All of the following fueled the 2nd Red Scare EXCEPT:

The Pentagon Papers being published

The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy that stated that the U.S. would:

Try to contain the spread of communism

What does NATO stand for

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Why did Stalin put the Berlin Blockade in place?

To force West Berlin to accept communism

All of the following are reasons the Vietnam war was difficult for the US to win EXCEPT:

South Vietnam was a strong democracy that wanted US control

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

USSR removes nukes; US never invade Cuba

Duck and Cover drills and bomb shelters are examples of:

Fear of nuclear war during the Cold War

The Marshall plan aimed to stop the spread of communism by:

giving $ to Western Europe to rebuild after WWII

How did John F Kennedy and the US respond to the info that there were nuclear missiles in Cuba?

He blockaded Cuba to stop more weapons from entering country

The Berlin Airlift, Marshall Plan and Korean War were all U.S. actions to:

Contain the spread of communism (Truman Doctrine)

What was the "Vietnam Syndrome" that struck the US in the 1970s?

loss of confidence in Gov't and policy of containment

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC)

To investigate communist influence in the US

Communism is a economic and political system in which the government:

Controls all businesses and economic decisions

The main reason for the building of the Berlin Wall was:

to stop people from running away from Communist E Germany

What were the causes of the Korean War?

Korea was divided and N.Korea invaded S.Korea

All of the following led to the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War EXCEPT:

Nuclear World War III! Duck and cover!

In what ways did Stalin break the agreement made at the Yalta Conference

Not allowing free elections in Eastern Europe

McCarthyism during the 2nd Red Scare referred to the accusations, without evidence, of:

Communists in government and society

in the 1950's senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he

Claimed that 100s of government employees were communists

Why did Kennedy and the US think nuclear missiles in Cuba were unacceptable?

Nukes fired from Cuba could reach most US cities

What was one outcome of the Korean War?

Korea remained two separate countries and still is today

The Marshall Plan aimed to stop the spread of communism by:

Giving large amounts of $ to W. Europe to rebuild after WWII

The main idea of this cartoon is:

Mutually Assured Destruction is a dangerous strategy

One result of the Bay of Pigs Fiasco was that in prompted Fidel Castro to:

