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Henretta Chapter 25 Cold War America, 1945-1963
Henretta Chapter 25 Cold War America, 1945-1963
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1
Congress created the National Security Council through the passage of what in 1947?
National Security Act
National Defense Act
the 27th Amendment
the World Defense System of the U.S.
2
How would Dwight Eisenhower's approach to the Cold War be considered?
Open Minded
Confrontational
Weakly set up
Containment oriented
3
Which best describes Britain's Winston Churchill term of an "iron curtain"?
it described America's perserverance in the Era
Cold War Eastern Europe would see the return iron production
it became the watchword for the ColdWar Era w/ Soviet Union
it described the unmovable force of Communism in the Era
4
What early blunder was a disaster for Kennedy's administration as President?
The Suez Canal debate
Iran-Contra Scandal
Bay of Pigs invasion
Sputnik
5
The United Nations came to the defense of South Korea, when what happened?
Japan attacked South Korea
all answers are correct
China attacked South Korea
North Korea attacked South Korea
6
The Cuban Missile Crisis did which of the following?
force Russians to dismantle missile bases under retaliation
was a direct influence to the Cuban Revolution
showed the weakness of Kennedy's administration
allowed the destruction of the Berlin Wall
7
The Marshall Plan was the plan to
All of the answers are correct.
by signing a mutual-defense pact
establish a Western military alliance to "contain" communism
provide economic assistance for the rebuilding of Europe
8
at the Potsdam Conference of 1945, stalin....
went aainst ProCommunist ideas of European rule
demanded that the U.S. share the secrets of the atomic bomb.
refused compromise with Truman and maintained Soviet power
pushed for agreement over the postwar occupation of Germany.
9
Which of the following is most accurate regarding the establishment of the United Nations?
Soviet Union exsploded a atomic bomb & later a hydrogen bomb
Stalin refused self-determination for Eastern Europe.
Soviet Union participated in creation of the Warsaw Pact.
Stalin’s refusal of the Marshall Plan.
10
The Eisenhower Doctrine reemphasized U.S. "support for any nation facing Communism"
False
True
11
Which group in the China Civil War eventually set up the "People's Republic of China" in 1949?
Federalists under Won Jung Lo
Western Backed Nationalists of Jian Jieshi
Capitalists under Mao Xeng Jong
Communists under Mao Zedong
12
Controversy in the Middle East involved Israel, the Palestinians, and
Turkey
Egypt and the Suez Canal
Iran
the Persian Gulf
13
The National Security Council’s report known as NSC-68 proposed that
good relations with the Soviet Union were imperative.
the U.S. must significantly increase its defense spending.
an arms race would follow the development of hydrogen bomb.
critics had exaggerated the strength of the Soviet military.
14
Which of the following countries proved to be a major factor in the Cold War?
China
Israel
Italy
Quebec
15
President Truman responded to Stalin's blockade of Berlin by
an around the clock airlift
setting up Community Centers for aid
issuing a threat of Nuclear Power if Stalin continued
creating an elite group of armed forces to destroy the wall
16
After the french and British attack on the Suez Canal the United States responded with
A naval fleet off in the Persian Gulf
The Israeli/Palestinian Doctrine
the Eisenhower Doctrine
The Kennedy Promise
17
Which describes the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949?
U.S. funds the military of all the participating countries.
NATO explicitly excluded the Federal Republic of Germany.
first American peacetime military alliance since 1783
alliance was formed in order to impose a blockade on Berlin.
18
This refers to the United States committment to stop the spread of communist influence
"containment"
"influence"
"fury"
"isolationism"
19
the 1960s Presidential election of the U.S. saw ( ) elected as President.
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Nixon
Ronald Reagan
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This event allowed U.S. President Truman to launch his "Truman Doctrine" containment policy
Communist uprising in Egypt and Israel
Communist uprising in Greece and Turkey
Communist uprising in East Germany and Poland
Communist uprising in Soviet Union
21
this describes the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949?
alliance was formed in order to impose a blockade on Berlin.
the first American peacetime military alliance since 1783.
established a law that the president was the commander.
U.S. funded the military of all the participating countries.
22
What Presidential candidate used the 1952 Korean War stalemate to win the election that year?
Republican Dwight Eisenhower
Democrat Adlai Stevenson
Democrat John Sparkman
Republican Richard M. Nixon
23
The U.S. decided to intervene in Vietnam when ( ) decided to leave its effort to stop communism
South Korea
Great Britain
France
Italy
