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1
Who became president upon the death of FDR?
Eisenhower
JFK
Truman
LBJohnson
2
Which leader did the US back in the Chinese Civil War?
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Sun Yat-sen
Hirohito
3
Which of the following started the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
US invaded Korean air space
China invaded Korea
4
Which of the following was true about the Truman Doctrine?
Truman promised to divide Germany into 4 zones
Truman offered military help fighting Chinese in Korean War
It dealt with Britain and France
Truman offered aid to any nation resisting communism
5
Which city became the capital of West Germany?
Potsdam
Bonn
Berlin
Munich
6
Which of the following was not a "satellite nation" i n the Soviet bloc?
Albania
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Italy
7
Which of the following describes containment?
US should allow communism to only expand into two countries
US should force communism to its pre1945 borders
US should keep communism within present borders
US should not intervene in advancement of communism
8
Which of the following was true about the Strategic Defense Initiative?
It was implemented in 1992
It forced Soviet Union to tear down Berlin Wall
Departure from doctrine of mutually assured destruction
It was proposed by Jimmy Carter
9
The Berlin Airlift had the following impact on German citizens:
Began to demand their independence
Felt entitled to US assistance in rebuilding their country
They saw US as friendly rather than hostile
Saw US as allies with Russians and couldn't trust US
10
What was the name of Kissinger's approach to foreign policy?
Detente
Appeasement
Containment
Realpolitik
11
What did President Lyndon B. Johnson use in order to escalate US involvement in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
UN charter
NATO charter
Truman Doctrine
12
Which of the following did NOT occur during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US took their case to the UN
US blockaded Cuba
US threatened to destroy Soviet Union bases in Turkey
US used diplomacy to remove missiles from Cuba
13
Why did the US decide to airlift supplies to West Berlin?
All of the above
Air corridors remained open while land routes were closed
Military action could have led to WWIII
They did not want Soviets to take over the city
14
Which of the following is not related to McCarthyism?
Called a "Second Red Scare"
No evidence against those accused was made public
McCarthy ran for president in 1956
Period of intense anti communism
15
Which US secretary of state is associated with brinkmanship?
Rusk
Kissinger
Marshall
Dulles
16
Western European nations and the US formed a mutual alliance called:
Warsaw Pact
Triple Entente
NATO
Triple Alliance
17
Which is not considered part of the definition of the Cold War?
Dispute over German territory
Political tension
Rivalry between the US and USSR
Lack of armed conflict
18
Who was UN Supreme Commander in the Korean War?
Westmoreland
Eisenhower
MacArthur
FDR
19
Detente can be described as
Period of debate between superpowers
Start of the Cold War
Period of "thawing" of Cold War tensions
Period of heightening of Cold War tensions
20
Which of the following directly resulted from the Yalta Conference?
Stalin agreed to enter the war against Germany
creation of NATO
Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan
a system of bases that would protect against Axis attack
21
Which was not an outcome of the Potsdam Conference?
The agreement to partition Germany was scrapped
The Allies agreed to prosecute war criminals
Truman told Stalin about the successful test of atomic bomb
A new boundary line for Poland was set
22
What did the Marshall plan promise?
Military aid to Greece and Turkey
Aid to European nations that wanted to rebuild after WWII
Aid to Asian nations that pledged to help Japan after WWII
Aid to communist nations who tried to overthrow the gov't
23
Cold War "officially" ended in this year
1989
1996
1992
1987
24
Which is not considered a reason for growing mistrust between the US and USSR?
economic differences
ideological differences
prewar alliance with Germany
preexisting mutual suspicion
25
Who delivered the famous "Iron Curtain" speech?
Stalin
Atlee
Truman
Churchill
