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Which of the following was not an example of the Cold War being fought in the US
Loyalty Review Boards
The Rosenberg's Trial
Brinkmanship
Blacklist
2
Involved the use of airplanes to bring food and supplies to the people of West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
U-2 Incident
Eisenhower Doctrine
3
The fear of Communist spies in America was was made greater by
Algier Hiss
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
All of the Above
McCarthyism
4
Which Soviet Leader believed in Peaceful Coexistance
Nikita Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
5
What is the Arms Race?
Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence
People or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval
An agreement to stop all fighting
A competition between nations to build more powerful weapons
6
Who was in charge of investigating communist activities during the 2nd Red Scare (1940s-1950s)?
House Un-American Activities Committee
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss
Ethan and Julius Rosenberg
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What was the Domino Theory?
If one country fell to Communism, the others around it would
If one national leader was assassinated, others would follow
If one country developed nuclear weapons then other countries would
If a country resisted Communism, it would become a target
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The Red Scare
Led to the reduction of American citizen's civil freedoms
caused Americans to fear the affects of red dye #5
Led to the deportation of millions of United States citizens
was not a real threat to the patriot Americans
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This event led Khrushev to call off a summit conference he and Eisenhower were going to hold
Berlin Blockade
U-2 incident
Berlin Airlift
McCarthyism
10
This global organization was created to give countries a place to discuss their issues and differences after WWII.
United Nations
Geneva Summit
NATO
League of Nations
11
China's communist leader lured Chinese peasants to the Communist Red Army
Mao Zedong
Musa Musa
Long Duck Dong
Sirhan Sirhan
12
Defensive military alliance was the first that the United States ever entered during peacetime
NATO
NEATO
NAFTA
RATO
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Satellite nations of the Soviet Union joined the military alliance known as
HUAC
NATO
Warsaw Pact
NAFTA
14
Billions of dollars in economic aid was provided to help many Western European nations rebuild after WWII as part of the
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Dornacker Doctrine
Marshall Plan
15
Private citizens control economic activity in a
communist system
capitalist system
socialist system
totalitarian government
16
When the Soviet Union exploded an atom bomb the US responded by intensifying efforts to develop
space satellite
an atomic bomb
NATO
a hydrogen bomb
17
He led the nation developed the first hydrogen bomb
Nikita Khrushchev
Sylvester Stallone
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Francis Gary Powers
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This action provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union
Hu Hot Restoration
Berlin Blockade
U-2 Incident
Berlin Airlift
19
The
Hollywood Ten
were members of the entertainment industry who
attempted to purge any communist influence from Hollywood.
refused to cooperate in Congress' search for communists.
served in the U.S. military during WWII.
made anti-communist propaganda films.
20
He arranged for about 400 million dollars in aid to be sent to postwar Turkey and Greece
Franklin. D. Roosevelt
I.P Freeley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
21
The Soviet Union set up the _ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany
Berlin blockade
Berlin Airlift
iron curtain
German Democratic Republic
22
What was the purpose of NATO?
To defeat the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
mutual defense of Western Europe and North America
To fight to eliminate communism from the world
Free trade among member nations
23
This groups cover actions helped to topple governments in Iran and Guatemala
CIA
HUAC
Warsaw Pact
U-2 incident
24
Plan to keep Communism from spreading to other countries
ellianment
containment
mendelian
machiavellian
25
The main goal of the _ was to stop the spread of communism
iron curtain
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
26
This term refers to the indirect conflict between the US and the USSR after WW2
Korean War
Truman Doctrine
Cold War
Vietnam War
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The policy of _ threatened retaliation to the edge of all out war against acts of aggression
rectify
militarism
diplomacy
brinkmanship
28
The 1947 National Security Act created what US spy organization
FBI
KGB
CIA
NSA
29
The US responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Eisenhower Doctrine
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The Potsdam Conference...
was canceled because of the U-2 incident
was called to discuss the Domino Theory
created the CIA
divided Germany into 4 occupation zones
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The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
China and Taiwan (Formosa)
North and South China
Korea and China
North and South Korea
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What is McCarthyism?
US policy to eliminate communism throughout the world
Secret actions of the CIA
Making harsh accusations about communism without any proof
Struggle for power between the US and the Soviet Union
