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Which country did General MacArthur want to expand military operations during the Korean War?
Cuba
China
Vietnam
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The policy of containment was intended to
prevent the spread of communism
promote the end of nuclear weapons
stop the spread of global diseases
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Who were the two superpowers during the Cold War?
Soviet Union, Vietnam
United States, Korea
Soviet Union, United States
Japan, Cuba
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What was the effect of Joseph McCarthy's search for communists in the United States?
High-ranking gov. officials were exposed as Communist spies
Many individuals were wrongly accused of being Communists
Americans who believed in communism were arrested
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How did the Truman Doctrine try to stop the spread of totalitarian/communist regimes?
By building a wall to keep communism out of countries
By providing economic support to countries that needed it
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Which alliance was formed to protect Western Europe from Soviet influence?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
SEATO
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Which U.S. policy was designed to prevent the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe?
containment
neutrality
brinksmanship
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What caused the increase in defense spending during this time?
The Vietnam War
The Marshall Plan
The Cold War
World War II
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Why was the Soviet launch of Sputnik a turning point in U.S. history?
The military draft was reestablished
The project to land an astronaut on the moon began.
The program to develop atomic weapons began.
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Senator who accused Americans of being communist with no evidence?
Fidel Castro
Richard Nixon
Joseph McCarthy
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Government agency that looked for communists by investigating the film industry
Warsaw Pact
HUAC
Blacklist
NATO
