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Chapter 12 - US History - Cold War
Chapter 12 - US History - Cold War
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war to achieve specific goals rather than the total defeat of the enemy
limited war
arms race
total war
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American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
Harry Truman
George Kennan
Douglas MacArthur
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American convicted & executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets
Julius Rosenberg
George Kennan
Harry Truman
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term used to describe extreme, reckless charges
arms race
McCarthyism
limited war
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What was the outcome of the civil war in China?
Communists led by Mao Zedong defeated the Nationalists
With USA funding, Jiang Jieshir defeated the communists
The conflict moved to Taiwan where Jiang Jieshi won
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general in command of US forces in the Korean War
MacArthur
Washington
Eisenhower
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In the Korean War, United Nations foreces
fought with communist N Korea against the USA and S Korea
remained neutral; they were peacekeepers
fought together with US troops against North Korea
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J. Robert Oppenheimer & Albert Einstein were against the development of a hydrogen bomb because
thought it would lead to an arms race
were against all war and military spending
were afraid the Soviets would invent something more powerful
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The House Committee on Un-American Activities was created in 1938 to investigate activities of
communists
communists, fascists, and Nazis
fascists and Nazis
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endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons
arms race
Red Scare
limited war
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fear of communists both outside and within USA
Red Scare
Eisenhower Doctrine
satellite state
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What was an unintended consequence of secret CIA operations in Iran (1953) & Guatemala (1954)?
economic dependence on the United States
long-term resentment of the United States
religious extremism in government
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having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war
arms race
limited war
mutually assured destruction
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Why was the conflict between the USSR & the USA described as a "Cold" war?
It was "cold" because it wasn't significant or important
The 2 sides didn't engage directly in military conflict
The Soviet Union has a very cold climate
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Weaker country under the control of a stronger country
satellite state
first world country
third world country
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Which country was the first to begin accumulating nuclear weapons?
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
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US policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism
Trump Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
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Which statement best summarizes the trends on the chart?
1945-1996 number of nuclear weapons increased then decreased
X
X
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At what earlier period in US history,before WWII, had there been a Red Scare?
1898 during the Spanish-American War
1865-1877 during Reconstruction in the South
1917-1920 after the Russian Revolution
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What best describes the underlying cause of the Cold War?
basic political & economice differences between USA & USSR
Soviet anger at the US for interfering in Greece & Turkey
remaining anger of enemies on the opposing side of WWII
