All of the following created tension between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. after WWII EXCEPT...

The refusal of the U.S. to offer Marshall Plan funds to Eastern Europe

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the Cold War?

The U.S. and U.S.S.R. engaged in indirect conflict and mutual coexistence

When Japanese control of Korea ended as a result of Japanese defeat in World War II, Korea was...

divided into American and Soviet zones of occupation

Why was the growing conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States known as a “cold war”?

There was an arms race and acts of intimidation, but no direct combat

Why is the Korean War known today as “The Forgotten War?”

Fought shortly after WWII, it ended in stalemate

President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur from command of United Nations troops in Korea when...

MacArthur publicly criticized Truman's refusal to widen the Korean War

What was America's response to Stalin's blockade of capitalist enclave West Berlin in otherwise communist East Germany?

Fly in food and supplies to West Berlin

The concept of M.A.D. justifies all of the following EXCEPT...

A surprise attack on another nation using nuclear weapons

The NATO agreement of 1949 required that every member nation must...

consider an attack on one as an attack on all

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All of the following created tension between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. after WWII EXCEPT...
The refusal of the U.S. to offer Marshall Plan funds to Eastern Europe
The U.S. believed the U.S.S.R. had imposed communism in East Europe
The U.S.S.R. saw the U.S. as expanding its military during peacetime
The U.S.S.R. believed it had done the hardest fighting during WWII
2
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the Cold War?
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. pretended to keep up the friendship the WWII alliance
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. were continuously battling in direct military combat
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. engaged in indirect conflict and mutual coexistence
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. had no contact at all
3
When did the Cold War finally end, with the fall of the U.S.S.R.?
1981
1953
1991
1973
4
When Japanese control of Korea ended as a result of Japanese defeat in World War II, Korea was...
divided into American and Soviet zones of occupation
occupied entirely by American forces
occupied by the same four powers as Germany
occupied entirely by the Soviet Union
5
Why was the growing conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States known as a “cold war”?
It was carried out with great cruelty and indifference to suffering
There was an arms race and acts of intimidation, but no direct combat
It was primarily fought in cold regions like Siberia
It was begun during the brutal Russian winter
6
Why is the Korean War known today as “The Forgotten War?”
America failed to achieve its initial goal for entering
Although it was bloody overall, very few Americans died in it
Fought shortly after WWII, it ended in stalemate
The fighting was over in just a few months of combat
7
President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur from command of United Nations troops in Korea when...
MacArthur crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded North Korea
MacArthur was losing battle after battle in the war in Korea
MacArthur publicly criticized Truman's refusal to widen the Korean War
MacArthur made accusations that the U.S. Army was full of commnists
8
What was America's response to Stalin's blockade of capitalist enclave West Berlin in otherwise communist East Germany?
Send in troops to defend West Berlin
Fly in food and supplies to West Berlin
Launch an air attack on the USSR
Threated the USSR with nuclear attack
9
What term best describes the American policy toward the U.S.S.R. and communism during the Cold War?
Total War
Isolationism
Appeasement
Containment
10
The concept of M.A.D. justifies all of the following EXCEPT...
The use of nuclear weapons on both civilian and military targets
The use of nuclear weapons in response to a nuclear attack
The stockpile of massive amounts of nuclear weapons
A surprise attack on another nation using nuclear weapons
11
Who first coined the term "iron curtain" in a 1946 speech?
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Stalin
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The NATO agreement of 1949 required that every member nation must...
consider an attack on one as an attack on all
encourage belligerent members not to go to war
confer with one another in case of an attack on any member
refer all cases of armed aggression to the United Nations

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