Cold War Review

Cold War Survey Questions:

Multiple Choice

(8A) The main idea of this 1947 cartoon is that the United States was -

• focusing on foreign affairs while ignoring domestic problems

• alienating its traditional Western European allies creating a debt that the American economy could not afford

• creating a debt that the American economy could not afford

• starting a new aid program that held many unknown risks

Multiple Choice

(8A) The term "McCarthyism" is sometimes used to describe-

• removing members of Congress for abuses of power.

• investigating civil service employees for corruption.

• using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials.

• accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence.

Multiple Choice

(8A) Which event from 1948 to 1949 is illustrated by the cartoon?

• the Berlin Airlift

• the collapse of the Berlin Wall

• the reunification of Germany

• the Allied invasion of Germany

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8A) The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to-

• stop the use of nuclear weapons.

• contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey.

• use the United Nations as tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets.

• rebuild Korea by extending economic aid.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8A) During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union-

• broke all diplomatic ties.

• refused to trade with each other.

• formed competing military alliances.

• clashed over control of the Mediterranean Sea.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8A) The primary goal of U.S. containment policy after World War II was to-

• limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons.

• end colonialism in Africa and Asia.

• stop the spread of Soviet influence.

• bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8A) What do the results of this poll show?

• Most Americans feared a growing national deficit.

• The Cold War was a major concern to most Americans.

• Americans were most concerned with the growing unemployment problem.

• The threat of another war with Communist North Korea frightened Americans.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8B) What was confirmed by the publication of the Venona Papers?

• Thousands of American citizens who believed in Communism were jailed or deported.

• The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty.

• Some Americans in government and industry had in fact been helping the Soviet Union.

• Organized groups of Communists had been responsible for violent terrorism.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8B) The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 sparked-

• the Cold War with the United States.

• Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe.

• disarmament discussions between the Superpowers.

• American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8B) Immediately after World War II, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union became strained because-

• the United States used military force in Korea.

• the United States blocked the Soviet Union from joining the United Nations.

• each country believed that the other one was a threat to its security.

• both nations were competing for supremacy in space exploration.

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8B) Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?

• to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations

• to prevent the integration of different racial groups in American society

• to investigate those accused of disloyalty to the United States

• to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the United States

Multiple Choice

(HIST.8C) Which is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

• President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation.

• General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China.

• Americans felt Korea was beyond the boundaries of U.S. containment policy.

• American leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression.