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Chapter 25 The Cold War
Chapter 25 The Cold War
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1
Who is Eisenhower's Secretary of State who helps him announce the policy of massive retaliation
Richard Young
George Marshall
George Kennan
John Dulles
2
While Truman pushes for limited war, MacArthur hopes to win the war using __ __:
Increased Forces
Nuclear Weaponry
Total War
Massive Retaliation
3
Who "wins" the Space Race?
USSR
US
4
During the arms race, schools began following a policy of:
Doomsday Preparation
Duck and Cover
Sheltering
Fallout Precautions
5
Kennan's study provided a blueprint for the American policy of:
Mutually Assured Destruction
Containment
Aid
Massive Retaliation
6
Who gave the "Iron Curtain" speech?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
George Attlee
Harry Truman
7
Who were the creators of Sputnik?
The US
The USSR
8
At which conference were there disagreements over free elections in Poland,Bulgaria and Romania
Yalta 1945
Potsdam 1945
9
The first human spaceflight program in the US included astronauts named the Mercury __:
Seven
Orbit
Team
Project
10
The main jobs given to the CIA in the 1950s was to:
Install new governments in possible satellite states
Protect information about the Arms Race
Investigate Un-American activities
Gain intelligence on the USSR
11
Satellite states are?
Politically & economically influenced by another country
Directly bordering the USSR
Working as US intelligence spies
Technilogically advanced countries
12
Which nation intervenes in the Korean War to aid North Korea?
China
USSR
Taiwan
France
13
After the US learns the USSR has tested their first atomic bomb, Truman orders production of a:
Lithium Bomb
Hydrogen Bomb
Atomic Bomb
Explosive Bomb
14
One aim of the Truman Doctrine was to give __ in aid to Turkey and Greece:
1 billion
400 million
300 million
400 trillion
15
When Europe divided into two blocs, the Eastern Bloc was:
Communist
Democratic
16
In response to the formation of NATO in 1949, the USSR created:
CNU
The Soviet Federation
SEATO
The Warsaw Pact
17
After being convicted, what punishment did Alger Hiss face?
Death
Prison
18
Which President addressed Congress, stating the need to put space exploration as a top priority
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
19
What year does the Korean War end?
1955
1952
1954
1953
20
What year did the Soviet's launch their first artificial satellite?
1958
1956
1957
1959
21
Which Act was used to detain citizens who teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the gov't?
Loyalty Act
Un-American Act
Riot Act
Smith Act
22
The HUAC investigations of Hollywood set the stage for:
McCarthyism
Reduced censorship
Investigations into more media sources
Public uproar and riots
23
How were the HUAC investigations different from the Federal Employee Loyalty investigations?
HUAC investigations led to trials
HUAC investigations were less publicized
HUAC investigations were implemented second
HUAC investigations could be done on any citizen
24
Which Chinese leader was supported by the USSR?
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
25
Korea was divided along the __ parallel:
8th
20th
38th
30th
26
Who wrote the "Sources of Soviet Conduct"
George Kennan
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
George Marshall
27
In 1956, there were uprisings in Poland and __:
Guatemala
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Iran
28
Who stages a counterattack on North Korean forces?
Chester Nimitz
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
29
George Kennan believed that the Soviets wanted to engage in outright conflict:
False
True
30
What year do North Korean troops invade South Korea?
1949
1952
1950
1947