At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin decided to

divide Germany into four sectors

For nearly 50 years the Cold War was characterized by

political conflict and military tensions

After the war, Soviet Union quickly took control of

several Eastern European countries

What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine

to support nations to resist Soviet control

What was an immediate result of the Truman Doctrine

Congress approved 400 million to help Turkey and Greece

As a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in

keeping South Korea free from communism

What was one goal of the Marshall Plan

to create stable democracies that could resist communism

Which of the following best describes satellite nations

nations dominated by the Soviet Union

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Unit #6 The Cold War

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1
Which event added to most to America's shock and fear of attack by the Soviet Union
first test of Soviet atomic bomb
Castro's rise to power in Cuba
the U-2 incident
the Sputnik launch
2
Coined the phrase Iron Curtain
Harry Truman
Mao Zedong
Winston Churchill
Chaing Kai-Shek
3
Chinese leader who wanted communism
George Keenan
Chaing Kai-Shek
Harry Truman
Mao Zedong
4
Chinese leader who fought against communism
Winston Churchill
Mao Zedong
Chaing Kai-Shek
George Keenan
5
At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin decided to
keep the Soviet Union out of the war with Japan
rearm Germany as soon as possible
divide Germany into four sectors
set up an organization that would share atomic bomb info
6
Which country controlled Korea for much of the first half of the 20th century
Japan
the United States
Italy
Germany
7
For nearly 50 years the Cold War was characterized by
political conflict and military tensions
the gradual decline of Soviet power
American and Soviet isolationism
small battles worldwide
8
Policy of not allowing an idea to spread
containment
brinkmanship
blacklist
nationalized
9
Berlin Airlift was Truman's response to
construction of the Berlin Wall
German development of the atomic bomb
reunification of East and West Germany
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
10
Aggressive policy to prevent war
blacklist
containment
nationalized
brinkmanship
11
After the war, Soviet Union quickly took control of
several Eastern European countries
Germany and Japan
the United Nations
the Potsdam Conference
12
What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine
to reject the former policy of containment
to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship
to support nations to resist Soviet control
to fight hunger anywhere in the world
13
Nations dominated by Soviet control to create natural boundary
Satellite Nations
United Nations
Warsaw pact
Central Intelligence Agency
14
What was an immediate result of the Truman Doctrine
the Soviet Union took control of Turkey
Congress established the HUAC
Congress approved 400 million to help Turkey and Greece
the state of Israel was founded
15
As a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in
ending communism in Southeast Asia
backing Jing Jieshi in an attack on Taiwan
unifying Korea under a democratic government
keeping South Korea free from communism
16
In response to the formation of NATO, the Soviet Union
created the Warsaw Pact
left the United Nations
joined the Marshall Plan
ended the Berlin Airlift
17
People shut out of a job because of communism
containment
McCarthyism
blacklist
brinkmanship
18
Advancing ones own career by making accusations
Blacklist
brinkmanship
containment
McCarthyism
19
What was one goal of the Marshall Plan
to help the US buy its way into European affairs
to force the Soviet Union to allow emmigration
to create stable democracies that could resist communism
to develop strong trading partners in Asia
20
Fired subordinate general during the Korean War
Mao Zedong
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
George Keenan
21
Alliance of Communist nations formed to protect each other
NATO Alliance
Satellite Nations
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
22
Alliance of democratic nations formed to protect each other
Satellite Nations
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO alliance
23
Government takes ownership of an industry
blacklist
nationalized
McCarthyism
brinkmanship
24
Which of the following best describes satellite nations
nations west of the Iron Curtain
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
nations in debt to the World Bank
nations that belonged to NATO
25
Proposed the policy of brinkmanship during the Cold War
John Foster Dulles
Chiang Kai-Shek
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill

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