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McNeely Unit 5-1 Cold War
McNeely Unit 5-1 Cold War
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Highschool Early Cold War Quiz
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How did the Korean War, an attempt at containment, end?
Korea became Communist
North Korea Won
armistice
A united Korea was formed
2
Conflicts, fault in a specific place, in which the United States or the USSR Provide support for one side or known a
Civil Wars
Proxy wars
Nuclear wars
Containment wars
3
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to:
divide Germany among the four allied powers.
allow half Germany to be Communist & the other democratic.
help Germany's economy recover.
allow free elections in Germany.
4
The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 missile crisis are directly related to United States relations with...
North Korea and South Korea
Cuba and the Soviet Union
China and Japan
the Dominican Republic and Haiti
5
McCarthyism had a polarizing effect in the US because it...
renounced the system of American government
created a climate of suspicion and mistrust
led liberal Americans to join the Communist Party
questioned accepted social and moral values
6
At the end of World War II, who was leader of the United Kingdom?
Khrushchev
Stalin
Churchill
Truman
7
At the end of World War II, who was leader of the United States?
Stalin
Khrushchev
Churchill
Truman
8
An incident in which a US spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union
Cultural Revolution
Election of 1960
Castro Revolution
U-2 Incident
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The 1957 launching of Sputnik
proved superiority of US technology
Congress increased spending on teaching science & math
greatly increased Eisenhower popularity
plunged US into 3 recessions
10
During the Cold War Era, the easing of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union resulted in
the Berlin Airlift
a treaty banning nuclear tests
the invasion of Hungary and Czechoslovakia
the organization of the Warsaw Pact
11
Which was created out of the fear that our Nation was falling behind the Soviet Union?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org.)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Admin)
ITKOY (Is This Kahoot Over Yet?)
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
12
Who practiced "brinkmanship"?
Truman
Hoover
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
13
America, under President Eisenhower, adopted a policy of _______ to deter nuclear strikes.
"Massive Retaliation"
"Massive Support"
"Massive Resistance"
14
Name the "border" between North and South Korea.
Shangra-la
Land of Happiness
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Petersburg
15
______ was a military Alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and 10 European nations following World War II
The United Nations
NATO
The Warsaw Pact
The league of nations
16
The Alliance for Progress was a
series of cooperative aid projects with Latin American governments.
free-trade agreement between the United States and Latin American countries
series of programs to improve life in American inner cities.
job program that sent young people to work in poor American school district
17
Why was the Warsaw Pact formed?
To pool funds for the space race
To counter NATO
To have a group with a really intimidating name
To counter the Allied Powers
18
Eisenhower's bold method of diplomacy with the Soviets
Brinkmanship
War
Give them their way
Total annihilation
19
NATO formed for the purpose of
settling international disputes.
spreading democracy.
promoting free trade among members
mutual defense
20
Which foreign policy action by President Kennedy was intended to relieve the human suffering?
Creation of the Green Berets
Counterinsurgency
the Peace Corps
Flexible Response
21
The Korean War resulted in
Containment but no victory
Victory for South Korea
Victory for North Korea
Victory for the United Nations
22
Who was a major player in the Red Scare?
McArthur
McNeely
McCarthy
McCarney
23
To prevent a Communist Revolution in China, United States sent 2 billion dollars in Aid beginning in the mid-1940s to
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek's forces
Mao Zedong's forces
North Korea
24
What plan was to help Western Europe recover?
Potsdam Plan
Marshall Plan
Yalta Plan
Truman Plan
25
What stance did the U.S. end up taking in response to Soviet expansion?
Containment
Press the Red Button
Direct Assault
Total war
26
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to:
punish Germany.
help Western Europe recover.
keep Communist countries weak.
prevent Germany from rearming.
27
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
Containment
World economic recovery
World peace
American prosperity
28
Where'd the original Chinese gov't, led by Chang Kai-shek, go after being ousted by Mao Zedong?
Philippines
Taiwan
Tibet
Korea
29
What was the Berlin Airlift?
When the Japanese surrendered after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
Taking planes out of the city of Berlin because it was too powerful
operation where US &UK forces sent food/supplies to people in Berlin
A battle during World War II
30
Who did Truman fire over the argument of limited war and total war?
Gen. George Patton
Gen. Ulysses S Grant
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
31
After Stalin Died, who gained control of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Anna Guggenbickler
Amos Hommel
Maxson Jenson
32
When the US, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union responded by
organizing a military alliance.
blockading West Berlin
building the Berlin Wal
threatening to declare war
33
Who coined the phrase, "Iron Curtain"?
Roosevelt
Yamamoto
Hitler
Churchill
34
At the end of World War II, who was leader of USSR?
Churchill
Khrushchev
Truman
Stalin
35
The outcome of the 1960 presidential election was strongly influenced by
reapportionment.
Kennedy’s stand on communism
the televised debates.
Nixon’s “Checkers speech.”
36
Senator McCarthy began to lose popular support when he . . . . .
attempted to fabricate evidence during the investigations
publicly accused President Eisenhower of being a Communist
publicly accused the Army of hiding Soviet spies
appeared drunk on live TV
37
The Truman Doctrine, which showed we would contain communism, started with which two nations?
Russian & Poland
Czech & Slovakia
Greece and Turkey
Iran and Guatemala
38
Who conducted covert operations in foreign countries to overthrow anti-American leaders?
NASA
CIA
FBI
NATO
39
At the end of World War II, who controlled East Germany?
France
Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
40
What was the Iron Curtain?
A wall built in Russia
The boundary dividing Europe into two seperate areas
A curtain made for the US out of iron
A shield used by the US in the war
41
Who were executed by the U.S. for leaking top-secret information about the A-bomb?
Winebergs
Rosenbergs
Goldbergs
Sandbergs
42
Bert the Turtle says:
"Don't trust commies!"
"Duck and Cover!"
"Drugs are bad, mmmkay?!"
"Shut up children!"
43
All property and industry should belong to, and be operated by, the Government.
Capitalism
Green Party
Communism
Libertarain
44
Beginning in 1947, manyHollywood actors, writers, and directors were blacklisted because
they ignored subpoenas fromSenator Joseph McCarthy.
they refused to follow theHays Code.
They were suspected of being communists.
they were convicted ofleaking state secrets.
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The economy should operate without government intervention (AKA laissez faire)?
Socialism
Communism
National Socialism
Capitalism