The goal of Stalin following WWII?

Germany weak, broken, and divided

This is the main cause of the Cold War?

Conflicting ideologies of the US and USSR

What caused the Korean War in 1950?

The invasion of South Korea by North Korea

What is the United Nations (UN)?

International organization created after WWII to promote peace & goodwill

How did the Soviet Union respond to NATO?

creating the Warsaw Pact, an alliance with its Eastern Europe allies

This defines containment during the begining of the Cold War?

The prevention & spread of communism beyond its existing borders

Why did the US not like the result of the Chinese Civil War?

Mao Zedong's Communist forces won

What did the Domino Theory state?

if one nation fell to communism then its neighbors would too

The Marshall Plan was to accomplish this...

Give economic aid to Europe to rebuild economies and infrastructures

How did the arms race impact the Cold War?

Escalated tensions between the US and USSR resulting in MAD.

What was the Berlin Airlift?

Western planes flew in food and supplies to Berlin over a Soviet blockade

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The goal of Stalin following WWII?
The entire European continent becoming satalite nations of the USSR
freedom and civil rights to the Soviets
Eastern Europe as free states
Germany weak, broken, and divided
2
This is the main cause of the Cold War?
A conflicting struggle for control over China
Conflicting ideologies of the US and USSR
Conflicting control over natural resources in Europe
Conflicting negotiations over trade agreements
3
What caused the Korean War in 1950?
The signing of the armistice between North and South Korea
The invastion of South Korea by the Soviet Union
The invasion of South Korea by North Korea
The assassination of South Korean President Syngman Rhee
4
The committee that had hearings about Communists in government & entertainment was known by the acronym?
AARP
NAACP
HUAC
ACLU
5
What is the United Nations (UN)?
A plan to divide Germany into occupation zones
International organization created after WWII to promote peace & goodwill
Military alliance between the United States and Eastern European countries
Military alliance between the United States and Western European countries
6
The military alliance formed by the US and its Western European allies in 1949?
UN
NATO
OPEC
HUAC
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How did the Soviet Union respond to NATO?
focusing more on its expansion of Asia
creating the Warsaw Pact, an alliance with its Eastern Europe allies
By declaring war on the United States
By trying to join NATO
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This defines containment during the begining of the Cold War?
The prevention & spread of communism beyond its existing borders
To establish democracy around the world
A worldwide US led democracy in every nation
Support of anti-Soviet insurgencies in Eastern Europe
9
This Wisconsin Senator claimed he had valid proof of Communists in the US government.
Kevin McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Charlie McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
10
Why did the US not like the result of the Chinese Civil War?
Jiang Jieshi's Capitalist forces won
The Khmer Rouge forces won
Mao Zedong's Communist forces won
Ho Chi Minh's Communist forces won
11
What did the Domino Theory state?
if one nation fell to communism then its neighbors would too
if U.S. did't enter the Korean War, then the Soviets would win the Cold War
China would control Vietnam when it gained its independence
if U.S. entered the Korean War then all Asian nations would turn on them
12
The Marshall Plan was to accomplish this...
Give economic aid to Europe to rebuild economies and infrastructures
establish a system of alliances between European countries and the US
Conduct propaganda campaigns to promote anti-communist sentiment
Provide military assistance to countries threatened by communism
13
What future US leader made headlines for himself by investigating Alger Hiss?
George Bush
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
14
During the Korean War, this country prevented the U.S./U.N. from taking over the entire peninsula?
India
Pakistan
China
USSR
15
Who replaced Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union?
Leonid Brezhnev
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
16
What city in East Germany was divided Democratic and Communist?
Berlin
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Munich
17
This, announced by Harry Truman in 1947, hoped to stop Soviet expansion & influence around the world?
The Berlin Airlift
The Truman Doctrine
The Roosevelt Corollary
The Marshall Plan
18
This couple was found guilty of giving sensitive materials to the Soviets and were later executed
The Katzenbergs
The Steinbergs
The Rosenblatts
The Rosenbergs
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How did the arms race impact the Cold War?
It resulted in the dismantling of both countries' nuclear arsenals
It had no significant impact on the Cold War
Escalated tensions between the US and USSR resulting in MAD.
Increased cooperation and trust between the US and the USSR
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What was the Berlin Airlift?
A new, modern airport was built in Berlin with Marshall Plan money
Evacuating Germans from West Berlin to West Germany
Western planes flew in food and supplies to Berlin over a Soviet blockade
the Soviets established an aircraft center in Berlin after World War II

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