Which statement about the role of possible atomic war in the 1950s is NOT true?

US-USSR rivalry didn't threaten the safety of western Europe

Which foreign policy decision by President Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

providing military aid to Greece and Turkey

was leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Iron Curtain was...

the figurative divide between Western and Eastern Europe

All of the following were nuclear treaties signed by the US and USSR during the Cold War EXCEPT

Treaty on the Reduction of Nuclear Weapons (TRT)

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when

the US discovered that the USSR put nuclear weapons in Cuba

In the incident at the Bay of Pigs, the United States

failed to overthrow Fidel Castro with a CIA-backed invasion

John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier focused on

creating a new era of scientific and social progress

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization... (this is a different question so shut it)

solidified ties between the US and western European allies

The Soviets launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, led to the creation of

National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)

The term detente has been used to describe President Nixon’s

foreign policy to ease tensions between the U.S. China &USSR

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...

is still our strongest military alliance today.

President Kennedy’s main strategy in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis was

imposing a naval blockade around Cuba to resolve the crisis

Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean War?

The policy of containment also applied in Asia

The period between 1945-1950 began a 40-year era of

rivalry with communism and the Soviet Union

A major effect of the Marshall Plan was

strengthens the econ relationship b/w the US and west Europe

During the Eisenhower administration, US policy for a Soviet attack on Europe called for

massive nuclear retaliation against the USSR

A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Eisenhower Doctrine was to

carry out US policy of preventing the spread of communism

The United Nations was formed in order to

to ensure world peace and security

One of the pitfalls of the U.S. policy of containment was that it

often caused America to support undemocratic regimes

Secretary Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika ultimately led to:

the collapse of the Soviet Union

The United Nations...

promotes economic opportunities and world peace.

President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

created an expensive plan based on super-lasers & satellites

The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to:

use U.S. economic power to help nations resist communism

made some positive reforms for Cuba, but ended up a dictator

Developments in foreign relations in the late 1980’s included:

relatively peaceful revolutions ending USSR control of Euro

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1
Which statement about the role of possible atomic war in the 1950s is NOT true?
US-USSR rivalry didn't threaten the safety of western Europe
both the US and USSR developed the powerful hydrogen bomb
rivalry between the US and USSR produced a long arms race
environ and health problems emerged cause of nuclear testing
2
Which foreign policy decision by President Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan
relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
recognizing the new nation of Israel
providing military aid to Greece and Turkey
3
Nikita Khrushchev...
was an important KGB spy in the United States during the 60s
created moderate reforms that led to the end of the USSR.
led the Soviet Union just like Stalin did.
was leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis
4
The Iron Curtain was...
literally the Berlin Wall
the blanket that Stalin famously gave prisoners in gulags
Kennedy's policy toward Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis
the figurative divide between Western and Eastern Europe
5
All of the following were nuclear treaties signed by the US and USSR during the Cold War EXCEPT
Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
Treaty on the Reduction of Nuclear Weapons (TRT)
6
The Cuban Missile Crisis began when
the United States refused to back rebel forces in Hungary
the US discovered that the USSR put nuclear weapons in Cuba
President Johnson escalated the use of ground troops in Asia
USS Maddox was hit by Communist fire in the Gulf of Tonkin
7
In the incident at the Bay of Pigs, the United States
toppled the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem
showed that its policy regarding communism was now tolerant
threatened to use nukes against Communists in southeast Asia
failed to overthrow Fidel Castro with a CIA-backed invasion
8
Who of the following was NOT a president during the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan
Harry S Truman
Bill Clinton
Dwight D Eisenhower
9
John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier focused on
rebuilding the nation’s transportation infrastructure
providing tax breaks for poor Americans
reforming the nation’s medical system
creating a new era of scientific and social progress
10
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization... (this is a different question so shut it)
continued the US’ tradition of not entangling alliances
solidified ties between the US and western European allies
consisted only of the United States, England, and Germany
strengthened political ties but did not address the military
11
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the US to deal with the
spread of communism
national debt
arms race
President’s political opposition
12
The Soviets launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, led to the creation of
National Security Council (NSC)
the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
13
The term detente has been used to describe President Nixon’s
threat to use nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War
psychological state in the last years of his president
foreign policy to ease tensions between the U.S. China &USSR
illegal wiretapping of alleged enemies of his administration
14
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...
was not important during the Cold War.
provided money, but no actual weapons to Western Europe.
is still our strongest military alliance today.
Did not include West Germany to punish them after WWII.
15
President Kennedy’s main strategy in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis was
to not tell the public about the threat
sending more troops to face Communists on the 17th parallel
imposing a naval blockade around Cuba to resolve the crisis
ordering the construction of new Jupiter missiles in Turkey
16
Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean War?
The US people will support US participation in any war
The policy of containment also applied in Asia
US cooperation with a wartime ally ends when the war ends
UN econ sanctions are more effective than military action
17
The period between 1945-1950 began a 40-year era of
an American economy that never experienced a recession
Republican presidencies
rivalry with communism and the Soviet Union
unchecked legal segregation
18
A major effect of the Marshall Plan was
strengthens the econ relationship b/w the US and west Europe
the political downfall of President Truman
the communist movement in western Europe gained momentum
American people never supported the philosophy of the plan
19
During the Eisenhower administration, US policy for a Soviet attack on Europe called for
intense negotiations mediated by the United Nations
massive nuclear retaliation against the USSR
response with conventional military forces
Europe to defend itself, with the US supplying financial aid
20
A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Eisenhower Doctrine was to
provide medical aid to Latin American nations
carry out US policy of preventing the spread of communism
insure the survival of newly independent nations
limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons
21
Which Soviet leader instituted the political openness of glasnost?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
22
Who was the president who refused to tolerate a containment of the communism?
Kennedy
Truman
Reagan
Nixon
23
The United Nations was formed in order to
to ensure world peace and security
provide development loans for the Soviet Union
ease economic tensions between capitalists and communists
allow the U.S. to be isolationist in its foreign policy
24
One of the pitfalls of the U.S. policy of containment was that it
often caused America to support undemocratic regimes
closed American markets in western Europe
weakened relations with Great Britain
caused a debilitating recession in the mid-1960’s
25
Secretary Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika ultimately led to:
coming to a resolution about the Cuban Missile Crisis
the construction of the Berlin Wall
the collapse of the Soviet Union
an increase in tension between the Soviet Union and the US
26
The United Nations...
played no role in solving the Cuban Missile Crisis.
promotes economic opportunities and world peace.
did not exist during the Cold War.
does not exist any longer.
27
President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
was opposed by heads of the defense industry
was defeated in the House of Representatives
emphasized the use of traditional weapons rather than nukes
created an expensive plan based on super-lasers & satellites
28
The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to:
regulate the banks in hopes of avoiding another depression
support all nationalist movements across the globe
continue support for more labor and social welfare reforms
use U.S. economic power to help nations resist communism
29
Fidel Castro...
rejected aid and weapons from the Soviet Union
had a very good relationship with President Kennedy.
did not like Communism
made some positive reforms for Cuba, but ended up a dictator
30
Developments in foreign relations in the late 1980’s included:
emergence of a strong isolationist foreign policy by the US
relatively peaceful revolutions ending USSR control of Euro
a heightening of the Cold War and the arms race
President Bush’s aggressive verbal attacks on Gorbachev

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