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CH 38-39 Cold War (Both Units)
CH 38-39 Cold War (Both Units)
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1
Who led the communists to victory in the 1949 Chinese civil war?
Chiang Kai-shek
Ho Chi Minh
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
2
In order to get around Stalin's blockade of Berlin, the US
carried out a complex system diplomatic negotiations
organized a prolonged airlift of supplies
dug a series of complicated tunnels
ignored the blockade and sent supplies by rail
3
Which was not an international organization founded after WWII who's goal was to maintain world peace?
United Nations
International Olympics Organization
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
4
The Hollywood Ten were investigated by which house committee?
The Committee for a Better America
House Committee for America
House Un-American Activities Committee
Committee to Preserve and Protect American Ideals
5
Churchill used this term to explain the ideological divide between Eastern and Western Europe
Berlin Wall
Cold War
DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Iron Curtain
6
As a direct result of WWII ______________________.
China became a communist state.
the Soviet Union and theUnited States immediately started fighting.
Germany was divided into East and West.
France took control of Vietnam.
7
The United States sometimes found itself supporting "bad leaders," simply because they were not communist.
False
True
8
The Big Three agreed to divide Berlin & Germany in four pieces at the Potsdam Conference.
True
False
9
U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars were direct results of the ________.
Marshall Plan.
Truman Doctrine.
policy of containment.
policy of deterrence.
10
Who was Ivy Mike?
The first Hydrogen Bomb
The leader of US forces in Korea
The state official who defined containment
The main radio host of Voice of America
11
Marshall Plan supported U.S. belief that communism was only successful in countries that __.
had weak economics & governments because of involvement in World War II.
were located close to the Soviet Union.
had no history of democracy.
faced economic problems.
12
The Soviet Union and the U.S. were in an Arms Race even though they were not directly fighting each other.
True
False
13
The hunt for 205 communist in the state department is known by which term?
MacCatrtherism
Containment
McCarthyism
Executive Order 9835
14
The Cold War not only divided the United States and the Soviet Union but also divided Europe.
True
False
15
During World War II the big three were the countries of the USA, UK, & USSR
False
True
16
What was the first area of conflict between Soviet and U.S. political ideals post World War II?
Vietnam
Turkey
Germany/Berlin
Korea
17
The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because _________.
the Soviet Union began developing nuclear weapons
the Marshall Plan failed to rebuild war-torn Europe.
Communists and Western capitalists distrusted each other.
the U.S. threatened to invade Soviet satellite states.
18
U.S. policy of containment was established to stop communism from spreading to other countries.
True
False
19
A founding principal of NATO & the Warsaw Pact is that an attack on one is an attack on all.
True
False
20
Since Communist leaders were "fanatically committed" to communism the US
needed to spend lots of money to win support, hearts, & minds.
could only hope to Contain it.
focused their energy on long term diplomatic solutions
knew they would need to use nuclear weapons to kill many people
21
The Cold War developed between the U. S. and the Soviet Union, after the end of WWI in 1945.
False
True
22
WWII left many European countries forced to align with either the United States due to ___________.
conflict between the countries of Greece and Turkey.
the U.S. and the Soviet Union making global decisions.
a devastated Europe not having any real power of its own & needing support.
a political rift within the countries in continental Europe.
23
After WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union ______________________
fought each other directly.
became fierce rivals due to conflicting political beliefs.
agreed to work with each other so another war did not occur.
formed NATO.
24
Mutually Assured Destruction led the Soviets and the U.S. to build a stockpile of massive weapons.
True
False
25
To keep people from fleeing the Communist East, the Soviets built the Berlin Blockade.
False
True
26
West Berlin was ___________________.
a city entirely surrounded by West German territory.
a city entirely surrounded by East German territory.
divided into French,British, American, and Soviet sectors.
divided into two sectors at the border of East/West Germany.
27
North and South Korea were divided along the
Yalu River
38th Parallel
36'30 Line
Demilitarized Zone
28
This iconic character was created to teach school kids how to "duck and cover."
Bert the Turtle
Jerry the Cat
Ty the Dog
Daffy the Duck
