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Cold War America, 1945-1963
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Review for APUSH Chapter 25 Cold War America, 1945-1963
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1
In the late 1940s-early 1950s the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC)
was fair and balanced
investigated only domestic anti-American propaganda
investigated Joseph McCarthy's abuses of power
targeted film industry as part of its anticommunist agenda
2
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
The U.S. radically reduced its involvement in Asian affairs
An intense antiwar movement developed in the United States
Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
Civilian control of the U.S. armed forces seriously eroded
3
Who is your FAVORITE teacher that has given you much knowledge and valuable college skills?
Neil Rainey
Kim Endsley
Cameron Flint
Garth Gucker
4
The Cold War term 'MAD' stood for
Mutually Assured Destruction
Massive Aid Doctrine
Massive Assistance Doctrine
Marshall Aid Doctrine
5
In 1947 the Truman administration reacted to the growing anticommunist fervor in the country by
did nothing, trusting that the issue was a Republican ploy
denouncing it as a Republican witch hunts against liberals
ordered FBI to conduct of all congressional Republicans
made an exec. order to investigate federal employees loyalty
6
Which of the following established the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe?
Marshall Plan
Casablanca Conference
Eisenhower Doctrine
Yalta Agreement
7
What was President Truman’s response to the Communist invasion of South Korea in 1950?
Appealed to Congress to send aid for anti communist Koreans.
Asked Congress for a declaration of war and they complied
Asked the UN Security Council to authorize a police action
Pursued policy of watchful waiting before committing troops
8
Which of the following occurred during the Cuban missile crisis?
Khrushchev ordered a quarantine of U.S. shipping for Cuba.
Khrushchev used television to alert the world to the crisis
US & USSR came closer to nuclear war than at any other time
Kennedy worked through diplomacy to resolve the problem
9
Which of the following describes life in the United States during the Cold War?
Fearing creeping socialism, Congress cut the New Deal
Fear of communism abroad fostered fear & repression at home
To protect itself the U.S. banned operations abroad
Fear of government drove American's to opposes Congress
10
President Truman relieved General MacArthur of his Korean command because MacArthur
ordered troops tocross 38th parallel & to the Chinese border
refused to launch a surprise invasion into North Korea
called the conflict “the wrong war, at the wrong place"
sent American bombers to attack China without permission
11
The creator of containment, who enumerated his fears in the Long Telegram in 1946, was
Harry Truman
George Kennan
James Byrnes
George Marshall
12
Pres. Eisenhower feared if one Asian nation fell to communism they all would. This was called
MAD
deterrance
domino theory
brinksmanship
13
Which of the following occurred at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?
Truman used “tough” methods with the Soviets
Soviets imposed a communist government on Poland.
Allies failed to reach deal on postwar occupation of Germany
Stalin demanded that the U.S. share secrets on atomic bombs
14
The Truman Doctrine was implemented in response to communist threats in
Greece and Turkey
East Germany and Poland.
Palestine and Jordan
Egypt and Israel
15
What event led southern Democrats to bolt from the Democratic Party in 1948?
They followed former VP Henry Wallace into the Progressives
Republican Thomas Dewey offered a platform they liked more
H. Humphrey made civil rights agenda on the party’s platform
Truman extended labor unions into the South
16
Which of the following events was a foreign policy blunder during the Kennedy administration
Building of the Berlin Wall
Cuban missile crisis
Alliance for Progress
Bay of Pigs
17
Truman’s domestic program during his second term in office was known as the
Fair Deal.
New Frontier
New Deal
Square Deal
18
Who became leader of the USSR following the death of Stalin in 1953?
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yuri Andropov
19
To rebuild Europe after WWII & fight communism the U.S. gave $13 billion with what plan?
Berlin Airlift
Truman Doctrine
NATO Alliance
Marshall Plan
20
From the U.S. perspective, the Cold War was precipitated by
Stalin’s refused to allow self-determination in E. Europe
USSR's explosion of an atomic bomb and later a hydrogen bomb
Stalin refused to allow E. Euro. countries the Marshall Plan
USSR's participation in the creation of the Warsaw Pact
21
Which of the following issues was directly associated with McCarthyism?
Campaign finance reform
Modern Republicanism
Allegations of communism
The Fair Deal
22
Loyalty oaths, blacklists, & Alger Hiss are all associated with the
Red Scare
Great Society
New Deal
civil rights movement
23
Which of the following policies would the Dixiecrats have opposed?
Desegregating the armed forces
A federally mandated increase in the minimum wage
Deficit spending to aid education
Government efforts to spur economic growthc
24
The National Security Council’s report known as NSC-68 proposed that
the U.S. must significantly increase its defense spending
critics had exaggerated the strength of the Soviet military
good relations with the Soviet Union were imperative
an arms race would follow development of a hydrogen bomb.
25
The Eisenhower Doctrine was issued in response to difficulties in
the Middle East
Southeast Asia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia.