A reason the US became involved in the Middle East following World War 2?

Prevent Arab nations coming under Soviet influence.

The Berlin airlift was President Truman's response to the:

Soviet blockade of West Berlin.

How did the USSR react to the Marshall Plan?

Refused to participate in the plan.

What did Pres. Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?

Support nations resisting Soviet control.

Which of the following best describes satellite nations?

Nations dominated by the Soviet Union.

The HUAC charged numerous Hollywood figures with:

Being sympathetic to Communist ideas.

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Unit 5 - Cold War #2

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1
A reason the US became involved in the Middle East following World War 2?
To limit Jewish immigration.
Discourage the founding of a Jewish homeland.
To overthrow dictatorships in Arab nations.
Prevent Arab nations coming under Soviet influence.
2
The Berlin airlift was President Truman's response to the:
Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
German development of the atomic bomb.
Reunification of East and West Germany.
Construction of the Berlin wall.
3
The abiltiy to come the verge of war without actually going to war was:
The blacklist.
Brinkmanship.
The arms race.
The Truman Doctrine.
4
Pres Truman's Fed Employee Loyalty Program and Sen. McCarthy's hearings aimed to:
Find ways to save China from communists.
Expose Communists in the US.
Fight discrimination in government jobs.
Defend American's civil liberties.
5
The stuggle between the US and USSR to gain weapons superiority was:
Brinkmanship
The arms race
Contianment
The Marshall Plan
6
Policy of making the military so strong that no enemy would dare attack.
Contianment.
The Truman Doctrine.
Brinkmanship.
Deterrence.
7
In response to the formation of NATO, the Soviet Union:
Left the United Nations.
Created the Warsaw Pact.
Ended the Berlin airlift.
Joined the Marshall Plan.
8
How did the USSR react to the Marshall Plan?
Created a defense alliance.
Offered own plan with no strings attached.
Refused to participate in the plan.
Offered to share the costs with the US.
9
What did Pres. Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?
Support nations resisting Soviet control.
To enforce the policy of brinkmanship.
To reject the policy of containment.
To fight hunger anywhere in the world.
10
Made Americans realize the USSR could reach any US city in mere minutes and destroy it.
The U-2 incident.
The Sputnik launch.
Berlin Blockade.
The first test of a Soviet atomic bomb.
11
In 1946 ______ proclaimed that an "iron curtain" had fallen across Europe.
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
12
What does the term "McCarthyism" mean?
To tirelessly hunt for communist spies.
To hunt for witches hidden in your community.
In favor of using atomic bombs to uphold beliefs.
To accuse without proof.
13
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the priciple of:
Containment
Free trade
Collective security
Capitalism
14
Which of the following best describes satellite nations?
Nations in debt to the United States.
Nations dominated by the Soviet Union.
Nations that belonged to NATO.
Nations capable of launching missiles.
15
The HUAC charged numerous Hollywood figures with:
Promoting Nazism.
Avoiding the issue of racism.
Being sympathetic to Communist ideas.
Spying for the Soviet Union.

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