What was NOT agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?

Japan would be provided with a new constitution

How was the Truman Doctrine different then the Marshall Plan?

it gave military and financial support to Greece, Turkey

The US and their Allies responded to the Berlin Blockade by

airlifting supplies to West Berlin

Which event started the Korean War?

North Korea invaded South Korea

The main lesson learned from the Nuremberg Trial was that

Each individual is responsible, even if following orders

The purpose of NATO was

to establish a military alliance to oppose the USSR

The event that kick-started the space race was the

the USSR launching the first satellite

Which of the following is NOT true of the United Nations?

it interfered in the Chinese Civil War, it was established after WWI

The containment policy expanded in the late 1950's to include

the ideas of brinkmanship and Mutually Assured Destruction

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1
What was NOT agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?
Stalin would declare war on Japan
Japan would be provided with a new constitution
Germany would be split between the Allies
Free elections would be guaranteed in Europe
2
The CIA helped overthrow the government of which country for nationalizing the oil fields?
Iraq
Guatemala
Iran
Cuba
3
Which of the following was NOT true of the Hollywood Ten?
Most were exiled from the US
They were blacklisted
They were jailed for contempt
They're the first to protest communism in the film industry
4
How was the Truman Doctrine different then the Marshall Plan?
Truman wanted to rebuild the cultures, not just economies
It focused more o financially stopping communism
it gave military and financial support to Greece, Turkey
There were no expectations of success with the doctrine
5
The US and their Allies responded to the Berlin Blockade by
moving West Berlin to West Germany
attacking East Berlin
airlifting supplies to West Berlin
evacuating West Berlin
6
Which event started the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea
MacArthur attacked at Inchon
South Korea invaded North Korea
the release of "The Interview
7
The main lesson learned from the Nuremberg Trial was that
all nations are free to choose their leaders
that the Holocaust should never happen again
Each individual is responsible, even if following orders
War, what is it good for?
8
The purpose of NATO was
to respond to the challenge of the Warsaw Pact
to establish a military alliance to oppose the USSR
provide a counterbalance to the newly created United Nations
strengthen the economies of western Europe
9
The event that kick-started the space race was the
USSR Foreign Minister Sputnik declaring a race to the moon
the USSR launching of the first nuclear missile
the USSR launching the first satellite
the US launching the first satellite
10
HUAC became most well known for investigating the
US Army
Hollywood
state department officials
Mexican immigrants
11
Which country tried to escape Soviet domination only to be let down by the US and the UN?
Iran
Cuba
Germany
Hungary
12
The Iron Curtain was first referred to in a speech by
Harry Truman
FDR
WInston Churchill
J. R. Lewis
13
Which of the following is NOT true of the United Nations?
it interfered in the Chinese Civil War
it was established after WWI
it intervened in the Korean War
it superseded the League of Nations
14
The containment policy expanded in the late 1950's to include
the ideas of brinkmanship and Mutually Assured Destruction
the intention of overthrowing China's commumnist government
a plan to invade the USSR and overthrow communism
to creating a Marshall Plan for Latin America

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