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Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Foster Dulles
Douglas MacArthur
2
The main goal of the _____ was to stop the spread of communism in Greece and Turkey.
Marshall Plan
Truman doctrine
Iron curtain
Warsaw Pact
3
This aid program was designed to stop the spread of communism in post-war Europe.
United Nations
Marshall Plan
NATO
HUAC
4
Which of the following participants in the Korean War fought on the side of the Communists?
China
South Korea
the United Nations
the United States
5
The Soviet Union set up the ____ in response to the US, UK, and French joining their sectors together.
Berlin Airlift
German Democratic Republic
Iron curtain
Berlin Blockade
6
USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
NATO
Marshall Plan
7
This term refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1946-1991.
Berlin airlift
containment
Cold War
Warsaw Pact
8
Both the United States and the Soviet Union joined this organization after WWII.
United Nations
Marshall Plan
Berlin airlift
NATO
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This action provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union
Berlin airlift
Truman Doctrine
containment
Marshall Plan
10
The Soviet satellite nations were members of this military alliance
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
CIA
NATO
11
When a ceasefire was signed ending the Korean War
a communist government was established in South Korea
North and South Korea were still divided
China gained control of the entire peninsula
Communist fears in the U.S were lifted
12
Containment refers to policies aimed toward
forcing Germany to pay war reparations
promoting free elections in Europe
restricting the spread of communism
maintaining international peace through the U.N.
13
This Wisconsin senator made charges of disloyalty/communist sympathies.
John Foster Dulles
Douglas MacArthur
Alger Hiss
Senator Joseph McCarthy
14
_____ was the leader of the Communists in China
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Syngman Rhee
15
"An attack on one is considered an attack on all".
HUAC
NASA
Warsaw Pact
NATO
16
Term for the imaginary line separating East (communist) from West (democratic) Europe.
Berlin Wall
Warsaw Pact
Maginot LIne
Iron Curtain
17
The Soviets blockaded in response to which of the following?
efforts by Western nations to divide Germany
the formation of NATO
the Marshall Plan
efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany
18
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK & US
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
NATO
19
Which of the following is true of US foreign policy after WWII?
All of these answers.
The US went to war to contain communism.
The US wanted to stop the spread of communism.
The US gave finanicial aid to prevent the spread of communism.
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What did the Marshall Plan do?
Allowed refugees to move to America
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
Tore down the Berlin Wall
Airlifted supplies into West Berlin
21
The Eisenhower Doctrine called for the containment of communism in...
South America
The Middle East
Asia
Europe
22
After the Korean War ended, North and South Korea...
remain divided to this day at the 38th parallel
none of these answers
were reunited under a Communist government
were reunited under a democratic government
23
The successful launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of
the arms race
nuclear proliferation
the Space Race
brinkmanship
24
Term for Eastern European nations that were associated with the Soviet Union.
NATO
United Nations
satellite nations
Cold War
25
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
North and South Korea
China and Taiwan
Korea and China
North and South China
26
In the 1940s, the ___________ investigated communism in the film industry.
The United Nations
Central Intelligence Agency
House Unamerican Activities Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
27
Which of the following programs did NOT provide financial aid to prevent the spread of communism?
NATO
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
28
His "doctrine" provided aid to postwar Turkey and Greece.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
29
In addition to his role in WWII, General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in
Guatemala
Korea
the Middle East
Hungary
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Why was General Douglas MacArthur from his command in Korea?
he wanted to deploy nuclear weapons
he was being investigated by Joseph McCarthy
he was accused of espionage
the US was losing the war
