What happened to Germany after the Berlin Blockade ended in June 1948?

Germany split in 2 countries with different forms of govn't

What was the "Iron Curtain" speech warning about?

the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program require of employers in the United States?

It required employers to take loyalty oaths to the US.

What crime was the subject of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial?

passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

Which statement best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

North and South Korea remained divided into two countries.

How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?

by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin

The USSR created the Molotov plan to compete with the US’s Marshall Plan in 1949 because they

felt that the US intended to create influence in W. Europe.

Which best describes the mission of the Federal Civil Defense Administration during the 1950s?

to help U.S. citizens prepare for a nuclear attack

Which of these was the PRIMARY goal of the Marshall Plan?

to promote European democracy by rebuilding their economies

Which of these was Stalin's primary goal during negotiations at Yalta and Potsdam?

establishing a buffer zone of states to protect the USSR

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1
Which term BEST symbolizes publicly accusing someone of subversive activities without evidence?
censure
blacklisting
Stalinism
McCarthyism
2
What happened to Germany after the Berlin Blockade ended in June 1948?
Germany split in 2 countries with different forms of govn't
The Allies took over Berlin, & the USSR got eastern Germany.
USSR gained control over all German zones, including Berlin
Germany remained divided into 4 zones, with no changes
3
What was the "Iron Curtain" speech warning about?
the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe
the expanding influence of communists in Western Europe
the spread of hunger and disease in Western Europe
the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
4
What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program require of employers in the United States?
It kept employers from discriminating against communists.
It required employers to take loyalty oaths to the US.
It forbade communist workers from joining labor unions.
It required all male citizens to serve as spies for 3 years
5
Which of these committed the US to a foreign policy based on containment of communism?
the Baruch Plan
the Truman Doctrine
the Four Freedoms
the Long Telegram
6
What crime was the subject of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial?
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
recruiting communist sympathizers to spy for the USSR
plotting to overthrow the United States government
lying to the House Un-American Activities Committee
7
Which statement best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
North & South Korea was united under a communist government
North and South Korea were annexed by China.
North and South Korea remained divided into two countries.
North & South Korea was united under a democratic government
8
How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
by surrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets
9
The USSR created the Molotov plan to compete with the US’s Marshall Plan in 1949 because they
suspected that the US plan funded nuclear weapon development
felt that the US intended to create influence in W. Europe.
feared that the US plan would turn nations against them
worried that the US plan would result in war in Europe.
10
Which of the following is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
NATO
The CIA
The UN
HUAC
11
Which best describes the mission of the Federal Civil Defense Administration during the 1950s?
to recruit troops to defend the US from a Soviet invasion
to help U.S. citizens prepare for a nuclear attack
to train U.S. citizens to identify subversive behavior
to keep the United States safe by finding Soviet spies
12
The Manhattan Project was a U.S. government project that worked on
improving aircraft technology.
hiring spies for the war.
developing the atomic bomb.
creating colonies in Japan.
13
Which of these was the PRIMARY goal of the Marshall Plan?
to encourage economic integration among European nations
to support rapid transition to centrally planned economies
to gather information about Europe's economic resources
to promote European democracy by rebuilding their economies
14
Which of these was Stalin's primary goal during negotiations at Yalta and Potsdam?
establishing a buffer zone of states to protect the USSR
punishing Germany by dividing it into four occupation zones
redrawing the map of Europe based off of self-determination
securing aid from the US to help rebuild the Soviet Union
15
What policy called for the US to be prepared to go to war in order to contain communism?
brinkmanship
deterrence
subversion
hegemony

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