Ch.25 Cold War + the Fair Deal USH

Question 1

What was the racial landscape like African Americans following WWII?

Accepted Answer

Civil rights leaders expressed dangers of bigotry by referring to Nazi's

Question 2

Given the events of the Korean War and the fear of Soviet expansionism, where did Truman send troops to assist France?

Accepted Answer

South East Asia

Question 3

________ was formed in 1949 to deter the Soviet Union from expanding into Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 4

What did the Taft-Hartley Labor Act do?

Accepted Answer

Allowed Congress to curb the power of unions

Question 5

By 1947, HUAC claimed that __________ was a "hotbed of Communism.

Accepted Answer

Hollywood

Question 6

Who was the Supreme Commander of UN Forces during the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

General MacArthur

Question 7

Who compared the boundary between Eastern and Western Europe as the "Iron Curtain"?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 8

What strategy did George F. Kennan suggest to deter Soviet expansionism?

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 9

What best desribes harships faced by President Truman?

Accepted Answer

combating the expansion of the Soviet Union and assisting Europe recover.

Question 10

In what way did the Soviets violate the Yalta Conference?

Accepted Answer

They occupied Eastern Europe and without giving free elections

Question 11

What was the US response to the Soviet blockade of Western Berlin?

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Airlift

Question 12

The crisis in these two countries led to the Truman Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

Greece and Turkey

Question 13

What best describes Truman's legacy as President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

He helped open the door for the "military inustrial complex"

Question 14

What led to increased tensions during the early years of the Cold War in 1949?

Accepted Answer

The Soviets detonated a nuclear bomb

Question 15

How did Truman establish US foreign policy for the 40 years following his presidency?

Accepted Answer

He stressed the "domino theory" which led to aggressive strategy

Question 16

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to _______.

Accepted Answer

Play Major League Baseball

Question 17

What did Stalin do in an effort to force the US out of Berlin?

Accepted Answer

He ordered a blockade on Western Berlin

Question 18

Who was arrested and eventually executed for being a part in a Soviet spy ring?

Accepted Answer

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Question 19

One of the "Hollywood Ten", Arthur Miller wrote _________.

Accepted Answer

The Cricible

Question 20

Who initially supported North Korea with weapons during the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union

Question 21

Why weren't the Soviets worried about the United States nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

They were spying on US neuclear development and were making their own bombs

Question 22

What was invovled in Truman's "Fair Deal"?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights, education assistance, and employment benefits

Question 23

What was the assistance program that gave financial and technical support to Europe following WWII?

Accepted Answer

The Marshall Plan

Question 24

What nation attacked UN forces with 500,000 "volunteers" when they invaded North korea?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 25

What gave educational and employment benefits to returning soldiers of WWII?

Accepted Answer

The Service Readjustment Act

Question 26

Who was the Wisconsin Senator that falsey accused hundreds of Americans of communist activities?

Accepted Answer

Joesph McCarthy

Question 27

Where did the Chinese Nationist government flee to during the communist revolution?

Accepted Answer

Taiwan

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