Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted and executed for?

passing secrets about nuclear science to Soviets

In China’s civil war, the United States backed

the Nationalists, led by Jiang Jieshi.

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of

military alliances made for “collective security.”

How did General MacArthur misjudge the Chinese during the Korean War?

He didnt believe their warnings that they would enter war

In an attempt to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union

set up a total blockade of that section of the city.

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Ch. 12 Cold War Recap

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1
Kennedy immediately tried to prevent completion of missile bases in Cuba by a?
naval blockade
diplomatic treaty
trade boycott
military invasion
2
Who led exiles on an attempt to overthrow Castro in Cuba?
FBI
CIA
The Peace Corps
The Alliance for Progress
3
U.S. policy giving massive loans and grantsto Western Europe
NATO
Truman Doctrine
iron curtain
Marshall Plan
4
President Kennedy's flexible response strategy was intended to help the United States
increase nuclear testing.
respond to varied threats.
attract military recruits.
cut the military budget.
5
How did the American public view General MacArthur after PresidentTruman fired him?
They thought he was a traitor.
They saw him as a hero.
They were angry that he had miscalculated in the war.
They thought he should have retired.
6
Who first spoke of the “iron curtain”?
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Joseph Statlin
George Kennan
7
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted and executed for?
associating with Hollywood Ten
passing secrets about nuclear science to Soviets
Lying to HUAC
asserting their 5th Amendment rights
8
Why didn't Kennedy go public with how he made a deal with Kruschev that stopped the Cuban M.C.
He didn't make a deal... the Soviets just backed down
Didn't want world to know about his "hot line" with Kruschev
Didn't want to make the Soviets mad
Didn't want to make NATO mad
9
U.S. policy to limit communism
iron curtain
Truman Doctrine
containment
NATO
10
In China’s civil war, the United States backed
the Nationalists, led by Mao Zedong.
the Communists, led by Jiang Jieshi.
the Nationalists, led by Jiang Jieshi.
the Communists, led by Mao Zedong.
11
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed.
military alliances made for “collective security.”
military aggression during the Cold War.
failed attempts to make peace.
12
How did General MacArthur misjudge the Chinese during the Korean War?
He did not think they would use nuclear weapons.
He thought they would enter the war, but they did not.
He didnt believe their warnings that they would enter war
He thought they would be easy to defeat, but they were not.
13
In an attempt to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union
operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.
threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.
set up a total blockade of that section of the city.
demanded control of that section of the city.
14
North Korea was the first country since the Cold War to?
Declare war on the US
Ally with the newly formed Russian Federation and Putin
threaten the US with nukes
test nuclear weapons above ground
15
In the documentary of North Korea, we saw a propaganda video of what US city bombed & burning?
Los Angeles
New York
Boston
Chicago
16
The Korean War?
Was the first time the Soviets fought Americans in Cold War
Saw the use of the 3rd nuclear bomb ever in war
Technically is still going
Was the biggest proxy war during the Cold War

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