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Ch. 15 - Cold War
The Truman Doctrine resulted in
The Long Telegram resulted in
Ch. 15 - Cold War
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Ch. 15 - Cold War
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The Long Telegram resulted in
the Marshall Plan
the Berlin airlift
the containment policy
the establishment of the CIA
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The Truman Doctrine resulted in
the Red Scare
a pledge to fight communism
the rearming of West Germany
the economic recovery of Europe
3
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with
plotting to overthrow the US
being Communist Party members
planning acts of terrorism
passing atomic secrets to the Soviets
4
When the US, GB, and FR merged their zones in GER, the USSR responded by
blockading West Berlin
threatening to declare war
organizing a military alliance
building the Berlin Wall
5
The Egyptians seized control of the Suez Canal in order to
expel Western influences from their country
assure their own national security
use the canal's profits to pay for a dam
assure access to the canal for their ally, the Soviet Union
6
After the Chinese civil war, Communist China became a member o the United Nations
False
True
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According to the Long Telegram, communism could not be beaten without going to war
False
True
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Joseph McCarthy never showed the list he said he had of known Communists in the govt
False
True
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When did the US commit itself to maintaining peace in Europe?
1952 Britain produces an atomic bomb
1953 Stalin dies
1949 NATO established
1948 Berlin Airlift begins
10
Eisenhower's defense policy resulted in significant cuts in military spending.
True
False
11
Truman's first meeting with USSR Molotov marked a shift in USSR-US relations b/c
Truman gave in to most USSR demands
Molotov gave in to most of Truman's demands
each official approached the other country cautiously
Truman strongly confronted Molotov
12
Many American officials believed that the Depression had caused WWII
True
False
13
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
keep Communist countries weak
help Germany form a new govt
help Western Europe recover
punish Germany for WWII
14
Truman told Stalin about the atomic bomb at the Yalta Conference
True
False
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General MacArthur wanted to use the atomic bomb against China during the Korean War
True
False
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Popular support for Joseph McCarthy began to fade when
the Senate censured him
millions watched him bully witnesses in TV hearings
he began to accuse popular film stars
he could not produce the list he said he had of known COM
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UN troops in Korea were driven back across the 38th parallel in an attack by
the US
South Korea
the USSR
China
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The Eisenhower Doctrine gave the President the authority to
provide aid to Egypt for public works projects
spread pan-Arabism to the nations of the Middle East
use armed force to help ME nations resist Communism
withdraw troops from West Berlin
19
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan shared the common goal of
providing reparations to the USSR
defeating Germany
containing communism
helping European nations recover from the war
20
During the Cold War, there was solid evidence of Soviet espionage
True
False
21
To prevent Communist revolutions in developing countries, Eisenhower used
embargoes
massive retaliation
covert operations
brinkmanship
22
Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy that began his witch hunt by
urging the HUAC to hold open hearings
accusing Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy
saying that the had a list of Communist employed by the govt
saying that there were spies in the US Army
23
American troops are still based in Korea today
True
False
24
NATO formed for the purpose of
spreading democracy
promoting free trade among members
settling international disputes
mutual defense
25
Truman's loyalty review program calmed public fears that Communists had infiltrated the govt
True
False
26
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish govt by USSR if Stalin agreed to
allow Poland to trade with the West
give up his demand for reparations from Germany
allow free enterprise in Poland
hold free elections there as soon as possible
27
The purpose of Project Venona was to
spread anti-Communist propaganda
uncover Communists in the US
crack the Soviet spy code
develop the atomic bomb
28
Truman fired MacArthur because
MacArthur demanded Truman's approval to expand the war
MacArthur ignored Truman's command to invade China
MacArthur wanted to withdraw American troops from China
MacArthur's mistakes caused his forces to lose the Inchon
29
The McCarran Act
required all govt employees to sign a loyalty oath
allowed arrest of Communists in case of national emergency
authorize use of wiretaps to uncover suspected Communists
imposed death penalty on anyone convicted of espionage
30
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to
help GER's economy to recover
allow free elections in Germany
divide Germany among the four Allied powers
allow half of GER to be communist and other half democratic
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Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
world economic recovery
world peace
American prosperity
containment
