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Terms and people of the Cold War
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1
Pres. Truman fired Gen. MacArthur for __________
Losing the war
Being a bad general
Spying
Insubordination
2
Who did not attend the Yalta Conference?
FDR
Stalin
Truman
Churchill
3
This provided $400 million to help stop the spread of communism in Turkey & Greece
Brinkmanship
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower doctrine
Truman doctrine
4
How did Americans respond to the threat of nuclear war?
Had duck and cover drills
All of the above
Were scared of communists
Built fallout shelters
5
The idea of using nuclear weapons instead of land troops if threatened by war.
Nuclear warfare
McCarthyism
Brinkmanship
Massive retaliation
6
Pilot of the U-2 spy plane shot down by Russia.
Dwight Eisenhower
Frank Peterson
Francis Powers
Douglas Patton
7
The Berlin Wall was built during the Berlin Blockade and airlift.
True
False
8
Pushing a dangerous situation to the edge of war is known as __________:
Massive retaliation
Covert operations
Brinkmanship
9
This agency searched for communists in the US, especially in Hollywood.
Loyalty Review Board
Nato
HUAC
Palmer Raid
10
The tactic of unfairly accusing someone of being a communist is known as:
Blacklisting
McCarthyism
Conspiracy
11
___________ is the idea of restricting the spread of communism.
Marshall Plan
Containment
Consolidation
Buffering
12
The Korean War is known as the "Unforgettable War"
True
False
13
Name of the 1st unmanned satellite in space...
Soviet satellite
Lunar satellite
Explorer I
Sputnik I
14
Which country was discussed heavily at the Yalta Conference?
Poland
Russia
France
Germany
15
This provided economic aid to help Europe rebuild after WWII
United Nations
NATO
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
16
The CIA conducted covert operations in _________ nations.
Communist
United
Developing
All of the above
17
Which of the following was NOT a communist country during the Cold War?
France
North Korea
China
Soviet Union
18
The DMZ was is located on which parallel between North and South Korea?
38th
35th
17th
26th
19
Alger Hiss was found guilty of:
Espionage
Perjury
All of the above
Treason
20
The Cold War can be described as capitalism vs. __________
Democracy
Communism
Dictatorships
None of the above
21
Eisenhower believed a large nuclear arsenal was "more bang for the buck".
True
False
