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Reviewing the Cold War
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1
The development of the Marshall Plan and the formation of NATO were part of Truman’s effort to
end the Korean War
limit the spread of communism
provide aid to Asian nations
promote an isolationist foreign policy
2
All of the following nations were considered Satellite Nations EXCEPT:
Portugal
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
3
Claimed that to prevent communism from spreading, the USSR must believe US would use nuclear weapons
Robert Kennedy
Chiang Kai-shek
Harry Truman
John Dulles
4
What option below describes why the dictator of the USSR, Khrushchev, built the Berlin Wall?
Create headquarters to send nuclear weapons to W. Hemisphere
To keep Eastern Europeans out of West Berlin
To keep immigrants from entering into the USSR
Ensure USSR access to a warm seaport in the Mediterranean
5
Who assassinated JFK?
John Wilkes Booth
Jack Ruby
Leon Frank Czolgosz
Lee Harvey Oswald
6
Belief that if one country falls to communism, nearby countries will soon follow is known as _____.
Brinkmanship
The Domino Theory
Containment
Flexible Response
7
How did the HUAC affect individual civil rights?
Individual civil rights were upheld in name of security.
It was like the KKK in that it targeted minority groups and their allies.
The HUAC was a conspiracy that never actually happened.
Civil rights were challenged in name of national security.
8
What option below describes the Eisenhower Doctrine?
NATO would retaliate in support of its members nations
The USA would use all means necessary to keep Communism in USSR
US would support any Middle East nation facing a communist threat.
Creation of the Berlin Wall, would be challenged by the UN.
9
Which of the following occurred as a direct response to the creation of NATO?
The development of the Marshal Plan
The commencement of the Berlin Airlifts
The creation of the Warsaw Pact
The enactment of the Truman Doctrine
10
The Cuban Missile Crisis involved the U.S. government sending CIA-trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro
TRUE
FALSE
11
Being able to fight ground wars as well, not just threaten the USSR with nuclear annihilation
Domino Theory
Fiduciary Responsibility
FELP Program
Flexible Response
12
Why were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg convicted for treason?
They helped Kim Sung take over North Korea
They leaked information to the Hollywood 10.
They were flying U-2 planes over Russia.
They gave secret government information to the USSR.
13
The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of ___.
American fears that Soviets had technological superiority
the Cold War with the United States
disarmament discussions between the superpowers
Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China
14
Which factor is most closely associated with McCarthyism?
fear of communist influence in the United States
creation of the Warsaw Pact by the Soviet Union
buildup of Soviet missiles in Cuba
rise of the Communist Party in China
15
During the Korean War, _____ supported the northern region whereas ____ supported the southern region.
America / China
Great Britain / France
Vietnam / Cambodia
China / America
16
When President Truman was accused of being weak in his stance against Communism, he created?
The United Nations
The Federal Employee Loyalty Program
The Manhattan Project
The Marshal Plan
17
Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of the _____.
continuation of the pre-World War II balance of power
U.S. refusal to send economic aid to European nations
competition between the superpowers to explore outer space
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
18
JFK and ______________ had the first televised presidential debate.
Truman
Johnson
Nixon
Eisenhower
19
What was one similarity between the Red Scare following WW I and the Cold War following WW II?
Fear leading to the suppression of civil liberties
Renewed fighting between wartime enemies
Large #'s Russian revolutionaries settled in the U.S.
Investigations prove U.S. was infiltrated by Communist spies
20
Which leader below wanted to stand against Communism spreading to China?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Joseph Stalin
Kim Sung II
21
Which of the following was a goal of the Berlin Airlift?
To allow France, Britain, and USA to form the Ger. Dem. Rep
To help keep West Berlin under Democratic rule
To consider dropping atom bombs on Moscow
To attack the USSR’s military operations in East Germany
22
What promise did Stalin make to FDR that was never fulfilled?
To allow elections in Eastern Europe
To join NATO once WW II ended
To attack Japan in WW II
To end Communism in the USSR
23
Why did Nikita Khrushchev want an alliance with Cuba?
Cuba was the most wealthy nation in the Western Hemisphere
He wanted to remove Fidel Castro from power
All of the above
Khrushchev wanted to put weapons on the island
24
_______________________________ became the dictator of the USSR after Joseph Stalin died.
Francis Gary Powers
Nikita Khrushchev
Francisco Franco
Vladimir Lenin
25
______________, an American diplomat, suggested that Truman practice the policy of Containment.
George Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower
George Keenan
Douglas MacArthur
26
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
James Lovell
Neil Armstrong
27
What was/is the purpose of the United Nations (UN)?
Provide a conduit for the spread of democracy
A venue for nations to address differences and maintain peace
Provide a conduit for the spread of communism
Organization designed to promote future conflicts
28
What option below explains why the USA supported South Korea during the Korean War?
The northern region of Korea wanted to form a Democracy
Kim Sun II was first leader in Asia to recognize Taiwan
To defend South Korea from Communist aggression
Southern region was controlled by Japan when the war began
29
_________________________ is forever remembered as unfair tactics and accusations.
Capitalism
Bolshevisms
McCarthyism
Marxism
30
How did the Korean War change the political future of the Korean Peninsula?
North and South are both communist
North and South are both democratic
North: Communist/South: Democratic
North: Democratic/South: Communist
31
What was the HUAC?
House Un-American Activities Conference
House Unification Activities Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
House Unvailable Activies Commission
32
The willingness to use your most powerful weapons, at any moment, to keep your enemy afraid
Totalitarian Dictatorship
The Red Scare
Brinkmanship
Flexible Response
33
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War?
He wouldn't invade the Korean peninsula without UN help.
MacArthur refused to use nuclear weapons against China
MacArthur openly criticized the USA’s strategy against China
MacArthur failed to keep southern region free
34
The primary purpose for the creation of the United Nations was to ____.
supply food to all member countries
free Eastern European countries from communism
maintain an international army
promote peace through international agreements
35
Which option below serves as evidence that Truman’s policy of Containment had failed?
The United Nations allowed the USSR to join the group
The existence of the Satellite Nations in Eastern Europe
The decision of Truman to use atom bombs against Japan
The decision of China to embrace Communism
36
The USA tried to keep ________________________ secret from the USSR.
the invasion of D-day
the end of Operation Overlord
the unification of the Federal Republic of Germany
the Manhattan Project
37
President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to
remove a communist dictator from power
support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform
rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters
stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States
38
“An attack on one shall be considered an attack on all.” A policy known as _______.
collective security
appeasement
nonalignment
colonialism
39
What option below describes the Bay of Pigs operation initiated by the USA?
A standstill
A success
A victory
A disaster
40
To get the USSR to leave Cuba, the USA promised to allow Cuba to remain Communist and they also:
opened up trade with Cuba
paid billions of dollars to the USSR
promised to remove weapons in Turkey
agreed to give back the Bay of Pigs to Cuba
