Why did the Chinese join North Korea in the Korean War?

The UN troops neared the Yalu River which bordered China.

Which group investigated Communist activities in the United States for Congress?

House of Un-American Activities Committee

What event caused Khruschev to cancel the Paris Summit with President Eisenhower?

the American U-2 spy plane being shot down in Russia

At Yalta, the Allies agreed to

divide Germany into four zones.

Which statement BEST explains this picture?

1950s duck and cover nuclear bomb drill

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1
policy to prevent the spread of Communism
brinkmanship
Marshall Plan
containment
massive retaliation
2
threatening nuclear strikes to force an opponent to back down
blacklist
containment
brinkmanship
satellite nations
3
diplomat accused of being a Communist spy
Joseph McCarthy
Alger Hiss
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Kennan
4
Eastern European countries that had to remain Communist and friendly to the Soviet Union
Iron Curtain
United Nations
satellite nations
NATO
5
statement that led to the containment policy
Truman Doctrine
Long Telegram
Marshall Plan
NATO
6
Why did the Chinese join North Korea in the Korean War?
The UN troops neared the Yalu River which bordered China.
The U. S. threatened to use atomic weapons on North Korea.
The Soviet Union refused to help the North Koreans.
The UN forces had crossed the 38th parallel.
7
group of actors and directors who refused to testify in the hearings held by HUAC
blacklist
HUAC Ten
Hollywood Ten
McCarran Ten
8
Sputnik was
a Russian satellite.
a Russian rocket.
a Russian program to prepare for a moon launch.
a Russian nuclear weapons program.
9
Truman's foreign policy was characterized by
brinkmanship.
appeasement.
containment.
toleration.
10
Which group investigated Communist activities in the United States for Congress?
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigations
House of Un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood Ten
11
NATO formed between the US and Western Europe for
mutual defense.
spreading democracy.
promoting free trade among members.
settling international disputes.
12
McCarthyism began to decline after accusations of Communism in the
television industry.
CIA.
army.
White House.
13
What event caused Khruschev to cancel the Paris Summit with President Eisenhower?
the invasion of North Korea by the UN
the American U-2 spy plane being shot down in Russia
the entrance of West Germany into NATO
the successful testing by the US of a hydrogen bomb
14
Eisenhower's foreign policy was characterized by
toleration.
massive retaliation.
containment.
appeasement.
15
spy plane shot down over the USSR
U-2
F-451
Enola
Boeing 747
16
What is the division line between North and South Korea?
Yalu River
38th Parallel
Iron Curtain
17th Parallel
17
At Yalta, the Allies agreed to
divide France into occupation zones.
give Berlin to the USSR
divide Germany into four zones.
divide United Kingdom into occupation zones.
18
When West Germany joined NATO, the Soviet Union created
the Berlin Wall.
the Iron Curtain
the Warsaw Pact.
an alliance with China and North Korea.
19
Which of the following is illustrated with this map?
Berlin Wall
Great Wall of China
Maginot Line
Iron Curtain
20
Which statement BEST explains this picture?
1980s tornado drill
1940s air raid drill
1950s duck and cover nuclear bomb drill
1990s intruder drill
21
tension between the US and USSR
brinkmanship
Cold War
Korean War
Truman Doctrine

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