What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Providing financial aid to help the economic recovery of European nations

How was the United States caught in the act of spying on the Soviet Union?

A U2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace.

What was the result of the Korean War?

North and South Korea remained as two separate countries

How did President Truman’s respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

He ordered an airlift to help the people of WestBerlin.

Senator Joseph McCarthy gained notoriety in the 1950s by…

Accusing members of the government and military of being Communists

What was the containment policy?

Keeping communism from expanding beyond its current borders

How were American students taught to deal with the threat of nuclear war?

To duck and cover under the nearest table or desk immediately.

After World War II, a cold war developed between what two remaining superpowers?

The Soviet Union and the United States

Who were the Hollywood Ten?

Screenwriters who were blacklisted after refusing to name communists

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1
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Providing financial aid to help the economic recovery of European nations
Providing industrial assistance to help Japan recover
Setting up a federal relief program for people in large cities
Setting up a relief program for farm owners and workers
2
What term was used to describe the alarm of communist influence in the United States?
Yellow Fever
Red Storm
Red scare
The Thin Blue Line
3
How was the United States caught in the act of spying on the Soviet Union?
A U2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace.
A high tech miniature submarine piloted sunk in Soviet waters.
Alan Shepherd’s secret space mission crash landed in Siberia
Chuck Yeager was arrested in the act of breakingin to Stalin’s office
4
What was the policy used by President Eisenhower to deal with the threat of communism?
Creating a new spy network
Massive Retaliation
Appeasement
Olive Branch
5
What was the result of the Korean War?
China took over all of Korea
A. Korea united and became communist.
North and South Korea remained as two separate countries
Korea united with a democratic government
6
What term was used to describe the division of Europe into communist and democratic sections?
Iron Curtain
Demilitarized Zone
Godless Communists
Freedom Zone
7
From 1950-1953 the United States fought an undeclared war to contain communism in
Cuba
China
Korea
Vietnam
8
Which former member of the FDR administration was accused of spying for the Soviet Union?
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Alger Hiss
9
What alliance did the US join to stand up to the threat of communist aggression in Europe?
NAFTA
Warsaw Pact
Axis Powers
NATO
10
How did President Truman’s respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
He asked congress to declare war on the SovietUnion
He ordered an airlift to help the people of WestBerlin.
A. He ordered a withdrawal of American personnel in orderto avoid war.
A. He ordered a blockade of Warsaw in retaliation.
11
The Rosenbergs sold secrets to what country?
Monaco
Mexico
New Zealand
Soviet Union
12
Senator Joseph McCarthy gained notoriety in the 1950s by…
Uncovering corruption in the White House
Accusing members of the government and military of being Communists
Leading the charge for civil rights legislation
Being executed for treason for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets
13
What was the containment policy?
Housingminorities in the inner cities
Keeping communism from expanding beyond its current borders
Removing Communists from theU.S. government
Reducing thesize of the armed forces
14
How were American students taught to deal with the threat of nuclear war?
To end school and go to the safety of their own home.
To do nothing since there was no way to protect themselves.
To duck and cover under the nearest table or desk immediately.
To get out of the building immediately so it would not fall on them.
15
After World War II, a cold war developed between what two remaining superpowers?
Great Britain and China
China and the United States
The Soviet Union and the United States
Great Britain and the United States
16
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
Screenwriters who were blacklisted after refusing to name communists
The first people to have stars placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A group of actors who worked to expose communist activities in Hollywood
Screenwriters who wrote movies celebrating communist activity
17
What new weapon was developed in the 1950s, making the threat of nuclear war even more terrifying?
Lasers based in space
Mustard gas
Radon gas bombs
Hydrogen bombs

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