Cold War Conflicts (Chapter 18 - US History) Question Preview (ID: 61708)


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The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the ___.
a) Marshall Plan
b) Warsaw Pact
c) Truman Doctrine
d) Eisenhower Doctrine

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___.
a) Guatemala
b) the Middle East
c) Hungary
d) Korea

The ___ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
a) Communists
b) South Koreans
c) Nationalists
d) North Koreans

___ was the leader of the Communists in China.
a) Chiang Kai-shek
b) Syngman Rhee
c) Mao Zedong
d) Kim Il Sung

___ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
a) The CIA
b) HUAC
c) The UN
d) NATO

The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.
a) Nationalists
b) Soviets
c) Communists
d) peasants

The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.
a) Truman Doctrine
b) iron curtain
c) Marshall Plan
d) Warsaw Pact

The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
a) iron curtain
b) Berlin blockade
c) Berlin airlift
d) German Democratic Republic

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
a) Latin America.
b) Western Europe.
c) Eastern Europe.
d) the Middle East.

American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when
a) the policy of containment failed in China.
b) the Soviet Union launched a space satellite.
c) the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
d) the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb.

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by
a) Douglas MacArthur.
b) John Foster Dulles.
c) Joseph McCarthy.
d) Alger Hiss.

After the U-2 incident, all of the following events occurred except
a) the Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower’s “open skies” proposal at Geneva.
b) Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the arms race.
c) Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union.
d) Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after 18 months.

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
a) North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
b) a communist government was established in South Korea.
c) communist fears in the United States were lifted.
d) China gained control of the entire peninsula.

The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because
a) the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan.
b) the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Chinese Communists.
c) the Soviets had already sent military aid to South Korea.
d) the Soviets had wanted to remain neutral at the time.

Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese Nationalists
a) relied heavily on financial aid from the Soviet Union.
b) ruled in the southern and eastern regions of China.
c) attracted overwhelming support from the nation’s peasants.
d) were led by Mao Zedong.

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
a) the Marshall Plan.
b) efforts by Western nations to divide Germany.
c) the formation of NATO.
d) efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
a) promote free elections in Europe.
b) force Germany to pay war reparations.
c) restrict the spread of communism.
d) maintain international peace through the UN.

In a capitalist system,
a) the state controls economic activity.
b) private citizens control economic activity.
c) elected officials control economic activity.
d) the dictator controls economic activity.

To label someone’s activities as ___ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
a) brinkmanship
b) McCarthyism
c) containment
d) infiltration

When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop ___.
a) NATO
b) a space satellite
c) an atomic bomb
d) a hydrogen bomb

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