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