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Why did Truman reject MacArthur's plan to explain the war into the Asian mainland?
Truman didn't want people to think MacArthur ordered him to!
Truman wanted an unconditional surrender from North Korea
Truman didn't want another world war
American public was suspicious of him
2
What incident in late 1950s caused a recurrence of hard feelings between US and Soviet Union?
Korean War
Suez Crisis
CIA's covert operation in Guatemala
Crashing of an American spy plane in the Soviet Union
3
Where did Chinese Nationalists set up a government after their defeat by the communists?
Taiwan
South Korea
Soviet Union
North Korea
4
Who served as one of the first U.S. delegates to the United Nations?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mr. Young
George C. Marshall
Harry Truman
5
What European problem did the Marshall Plan address?
The attempt by the S.U. to develop atomic weapons
An economic, social and political collapse in Europe
Soviet pressure on Turkey to give up control of Med. Sea
British abandonment of economic and military aid to Greece
6
Who succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union?
Donald Trump
Andrei Sakharov
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
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Who gave the "Iron Curtain" speech on March 5th, 1946?
Truman
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
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In 1952, Eisenhower defeated this man to become the President of the United States. His name is
Stevenson
Stalin
Truman
Nixon
9
A possible outcome of Secretary Dulles' strategy of brinkmanship is __________________.
Nuclear war between US and Soviets
an alliance between US and Soviets
CIA playing a greater role in containing Communism abroad
US involvement in the Korean War
10
An iron curtain descended upon Europe refers to the ____________________.
desire of the Greeks to fight for their freedom
division between the rich and poor countries of Europe
Soviet Union shooting down a U-2 spy plane
split in Europe between free and communist countries
11
The German's war crimes trials were held where?
Potsdam
Nuremberg
Berlin
Munich
12
What was the primary focus of the people who work for the Central Intelligence Agency?
Overthrowing foreign governments
Gathering information
spying
Identify terrorists
13
What did General MacArthur propose after the Chinese entered the Korean War?
The impeachment of President Truman
A major rebuilding program for South Korea
Peace talks with the Koreans
All-out war against the Chinese
14
As a response to the formation of NATO, the Soviet Union _________________.
Formed it's own military alliance called the Warsaw Pact
Pledged to defend Western Europe from an attack
Gave massive military aid to Western Europe
Stationed troops in nine Western European nations
15
The leader of the Communist forces who took over in China was ____________.
Zhou Enlai
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh
16
How did President Eisenhower bring an end to the Korean War?
Suggested that he might let Korea unite again
Promised to help rebuild North Korea
Hinted that he might use nuclear weapons
Agreed to accept the Communists as legal rulers of China
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What is the United Nations?
an international organization formed to preserve peace
a plot to get revenge on the Germans
a group created to hold war crimes trials
a project to scale back the development of nuclear weapons
