Crash Course #37

Question 1

Some domestic investments in the US as a result of the Cold War went to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 2

At the end of WWII, the USSR encouraged the creation of pro-communist governments in...

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 3

Who was responsible for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961?

Accepted Answer

Stalin

Question 4

The government report in 1950, stated that the goals of containment were what?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 5

Who was the leader of the Soviets at the beginning of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin

Question 6

The American Medical Association dubbed the Fair deal as what?

Accepted Answer

socialized medicine

Question 7

In general, Soviets adhered to which religion?

Accepted Answer

Athiesm

Question 8

Which doctrine supported, "Freedom loving peoples against Communist threats."

Accepted Answer

A and D

Question 9

Which security apparatus was not formed due to the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

American Security Agency

Question 10

The first real test to the United States policy of containment came from where?

Accepted Answer

A and C

Question 11

By the end of 1950, which was an established contour of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A and B

Question 12

The Cold War was a war on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 13

When did Germany officially split into two nations?

Accepted Answer

1949

Question 14

Which was not a key contributor to the "arms race"?

Accepted Answer

Liberalism

Question 15

Which was not a reason the United States had an advantage over the USSR?

Accepted Answer

the United States still maintained open trade with the USSR

Question 16

What natural resource has kept the United States interested in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 17

Which plan sought to rid the economic instability that provided fertile fields for communism?

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 18

What strengthened communism in France and Italy triggering the enactment of the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

harsh winter

Question 19

The Fair Deal, proposed by Truman, would have enacted what changes?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 20

Who was not responsible for giving the Soviets top secret information regarding nuclear weapons

Accepted Answer

Robert Falkman

Question 21

What did congress approve in order to set up a speedy evacuation if there was a nuclear war?

Accepted Answer

interstate highway system

Question 22

Marshall intended for the Marshall Plan to be directed at what?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 23

The words "under god" in the Pledge of Allegiance serve to show resistance to what?

Accepted Answer

communism

Question 24

What was done to address the fact that the capital of Germany, Berlin, was in East Germany?

Accepted Answer

Berlin was divided into East and West

Question 25

How did the Americans respond to Stalin cutting off the roads to West Berlin?

Accepted Answer

11 month airlift

Question 26

At the end of WWII, which best describes Germany?

Accepted Answer

divided

Question 27

What was the major reason the soviets were able to develop nuclear weapons so quickly?

Accepted Answer

espionage

Question 28

Which happened in 1948?

Accepted Answer

none of the above

Question 29

Which did not contribute to the increase in the fear of communism?

Accepted Answer

none of the above

Question 30

The almost dictator of Japan, General Douglas MacArthur was responsible for what?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 31

Which was a world superpower at the beginning of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A,B, and C

Question 32

True or False, Harry Truman was a fan of containment?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

When did the Cold War era end?

Accepted Answer

1990

Question 34

When did the Cold War era begin?

Accepted Answer

1945

Question 35

What dollar amount did the United States send to Greece and Turkey as aid against communism?

Accepted Answer

$400 million

Question 36

What words were added to the the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954?

Accepted Answer

under god

Question 37

How did the Cold War acquire its name?

Accepted Answer

there was no actual armed fighting

Question 38

The United States responded to the Soviet communist threat with its theory of what?

Accepted Answer

containment

Question 39

The 1951 trial of Dennis v. United States found that what?

Accepted Answer

being a communist leader is a crime

Question 40

In 1947, Truman's loyalty review system required government employees to prove they were what?

Accepted Answer

patriotic

Crash Course #37

Questions 40

Crash Course #37

Questions 40