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Ch. 28- The Cold War
Ch. 28- The Cold War
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the Truman doctrine was developed as a response to problems in
Syria and Lebanon
Laos and Vietnam
Greece and Turkey
Italy and France
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The crucial issue at the Potsdam Conference involved:
the future of Berlin
how to deal with Japan
war reparations
the use of the atomic bomb
3
When the Soviets shot down a U.S. spy plane in 1960, it became known as the ________ crisis
hostage
U-2
NSC-68
Berlin
4
The Soviet Union first learned of the US atomic bomb:
through conversations between Stalin and Truman
from the British and French
when the first one was dropped on Japan
through the use of espionage
5
George Kennan's containment policy proposed:
restrictions on US expansionist plans
long term neutrality for the US
keeping nuclear weapons a secret
US vigilance regarding Soviet expansionist tendencies
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Eisenhower's sec. of State was:
Dulles
Harriman
Rusk
Kennan
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The Baruch Plan
was pointless
would have preserved american monopoly on nuclear weapons
was never implemented
was welcomed by the soviet union
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The main Soviet response to containment was demonstrated by:
their overthrow of the Dem. govt. of Czechoslovakia
their blockade of Berlin
shooting down 2 US planes over East Germany
the communist revolution in China
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization:
was opposed by the UN general secretary
was perceived as nonthreatening by the Soviets
received little support from Euro. nations
continued old US traditions of involvement in Euro. affairs
10
In 1954 what was the 1st test of Eisenhower's new policy to contain Chinese communism?
the Formosa Straits
Manchuria
Eastern Europe
the Pacific Islands
11
As a result of Cold War military reforms, the dominant branch of the armed forces became the
air force
marines
army
navy
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Which one of the following countries did not become controlled by the USSR?
Hungary
Belgium
Romania
Poland
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The most famous case of espionage in the US government in the late 1940's involved:
the Rosenburgs
Alger Hiss
Browning and Kasprick
Whitaker Chambers
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Sputnik impacted the US in what ways?
Increase in science and math education
realization that the US was behind in the space race
fear that the Soviets were ahead of us in technology
increased need for more powerful nuclear weapons
15
Republican senators blamed the Communist success in China on:
the great personal popularity of Mao Tse-tung
US diplomats who sabotaged the Nationalist govt.
an overly agrressive US military policy
the bad leadership of Chiang Kai-shek
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NATO
intensified Soviet fears of the West
had the effect of easing U.S.-Soviet tensions
failed to radically affect European military strategy
relied exclusively on European forces
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Stalin was succeeded by
Yuri Andropov
Nikita Khrushchev
V. I. Lenin
Leonid Bresnev
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The National Security Act of 1947 established the:
Department of State
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
CIA
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The NATO treaty was signed:
1946
1945
1949
1947
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The Marshall Plan proposed:
a series of western military alliances
the infusion of massive amounts of US $ into western Europe
the rearming of Germany
the division of Germany
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Truman's handling of the Berlin blockade:
caused many to question his leadership abilities
angered US citizens
was an important factor in his election of 1948
showed his indecisiveness
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The senator who accused many of being communist without proof was:
MacWilliams
McCallister
McCarthy
Macarthur