Quiz 37, Chapter 20, pp. 391-398

Question 0

The _____ Doctrine pledged American help for any free nation threatened by Communist takeover.

Answer 0

Truman

Question 1

During World War II, Japanese suicide planes were known as

Answer 1

kamikazes

Question 2

The ____ Plan was a European recovery plan proposed to combat postwar poverty and unrest.

Answer 2

Marshall

Question 3

Israel was established as an independent state in ___ to provide a haven for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.

Answer 3

1948

Question 4

General ____ became the military governor of Japan after the war.

Answer 4

MacArthur

Question 5

Which President decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan?

Answer 5

Harry Truman

Question 6

What is Cold War?

Answer 6

a conflict between the ideologies of Americanism and Communism

Question 7

How was the US military able to get food and supplies into West Berlin?

Answer 7

the Berlin Airlift

Question 8

What was organized after WWII to promote peace among all the nations of the world?

Answer 8

UN

Question 9

What alliance was established between the Western European nations, Canada, and the US in order to defend against Communist aggression?

Answer 9

NATO (or North Atlantic Treaty Organization)