Which sequence of Cold War events is in correct chronological order?

Marshall Plan -> Cuban missile crisis -> fall of Berlin Wall

required registration of all communists with the government.

Korea continued as a divided country under two ideological systems

What is the most likely reason Senator Joseph McCarthy was discredited?

The charges he made were proved false in most cases.

Why is the Korean War considered to have been mainly a “proxy war”?

itspart of a larger issue; US and soviet did not fight each other directly

Who were the Hollywood ten ,and what happened to them?

10 motion picture producers,directors,and etc excused of being communists

What is an important advantage of U.S. participation in the United Nations?

The United States can demonstrate its global leadership.

What motivated the founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to create the alliance?

the growing global influence of communism

What was the primary incentive for the implementation of the Marshall Plan?

To prevent struggling European nations from turning to Communism

What led to the rise of McCarthyism?

fear of communist subversion in the United States

Which statement explains the reason for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

The United Stated wanted to defend South Korea against Communist aggression

Which describes an effect of the Cold War on Americans in the 1950s?

Sen. McCarthy accused many people in government service of being Communist.

President Truman made the decision to commit US troops to the Korean Peninsula in 1950 only two days after

North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea

Why did American leaders decide to promote the founding of the United Nations?

They felt a greater need for international peacekeeping after WW2

The essential element of the policy of containment was

a commitment to holding communism to the USSR

The U.N. Security Council's permanent members are:

U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China

What is Article 24 of the universal declaration of human rights

everyone has the right to rest and have leisure time.

US Senator Joseph McCarthy gained fame, power, and influence by appealing to what fear?

fear of spies working within the US government

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt support the creation of the United Nations? He believed

...it was the best way to promote peace and prevent wars.

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Friends of the Earth,Greenpeace and other people concerned with protecting the environment are holding a forum in London
green belt
recycle things
environmentalists
biodegradable packaging
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Which sequence of Cold War events is in correct chronological order?
fall of Berlin Wall -> Marshall Plan -> Cuban missile crisis
Cuban missile crisis -> fall of Berlin Wall -> Marshall Pla
fall of Berlin Wall -> Cuban missile crisis -> Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan -> Cuban missile crisis -> fall of Berlin Wall
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What is the purpose/goal of the United Nations?
all of the above
Maintaining worldwide peace and security
cooperation solving economic, social, cultural problems
Developing relations among nations
4
Why did the US get involved in Korea?
To apologize to the USSR
To help unite the North and South
To get Fidel Castro elected
To contain communism
5
What foreign policy motivated US involvement in the Korean War?
brinkmanship
mercantilism
containment
isolationism
6
Which organization should learn from the mistakes made by the league of nations?
WHO
NAFTA
UN
NATO
7
The McCarran Act
required all government employees to sign a loyalty oath
authorized the use of wiretaps to reveal suspected communists
required registration of all communists with the government.
imposed the death penalty on anyone convicted of espionage
8
After the Korean War
We got ice cream
USA helped South Korea and was able to spread the capitalist system
Korea continued as a divided country under two ideological systems
USA helped North Korea and was able to spread the capitalist system
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What is the most likely reason Senator Joseph McCarthy was discredited?
McCarthy was not born in the United States.
President Eisenhower did not like McCarthy because he was a Republican.
The charges he made were proved false in most cases.
His Senate colleagues and the American public disliked him personally.
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Why is the Korean War considered to have been mainly a “proxy war”?
because the United States was acting on orders from the United Nations
itspart of a larger issue; US and soviet did not fight each other directly
because no fighting ever took place as the twosides signed peace agreement
because no ground troops were involved in the conflict
11
What body of the United Nations aims to maintain peace and protection in the world?
nuclear weapons program
Security Council
penalties
sanctions
12
Who were the Hollywood ten ,and what happened to them?
10 laws that McCarthyism gave
10 rights thats citizens were given the right to
10 motion picture producers,directors,and etc excused of being communists
10 Commandments
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What is an important advantage of U.S. participation in the United Nations?
The United States can export its goods more easily.
The United States is able to assert its control over developing nat
The United States can demonstrate its global leadership.
The United States avoids criticism from developing nations.
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What motivated the founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to create the alliance?
the rapidly increasing world population
the lack of valuable resources in the Western Hemisphere
the fear of Germany once again becoming a world power
the growing global influence of communism
15
What was the primary incentive for the implementation of the Marshall Plan?
To weaken the German economy while aiding the rest of Europe’s recovery
To have the US put Europe under military occupation.
To establish American control of European markets
To prevent struggling European nations from turning to Communism
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Which African-American educator served as an adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt in forming the United Nations?
Mary MacLeod Bethune
Booker T.Washington
Marcus Garvey
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What led to the rise of McCarthyism?
the Korean War
fear of communist subversion in the United States
the division of Germany
fear of terrorism
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What important power does the Security Council of the U.N. have?
To kick out other members
To form alliances
Veto
To declare war
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Which statement explains the reason for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
The United States wanted to import inexpensive Korean manufactured goods.
The United Stated wanted to defend South Korea against Communist aggression
The United States wanted to overturn the Communist government of China
The United Stated feared a new Japanese conquest of the Korean peninsula
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Which describes an effect of the Cold War on Americans in the 1950s?
American manufacturers were able to sell more goods to Eastern Europe.
Sen. McCarthy accused many people in government service of being Communist.
Thousands of German refugees overwhelmed U.S. immigration services.
Nuclear missiles in Cuba threatened the survival of American cities.
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To combat the Soviet Union, George Kennan recommend a policy of...
Appeasement
Containment
Aggression
Direct Action
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President Truman made the decision to commit US troops to the Korean Peninsula in 1950 only two days after
North Korea commenced an artillery attack on the South Korean capital
South Korean leaders reached out to China for military aid
North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea
South Korean leaders threatened to detonate a nuclear bomb in North Korea
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Why did American leaders decide to promote the founding of the United Nations?
They could use the UN to protect the colonial empires of France and England
They believed it would prevent a future Cold War with the Soviet Union
They wanted to use the UN to protect the US "sphere of influnce"
They felt a greater need for international peacekeeping after WW2
24
The essential element of the policy of containment was
a commitment to working with the USSR
a commitment to holding communism to the USSR
a commitment to rolling back communism
a rejection of involvement in the United Nations
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The U.N. Security Council's permanent members are:
U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China
U.S., Britain, Germany, Mexico and Russia
U.S., Britain, Germany, France and Chine
U.S., Germany, France, Russia and Chine
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What is Article 24 of the universal declaration of human rights
everyone has the right to rest and have leisure time.
Everyone has the right to education.
right to have enough food housing, and healthcare
right to get involved to be part in our communitys arts, music etc.
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Mary McLeod Bethune...
all of the above
wanted to give African American Girls a chance to go to school
only African American woman at the United Nations Conference
was aksed by FDR to lead the National Youth Administraton
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US Senator Joseph McCarthy gained fame, power, and influence by appealing to what fear?
fear of spies working within the US government
fear of declining US influence in global politics
fear of racial violence in the American South
fear of a major postwar economic depression
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This organization was replaced by the United Nations after WW2
NATO
The League of Nations
European Union
S.H.I.E.L.D
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Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt support the creation of the United Nations? He believed
it was a way to stop communism from spreading to the US.
...it was the best way to promote peace and prevent wars.
...it was the best way to punish the Axis Powers.
it was the best way to help the US influence other gov'ts

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