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Early Cold War: Foreign Policy 2018-19
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Cold War: Foreign Policy under Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy
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This committee investigated alleged communists in the US during the early years of the Cold War
House Un-American Activities Committee
Concerned Citizens' Anti-Communist Committee
McCarran Committee
Committee on Commie Traitors
2
What was the name for the border between Soviet-dominated Eastern and democratic West Europe?
the Iron Curtain
the Great Wall of Communist Oppression
the Warsaw Pact
the Berlin Wall
3
Which of the following is NOT true about the United Nations?
its charter was drafted in San Francisco
it replaced the League of Nations as a peace-keeping org.
member nations are not allowed to be communist or socialist
it is an international organization designed to prevent war
4
_____________ became the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin
Yuri Gagarin
Nikita Khrushchev
Grigori Rasputin
Vladimir Lenin
5
What actions led to the Berlin Airlift (1948)?
Stalin cut off supply routes to democratic West Berlin
Stalin united the Allied sectors of Berlin under one govt
Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin by road and air
Stalin built a wall in Berlin to separate East from West
6
The spread of nuclear weapons technology to a variety of countries is called
nuclear proliferation
domino theory
massive retaliation
brinkmanship
7
The Eisenhower Doctrine aimed to contain the spread of communism in the region of
Middle East
South America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
8
13-day long event widely regarded as the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war
the Assassination of JFK
the Crisis over the Berlin Wall
the Bay of Pigs Invasion
the Cuban Missile Crisis
9
Which of the following puts the Cold War Presidents in the correct order?
Nixon, Johnson, JFK, Truman, Eisenhower
Truman, Johnson, Nixon, Eisenhower, JFK
Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson, Nixon
Eisenhower, Truman, Johnson, Nixon, JFK
10
____________ was the leader of the Communists in China.
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
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The idea that if 1 nation becomes communist, then its neighboring nations will, too.
Domino Theory
Polarization Theory
Follow-the-Leader Theory
Classical Theory
12
What happened during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
a group of American filibusters defeated the Spanish
the Cubans surrendered to the invading American forces
the US provided air support to a group of Cuban exiles
a CIA-sponsored invasion of Cuba failed to overthrow Castro
13
____________ was formed by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European countries in 1949.
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the World Trade Organization
the Warsaw Pact
the Never A Terrible Oligarch alliance
14
During the Space Race, which country sent the first human being into space?
the United States
China
North Korea
the Soviet Union
15
This post-WWII event consisted of a nationwide panic regarding communist infiltration of the US
the Lavender Scare
The Radical Raids
The Second Red Scare
The First Red Scare
16
The Cold War was a competition between the two "superpowers":
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany
Japan and the Soviet Union
The United States and China
The United States and the Soviet Union
17
Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the Space Race?
Yuri Gagarin
Sputnik and Explorer I
Eisenhower Doctrine
Race to the Moon
18
Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
19
Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?
A majority of N Koreans fled south, causing social collapse
N. Korea made minor gains in the south but lost to China
Korea was reunited under a coalition government
N. and S. Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
20
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to:
restrict the spread of communism
promote free elections in Europe
maintain international peace through the UN
force Germany to pay war reparations
21
Which of the following required communists to register and prohibited them from US govt work?
McDowell Act
McDonald Act
McCarran Act
McCarthy Act
22
How did the Cold War MOST affect Florida?
Nuclear missiles were fired at Florida from Cuba
Floridians could no longer sell their goods to E. Europe
Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled Castro's Cuba for FL
Numerous Floridians were investigated by Senator McCarthy
23
How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?
by establishing freely elected govts in Poland and Siberia
by restoring economic stability to nations of Western Europe
by providing military aid to France, Britain, and Italy
by joining European nations into the European Union
24
Labeling someone's activities as ________ suggests that the person is making unsupported claims
containment
McCarthyism
brinkmanship
infiltration
25
What was NOT an important consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
the Partial Test Ban Treaty
Castro was removed from power in Cuba
an emergency "hotline" was built between D.C. and Moscow
USSR removed missiles in Cuba; US removed missiles in Turkey
