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1
What was the major topic discussed at Yalta?
Contract to lessen the Nuclear Arms Race
Poland, Germany, and rights of Liberated Nations
Mapping of the Iron Curtain
Dividing Germany
2
Which country did Egypt get its weapons from?
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Iran
Turkey
3
The Loyalty Review Program was established to screen all employees
False
True
4
Which of the following countries are NOT in NATO?
Norway
Netherlands
Switzerland
France
5
What country was invaded by the Soviets to establish their government AND protect pipelines?
None of the above
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
6
Who wrote the telegram sent to explain the uncooperative nature of communism?
Jacob Arbenz
Joseph MacArthury
Khrushchew
George Kennan
7
What year did Yalta occur?
1943
1946
1945
1944
8
The Soviets refused to let the Arabs vote
True
False
9
What year marked the start of the Korean War?
1950
1949
1951
1952
10
McCarthy was sent to court for instilling fear through telegrams
False
True
11
What year was the peace armistice signed to seize the fighting in Korea?
1952
1950
1951
Never signed
12
Khrushchev demanded forces out of West Berlin, so him and Eisenhower agreed on a summit
False
True
13
Europe counted on the recovery of Germany
True
False
14
Did the Eisenhower Doctrine exist?
False
True
15
Which of the following countries are NOT in NATO?
Iceland
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Luxembourg
16
What year did Jacob Arbenz seize the United Fruit Company from America (Loss of bananas)?
1954
1953
1955
1952
17
Mohammad Mossadegh made a deal of what product with the Soviets?
oil
land
guns
tanks
18
How many U.S soldiers died in the Korean War?
44,600
62,600
56,600
33,600
19
What year was the downfall of previous China into the new communistic China?
1950
1949
1952
1951
20
How did Truman give aid to West Berlin?
Smuggling
Illegal needs
Aircraft
Waterway
21
What year was Eisenhower sworn into office?
1950
1952
1956
1954
22
Eisenhower cut military spending by?
12 billion
14 billion
18 billion
16 billion
23
Where was Potsdam?
Berlin
Moscow
Black Sea
Red Sea
24
What did Truman send to Britain to edge the Soviets out of East Berlin?
Newly made jet technology
All of the above
Atomic Bombs
Battalions of tanks and soliders
25
What was the Marshall Plan?
aided Euro nations
combined w/ Truman Doctrine for containment of communism
gave money to reestablish Britain, France, and Germany
rebuild economy
26
Which country helped Greece against internal communist uprisings?
America
Britain
France
Germany (Not Soviet Union Zone)
27
Capitalists wanted Germany to pay reparations
False
True
28
What year did Potsdam occur?
1944
1945
1946
1943
29
Who were the powers at the Yalta conference?
Eisenhower - Churchill - Stalin
Roosevelt - Khrushchev - Stalin
Truman - Churchill - Stalin
Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin
30
The Rosenberg's were NOT found guilty at their trial
False
True
31
The CIA trained the opposition to dethrone Arbenz
False
True
32
What year did the British and French invade Egypt?
1955
1953
1956
1954
33
What did Truman hint at Potsdam?
Hatred of communism
Military Uprising
New weapon
HUAC
34
What two major conferences occurred during the Cold War?
Yalta - Potsdam
Potsdam - Pusan
Yalta - NATO
Potsdam - Suez
35
What was the name of the Soviet spacecraft launched during the Cold War?
Sputnik
Voyager 1
Apollo 11
Pioneer 10
36
MacArthur was fired by president Truman?
False
True
37
What year did the Soviets lift the Berlin Blockade?
1948
1950
1947
1949
38
Which of the four divided Germany zones was NOT an actual zone
French
German
British
Soviet Union
39
What country was Guzman from?
Cuba
Brazil
Venezuela
Guatemala
40
Where was Yalta?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Moscow
Berlin
41
Censure
~ expressing disprovable formally
False
True
42
What year did Eisenhower leave office?
1962
1963
1960
1961
43
Who won the Korean War?
Allies
Communists
Nationalists
Neither
44
What was the major topic discussed at Potsdam?
Mapping the Iron Curtain
Contract to lessen The Arms Race
Dividing Germany
Poland, Germany, and rights of the Liberated Nations
45
What was the Red Scare?
Shut down communistic business
Halted communists from entering America
Communists in America were traitors
showed infiltration of communists
46
The CIA recorded Nikita Khrushchev's conversation and did NOT broadcast it
False
True
47
The American forces forced the Soviets out of said country
True
False
48
China backed down from attacking Taiwan due to Eisenhower's nuclear threats
True
False
49
What did the CIA arrange to dethrone Mohammad Mossadegh secretly?
citizens performing more violent acts
street riots
all of the above
protests
50
The Korean War was the turning point for the Allies during the Cold War?
True
False
51
What year was said spacecraft launched?
1958
1956
1957
1955
52
What parallel did Eisenhower go to sigh the armistice and remains today as the dividend?
28th
48th
38th
58th
53
Who said the following quote: "Have you left no decency, sir, at long last."?
None of the above
Truman
Joseph Welch
Joseph McCarthy
54
Which president followed Eisenhower?
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
John Kennedy
55
The Soviet Union backed the Egyptians
False
True
56
What was The Declaration of Liberated Europe?
freedom from communism
providing aid to war-torn Europe
choose the form of government they wish
liberation of communism in their country
57
What year was that telegram sent?
1945
1946
1944
1943
58
Why didn't the summit occur?
None of the above
Khrushchev died before the summit
Eisenhower's polio made him unable to attend
Soviets shot down American plane
59
Before being fired, MacArthur launched an invasion behind enemy lines to Inchon
False
True
60
Eisenhower was more political, or military centered?
political
military
61
Eisenhower went to Korea BEFORE his inauguration
False
True
62
The Shah of Iran successful withdrew Mohammad Mossadegh from power
False
True
63
Are you going to pass Ms John's U.S. History 10 Honors chapter 15 test?
No
Yes
64
Allies merged their zones to reinforce against the Soviet zone
False
True
65
What was HUAC?
Halted all communists from entering America
Shut down communistic business
screen all employees, regardless of the Loyalty Program
exposed communist sympathizers
66
After the downfall, the nationalists remaining in China fled to Taiwan?
False
True
67
Who were the powers at the Potsdam conference?
Eisenhower - Churchill - Stalin
Kennan - Churchill - Stalin
Truman - Churchill - Stalin
Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin
68
The Chinese drove the Americans back to which port in Southern Korea?
Pusan
Suez
Susan
Puzez
69
Eisenhower was a Republican or Democrat?
Republican
Democrat
70
On what river did Dullies offer to build a dam?
Mekong
Nile
Ganges
Rhine
71
Who begun the Iron Curtain?
Roosevelt
Churchill
Truman
Eisenhower
72
Which government wanted to capture the Straits of Dardanelles?
Capitalism
Communism
73
Who led communistic China?
Mao Zedong
Cheung Feng
Guang Jiao
Chiang Kaishek
74
Eisenhower pressured Brian and France to withdraw
False
True
75
What was Brinkmanship?
contracting of treaties to instill peace
willingness to go to war to allow the other side to seize
citizenship and a more free democracy
approval of blacks within future conflicts