Cold War review

Question 1

The Truman Doctrine...

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Restricted the spread of communism

Question 2

The commander of U.S. forces in Korea

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MacArthur

Question 3

In a capitalist system, the economy is controlled by...

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Private citizens

Question 4

What was the ultimate result of the Korean Conflict?

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Not a darn thing! Nothing changed, except the 4 million dead

Question 5

Someone who makes unsupported accusations is said to be practicing...

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McCarthyism

Question 6

The meeting in which Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin discussed post-war Europe was called...

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Yalta Conference

Question 7

From 1945-1990, the USSR and the US did not have a direct military conflict because of...

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The likelihood of mutual assured destruction

Question 8

China's government was led by ______ before the revolution of the communist-led party.

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Chiang Kai-shek

Question 9

The imaginary division between eastern and western states in Europe was called...

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The Iron Curtain

Question 10

Americans relied on this as their primary source of news and entertainment in the late 50s and 60s.

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Television

Question 11

The satellite nations of the Soviet Union were members of this alliance.

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Warsaw Pact

Question 12

Buying material goods, keeping up with the Joneses.

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Consumerism

Question 13

Formerly on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was secretary of state under President Truman.

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Marshall

Question 14

In 1955, West Germany was re-armed and accepted into which military alliance with the US?

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NATO

Question 15

One of the benefits the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was...

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Low Interest Loans

Question 16

The peasants were defeated in the Chinese Civil War, despite $3 billion in aid from the US.

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False

Question 17

The 'beat movement' and rock and roll were both considered forms of rebellion.

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True

Question 18

This policy threatened retaliation to the edge of all-out-war.

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Brinkmanship

Question 19

The US, responding to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East, issued...

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Eisenhower Doctrine

Question 20

When the Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb, the US developed...

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A hydrogen bomb

Question 21

Stalin initiated a blockade of West Berlin because of...

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Efforts by Western nations to unify Germany

Question 22

Which organization investigated communism in the film industry?

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HUAC

Question 23

The armistice that ended the Korean War...

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Divided the country along the 38th parallel

Question 24

This warning gave $400 million to Greece and Turkey to prevent communism in the Middle East.

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Truman Doctrine

Question 25

The defensive military alliance launched in response to fear of Soviet aggression

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NATO

Question 26

The Communist led revolt in China was orchestrated by...

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Chairman Mao

Question 27

Which of the following fought for the communists during the Korean Conflict?

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China

Question 28

Francis Gary Powers was sentenced to 10 years in prison. How long did he spend in jail?

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18 months

Question 29

Mao Zedong failed to earn American support because he...

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Was Communist

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