described in
this passage?
(1) Berlin Conference
(2) Nuremberg Trials
(3) Armenian Massacre
(4) Cold War
Cold WAR
What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?
Capitalism vs. Communism
True or False: The Cold War was characterized by direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
False
Fill in the blank: The _____ Plan was a U.S. initiative to aid Western Europe after World War II.
Marshall
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
The end of World War II and the division of Europe
Multiple Choice: What was the purpose of NATO, formed in 1949? A) To promote economic cooperation B) To provide military defense C) To facilitate cultural exchange D) To establish a global government
B) To provide military defense
