Ch. 13 Cold War

Question 1

Which foreign policy provided military assistance to European nations rebuilding after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Truman Doctrine

Question 2

Who controlled the 3 zones in Western Germany after WW2?

Accepted Answer

U.S., France, Great Britain

Question 3

Who was president following Truman?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 4

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when

Accepted Answer

the Soviet Union agreed to remove their nuclear missiles from Cuba

Question 5

The Cuban Revolution resulted in:

Accepted Answer

a communist government led by Fidel Casto

Question 6

Truman met with Stalin to decide postwar goals and the treatment of Germany:

Accepted Answer

Potsdam Conference

Question 7

What was a direct result of the Bay of Pigs incident in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

the Cuban government became more closely aligned with the Soviet Union

Question 8

What is the MAIN goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

to stop the spread of communism

Question 9

How did the US respond to finding out that Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

they placed a naval blockade around Cuba

Question 10

In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?

Accepted Answer

Eastern European nations

Question 11

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of:

Accepted Answer

military alliances made for "collective security"

Question 12

The Soviet Union blockaded which part of Berlin?

Accepted Answer

East Berlin

Question 13

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed for:

Accepted Answer

passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets

Question 14

The goal of this was to make European economies stronger after WW2 so that they would not be vulnerable to Communism:

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 15

Which of these most accurately represents the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Containment was successful

Question 16

What best describes the underlying cause of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

political and economic differences between the U.S. & USSR

Question 17

What was the alliance of communist nations?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 18

Which was NOT a component of the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

creating a unified currency to enable trade

Question 19

The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis are directly related to U.S. relations with which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Cuba and the Soviet Union

Question 20

Which event occurred during the era of the Superpowers (Cold War)?

Accepted Answer

the presence of communist governments in the Western Hemisphere

Question 21

Endless race to acquire more and more destructive & powerful weapons

Accepted Answer

Arms race

Question 22

Who were the superpowers after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union and U.S.

Question 23

Who first spoke of the "Iron Curtain"?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 24

What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

U.S. would help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by communism

Question 25

Which foreign policy gave financial aid to European nations rebuilding after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 26

Which one of these took place after Greece and Turkey were threatened by communism?

Accepted Answer

Truman created the Truman Doctrine to aid any country fighting communism

Question 27

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

North Korea embraced communism while South Korea chose democracy

Question 28

Who was the Senator that falsely accused American citizens of being communist?

Accepted Answer

McCarthy

Question 29

This alliance was created as a response to Cold War tensions and the USSR testing atomic bombs

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Question 30

In 1950, what event began the conflict in Korea?

Accepted Answer

North Korea invaded south of the 38th parallel

Question 31

Which country did Stalin promise free elections after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 32

Why was the conflict between the USSR and the US described as the "Cold" war?

Accepted Answer

two sides did not engage each other in a military conflict

Question 33

Why was Gen. Douglas MacArthur removed from command by President Truman?

Accepted Answer

MacArthur criticized Truman and wanted to invade China

Question 34

The US and their Allies hoped to keep communism in Korea where?

Accepted Answer

North of the 38th parallel

Question 35

This is the fear of communism, inside and outside of the U.S.

Accepted Answer

Red scare

Question 36

What was the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) responsible for?

Accepted Answer

interrogating suspected Communists on their political activities

Question 37

What part of the government organization tried to overthrow Fidel Castro?

Accepted Answer

CIA

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