Cold War Test

What is McCarthyism

Sputnik was the name of the second space craft launched during the start of the space race.

Why did the US join the Korean War?

The Soviet Union wanted Germany to pay reparations after WW2

Why would the United States invest in Turkey and Greece

Why did Joseph McCarthy become unpopular

Who did the House Un-American Activities Committee investigate in the 1950s

What did the American people most fear from 1950s - 1960s

The GI bill supported congressman wanting a pension

The ideological barrier that existed between Eastern and Western Europe from 1945 to 1990.

Which plan promoted by Eisenhower was meant to combat/contain communism

The purpose of "US Containment" during the Cold War

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I

Truman wanted to contain and get rid of communism in Korea

Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were accused of selling atomic bomb secrets to the soviets.

The Cold war is MOST known for the stock piling of nuclear arsenals

Which Countries did the US first gave money to through the Truman Doctrine

An area, often along the border between two military powers, that no military forces are allowed to enter   

The use of spy satellite photography and wiretapping to gather information about or influence events in other countries

This was a massive humanitarian logistical operation by the Allies in response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin

Which statement best summarizes the primary goal of NATO?

Which plan promoted democracy in Europe by rebuilding economies

This policy aimed to contain the spread of communism by providing economic and military aid to countries

Why did the US and Soviet Union accuse each other of being a threat?

Why did Truman fire MacArthur

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more nations in Europe or North America is attacking them all.

Communists took over in 1949 by driving out Nationalist forces