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1
Who was defeated in the Chinese civil War despite 2 billion dollars in aid from the U.S.?
Nationalists
Communists
Soviets
socialists
2
General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
was not a vital American interest.
should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.
should be extended into a war against China.
should be limited to Korea.
3
Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?
United States
France
Soviet Union
Britain
4
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
collective security.
isolationism.
free trade.
appeasement.
5
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
North and South Korea.
Korea and China.
North and South China.
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
6
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
the United Nations
Souht Korea
China
the United States
7
Although Mao won the hearts of Chinese peasants, he failed to win U.S. support because he
was corrupt.
was a Nationalist.
had cooperated with Japan during World War II.
was a Communist.
8
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
An atomic bomb
construction of the Berlin Wall
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
9
What is best kknown for investigating communism in the film industry?
HUAC
The CIA
The UN
NATO
10
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?
by exploding an atomic bomb
by firing satellite into space.
by exploding a hydrogen bomb
By forming NATO
11
What principle was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) based on?
collective security
free trade
isolationism
appeasement
12
What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?
containing Communism
destroying U.S. plans for the Hydrogen Bomb
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
aiding the launch of Sputnik
13
Who appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict?
Nationalists
North Korean
South Koreans
Communists
14
After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Spain
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
15
Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?
NATO
HUAC
The UN
The CIA
16
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Space race
Berlin airlift
17
Who was the leader of the Communists in China?
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim Il Sung
18
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
States
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
Satellite Nations
19
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Deliver Poland to the West
Stop the spread of communism
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Jumpstart Europe's economy
20
Since the the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?
containment
McCarthyism
infiltration
brinkmanship
21
Who was the leader of the communists in China?
Kim II Sung
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Syngman Rhee
22
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
reunification of East and West Germany
construction of the Berlin wall
German development of the atomic bomb
23
The first satellite launched into space was
NCC-1701
Apollo II
Sputnik
Discovery
24
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
United Nations
25
The Hollywood ten were ordered to go to prison because they were convicted of
being communists.
being communist sympathizers.
leaking top secret material to the press.
being in contempt of court.