Allow nukes in Cuba to stop a US attempt to overthrow him

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1
The division created between Communist E. Europe and Democratic, Capitalist W. Europe is called
Berlin Wall
The Cold War
Glasnost and perestroika
Iron Curtain
2
All of the following fueled the 2nd Red Scare EXCEPT:
The USSR successfully tested an atomic bomb in 1949
China had a Communist Revolution in 1949
Communist spies, like the Rosenbergs, discovered in the US
The Pentagon Papers being published
3
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy that stated that the U.S. would:
Give atomic secrets to the soviet union
Build so many nukes that using them would destroy everyone
Accuse people of being a communist with no proof
Try to contain the spread of communism
4
What does NATO stand for
National Alliance Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Trust Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Treaty Organization
5
What action, in which supplies were flown into West Berlin, is being depicted in this cartoon?
Battle of Britain
Bombing of Berlin
Vietnam War
Berlin Airlift
6
Why did Stalin put the Berlin Blockade in place?
He promised free elections at Yalta
West Berlin blocked him on instgram
To force West Berlin to accept communism
To stop the spread of communism
7
All of the following are reasons the Vietnam war was difficult for the US to win EXCEPT:
South Vietnam was a strong democracy that wanted US control
The war became increasingly unpopular in the U.S.
Ho Chi Mihn was a popular leader fighting for independance
Viet Cong used Guerilla (hit and run) tactics
8
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
USSR removes nukes; US never invade Cuba
The two sides agreed to stop the arms race
USSR broke through the blockade and we all died
Mutually Assured Destruction strategy was abandoned
9
Duck and Cover drills and bomb shelters are examples of:
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Truman doctrine; containment!
Cold war competition
Fear of nuclear war during the Cold War
10
The Marshall plan aimed to stop the spread of communism by:
Sending military advisors to South Vietnam
Investigating suspected communists in Hollywood
Creating a military alliance to protect weaker nations
giving $ to Western Europe to rebuild after WWII
11
What was the name of the first satellite sent to space
Sputnik II
Challenger
Sputnik
Interstellar
12
How did John F Kennedy and the US respond to the info that there were nuclear missiles in Cuba?
He blockaded Cuba to stop more weapons from entering country
Launching missiles at Cuba
Invasion of Cuba
Ignoring the info and allowing nukes in Cuba
13
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were attempts by the US to deal with
Arms race
National debt
Spread of communism
World War III
14
The Berlin Airlift, Marshall Plan and Korean War were all U.S. actions to:
Hunt for Communists in the US during 2nd Red Scare
spread Communism by the USSR
Contain the spread of communism (Truman Doctrine)
Accuse Americans of being communists without evidence
15
In 1957, the United States government created NASA in response to:
Successful satellite launch by the USSR
The Berlin Blockade
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The 2nd Red Scare
16
What was the "Vietnam Syndrome" that struck the US in the 1970s?
A military alliance to stop the spread of communism
loss of confidence in Gov't and policy of containment
Hysteria about communist infiltration of our society
Illness linked to the use of chemicals like Agent Orange
17
True or False: The Bay of Pigs Invasion was considered a great success for the US
False
True
18
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC)
to provide opportunities for military veterans
To hunt down communists around the world
to spy on communists in Canada
To investigate communist influence in the US
19
Communism is a economic and political system in which the government:
allows people vote to elect leaders to office
is laissez-faire; People own the businesses and keep profit
allows Free market ideas determine all prices
Controls all businesses and economic decisions
20
The main reason for the building of the Berlin Wall was:
to stop people from running away from Communist E Germany
To force West Germany to accept Communism
To prevent a NATO invasion of Communist East Germany
To keep Justin Beiber out of East Germany
21
What were the causes of the Korean War?
Ho Chi Mihn was a popular leader who united his country
Korea was divided and N.Korea invaded S.Korea
The U.S. supported communism
China invaded North Korea to spread communism
22
The US and the USSR each engaged in a continual build up of weapons. This was known as
The Space Race
Detente
The Amazing Race
The Arms Race
23
an economic system where industry are controlled by private owners for profit is
Free Market Capitalism
Communism; command economy
Theocracy
A tremendous system, the best, everyone says so
24
All of the following led to the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War EXCEPT:
Democratic revolutions in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s
USSR $ problems b/c of war in Afghanistan and arms race
Nuclear World War III! Duck and cover!
Reforms to the USSR; Glasnost and perestkrioka
25
The US has what type of economy?
Totalitarian
Communist
Socialist
Capitalist
26
This couple were accused of passing secrets on the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union + executed
Arthur and Genevieve Zimmerman
Harry and Katie Truman
Alger and MIssy Hiss
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
27
In what ways did Stalin break the agreement made at the Yalta Conference
Forcing Democratic governments on Eastern Europe nations
Not allowing free elections in Eastern Europe
He did not break the Yalta Agreement.
Split Germany into East and West
28
The launching of a satellite in 1957 by the USSR started a competition for technology known as:
The Space Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Olympics
The Arms Race
29
McCarthyism during the 2nd Red Scare referred to the accusations, without evidence, of:
Not supporting the Vietnam war
Influence of communism in Hollywood
Communists in government and society
Blatant slackerism and whipper-snapperism
30
What was the name of the alliance formed by USSR to oppose NATO?
Berlin Plan
Moscow Pact
Communist Alliance Pact
Warsaw Pact
31
in the 1950's senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he
ran for president against Harry S Truman
Volunteered to join the fight in North Korea
Claimed that 100s of government employees were communists
Led American forces in Korea
32
Why did Kennedy and the US think nuclear missiles in Cuba were unacceptable?
We didn't have nukes close to the USSR
Nukes fired from Cuba could reach most US cities
We gave up too much when the Berlin Wall was built
We were way behind in missile technology
33
What was one outcome of the Korean War?
Korea was united under communism
Korea became part of China
Korea remained two separate countries and still is today
Korea was united as a free market, capitalistic democracy
34
Who were the Communist rebels in South Vietnam fighting the US/S. Vietnamese Army?
Viet cong
MI6
North Vietnamese
Green Berets
35
The Marshall Plan aimed to stop the spread of communism by:
Flying supplies over the Berlin blockade into W. Berlin
Giving large amounts of $ to W. Europe to rebuild after WWII
Building a wall between East and West Berlin
Competing for space technology and creating NASA
36
The main idea of this cartoon is:
Mutually Assured Destruction is a dangerous strategy
Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest we came to nuclear war
Atomic weapons are a great way to keep peace
The Space Race is pointless
37
The theory that if one nation fell to communism many more would fall also was called
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
Red Scare
Papa Johns Theory
38
One result of the Bay of Pigs Fiasco was that in prompted Fidel Castro to:
overthrow his communist government
Allow nukes in Cuba to stop a US attempt to overthrow him
Build a wall to keep Cubans from escaping communism
Support a blockade of Cuba to prevent more missiles there

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