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Geruntho Cold War Review
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1
Which of the following directly resulted from the Yalta Conference?
Creation of Nato
A system of bases that would protect against Axis attack.
Stalin agreed to enter the war against Germany
Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan
2
Which of the following is NOT related to Mc Carthyism?
Mc Cathy ran for president in 1956
It was a period of intense anti-communism int he late 1940s and early 1950s
No evidence against those accused was ever made public.
It was called a "second Red Scare"
3
Who delivered the famous "Iron Curtain" speech?
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Josef Stalin
Clement Atlee
4
Who became president upon the death of FDR?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Lyndon B Johnson
Harry Truman
John F Kennedy
5
Which of the following was true about the Truman Doctrine?
Truman offered military assistance to anybody who fought the Chinese
Truman promised to divide Germany into 4 zones of occupation
It dealt with Britain and France
Truman offered aid to any nation resisting communism
6
What did President Lyndon B Johnson use in order to escalate US involvement in Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Nato charter
The United Nations charter
The Truman Doctrine
7
Which is NOT part of the definition of the Cold War?
Political tension
Lack of armed conflict
Rivalry between the US and USSR
Dispute over Germany territory
8
Which leader did the US back in the Chinese Civil War?
Mao Zedong
Hirohito
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-shek
9
Why did the US decide to airlift supplies to West Berlin?
They did not want the Soviets to take over the city
The air remained open, while land routes have been closed
Military action could have led to WWIII
ALL OF THE ABOVE
10
Which of the following was not a satellite nation in the Soviet Bloc?
Czechoslovakia
Albania
Italy
Bulgaria
11
Which of the following started the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
China invaded Korea
The US invaded Korean air space
12
Western European nations and the US formed a mutual-defense alliance called
Nato
Warsaw Pact
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
13
Who was UN Supreme Court Commander in the Korean War?
William Westmoreland
Dwight Eisenhower
Alexander Haig
Douglas Mac Arthur
14
Which of the following best describes"containment"?
The US should keep within its borders
The US should allow communism to expand into 2 countries beyond its borders
The US should not intervene in the advancement of communism
The US should force communism back
15
Name of Henry Kissinger's approach to foreign policy.
Realpolitik
appeasement
containment
detente
16
Which of the following did NOT occur during the Cuban Missile Crisis
The US threatened to destroy Soviet bases in Turkey
The US blockaded Cuba
The US took their case to the UN
The US used diplomacy to remove missiles already in Cuba
17
The idea of detente can be described as
A period of debate between the superpowers
A period of thawing of Cold War tensions
The start of the Cold War
A period of heightening of Cold War tensions
18
Which of the following was not an outcome of the Potsdam Conference?
A new boundary line for Poland was set
Truman told Stalin about the successful test of the atomic bomb.
The allies agreed to prosecute war criminals
The agreement to partition Germany was scrapped
19
Which of the following was true about the Strategic Defense Initiative?
It was proposed by Jimmy Carter
It was a departure from the doctrine of mutually assured destruction
It provided a way to force the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall.
It was implemented in 1992
20
Which US Secretary of State is associated with brinkmanship?
Henry Kissinger
John Foster Dulles
Dean Rusk
George C Marshall
21
Which is NOT considered a reason for the mistrust between the US and Soviet Union?
Economic differences
Pre-war alliance with Germany
Preexisting mutual suspicion
Ideological differences
22
What did the Marshall Plan promise?
Aid to European nations that wanted to rebuild after WWII
Aid to Asian nations that had pledged to help Japan after the war
Aid to communist nations who tried to overthrow the government
Military aid to Greece and Turkey
23
Which city became the capital of West Germany?
Potsdam
Munich
Bonn
Berlin
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The Berlin Airlift had the following impact on German citizens
They began to demand their independence
They began to see the Us as allies with the Russians
They began to see the us as friendly rather than hostile
They felt entitled to US assistance in rebuilding their country
