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Chapter 18- Cold War Conflicts 2019
Chapter 18- Cold War Conflicts 2019
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The Americans textbook, chapter 18, Cold War conflicts sections 1-4
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Who launched the first satellite into space?
Russia
America
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Who came into office after Joseph Stalin's death?
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vyacheslav Molotov
Mikhail Gorbachev
3
Who was the leader of the USSR during the beginning of the cold war?
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
4
What happened after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953?
The arms race became more tense
The US was accused of killing Stalin
The cold war briefly began to "thaw"
Stalin was no longer alive
5
Who was Alger Hiss?
An american spy accused of perjury who sent info to the USSR
An American spy who was killed by the Soviets
A spy that accused a co-worker of treason
A Soviet spy that infiltrated the US government
6
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
Local Heroes that took down hundreds of communists
10 writers, producers, directors who refused to answer HUAC
Spies in Hollywood meant to stop communist propaganda
a group of actors that revealed communist actions in LA
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What is Capitalism?
An economic system where the state controls all businesses
A system in which private citizens control economic activity
A totalitarian government without opposing political parties
A government where majority rules
8
All of the following is true about NATO EXCEPT
it was a defensive military alliance
it was a secret government designed to use covert actions
it was the first peacetime alliance the US every joined
it was formed by 12 nations including the US & Canada
9
All of the following is true about the Soviet Union's satellite nations EXCEPT?
They were set up as buffer zones
They were needed by the USSR to build the first satellite.
They were under the control & protection of the U.S.S.R.
They were used by the USSR for their natural resources.
10
What was the HUAC?
A board that allowed citizens to make arrests on communists
The second Loyalty review board, made for the govt. workers
Looked for communist threats outside of gov-ex: Hollywood
A communist board that protected the USSR from democrats
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Why did Sen. Joseph McCarthy go on a "witch hunt" to find communists in the U.S. government?
He had a list of names he wanted to bring to justice.
His job was to catch spies before his term was up.
He had concrete proof people were commie spies.
He was worried about losing re-election.
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What was the Loyalty Review Board?
A board that imprisioned suspected spies without reason
A board that questioned government workers of being disloyal
I'm not bad workers said but the govt didn't believe them
A board meant to keep the Americans safe from terrorists
13
Why was Dwight D Eisenhower elected?
Truman had served both of his terms already
Harry Truman died during his term
People wanted change due to failures of US foreign policies
the former president was accused of being a communist
14
What was the goal of the United Nations?
To be used as a refugee camp for displaced jews
To act as an arena to wage political battles
To be a world gov. & promote peace and solve world problems
To prosecute the Nazis for war crimes in WW2
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Who was the second president during the Cold War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
16
What best describes the Marshall Plan?
food, supplies, and financial aid to W. European countries
use of US military weapons to end Communism in Easter Europe
US scientist develop the H-Bomb & make satellites & rockets
United Nations army sent to stop the spread of communism
17
What was the red scare?
A time of hysteria where all could be accused of communism
A time where people were scared by the color red
a time where communist ideals decreased
a time where Communism became the US government system
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Who was Chiang Kai-Shek?
The leader of the communist party in China
A communist spy from China
A famous Chinese general in the Chinese Civil War
The leader of the Nationalist Party in China
19
What happened to Chaing Kai-Shek and the Nationalists after Mao won the Chinese Civil War?
They escaped to South Korea and set up a democratic gov.
They surrendered to Mao who imprisoned them.
They switched to communism and went behind the Iron Curtain.
they fled to Taiwan & were supported by the U.S.
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What was the U-2 incident?
an event in which the USSR found that the US spied on them
An event where the US and USSR came upon an agreement
an event where the USSR sent bombs across the Pacific
an event in which the US found that the USSR spied on them
21
What was the Warsaw Pact?
An alliance with the USSR and other Eastern European nations
an alliance between allied nations during ww2
an alliance between the big 3
an alliance between 12 countries to help against USSR attack
22
What was the name of the first satellite?
Sputnik-1
Mirnav-1
Kalpana-1
Explorer-1
23
What is McCarthyism?
The tactic of exposing an enemy of treason
a downward spiral of depression and raging alcoholism
the ideology that all communist were evil terrorists
The unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty w/o proof
24
Why was Douglas MacArthur fired?
He ignored the Truman's orders and spoke to the media.
He was discovered to be a communist spy.
He wasn't fired, he resigned.
He was part of the "Hollywood Ten".
25
What was containment?
The imprisonment of communists
A policy where the US sent aid to avoid spread of communism
the isolation of the US
A policy where diseased/ill countries would be quarantined
26
What did Gen. Douglas MacArthur suggest when the Korean War was a stalemate?
Hold elections to replace Truman with Eisenhower.
Ask the Geneva Convention to put an end to the war.
Ask Russia for a cease-fire armistice.
Expand the war & attack China with nuclear bombs.
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What were Americans urged to do as a response to being on the brink of nuclear war with Russia?
self-sufficient farms & irrigation systems
bigger homes & cottages
schools & hospitals
Fallout Shelters & air raid drills
28
What was the Berlin Airlift?
A mission to airlift as many citizens out of USSR lands
327 days of planes sending goods to Berlin to avoid its fall
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The opening of many USSR blockades to free berlin
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Who was the president of the United States during the start of the cold war?
Harry S Truman
Franklin D Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D Eisenhower
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When did the Soviets get their bomb?
1951
1949
1945
1953
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What weapon did the American and Soviet governments race to create?
The Hydrogen Bomb
A MOAB
The Atom bomb
spaceships
32
What does the HUAC stand for?
The House of Uncovering American Communists
The House of Un-American Activities Committee
Housing For Unemployed American Citizens
The International House of Unsuspecting Commies
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created to
Investigate reports of communists in the government
carry out covert operations against unfriendly nations
give the president reports on the number of arms Russia had.
develop new tech like the H-bomb, satellites, and airplanes
34
What was NATO?
The treaty that declared the USSR communist
A treaty signed by the US and USSR to become allies
An organization to rebuild Great Britain and other countries
the alliance of 12 nations in case of attack from the USSR
35
US foreign policy that suggested the use of all military force including nuclear weapons
Trumanship
MacCarthyism
Dwightism
Brinkmanship
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What is communism?
An economic system with a free-market economy
A government in which people vote for a leader
An economic system that controls all land and business
A government where a dictator rules with unlimited power
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Why were the Rosenbergs executed?
Due to being Jewish
For sharing information about the atom bomb
Due to their radical beliefs (communist beliefs)
For causing the "Red Scare"
38
All of the following are true about the U-2 incident EXCEPT
Krushchev cancelled a meeting with Eisenhower
The band U-2 played a concert to free the captured pilot
The US use planes to take detailed photos of troop & missile
Francis Gary Powers was captured & sentenced to 10 years.
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Who was Mao Zedong?
The leader of the Nationalist party in China
The leader of North Korea
The leader of the Communist Party in China
A North Korean general
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When the armistice was signed to end the Korean War
the Cold War ended
China gained control of the entire Korean peninsula
a communist gov. was established in South Korea
N & S Korea were still divided at the 38th parallel
