Cold War At Home

Cold War At Home

If you're working from home, this is due tonight at midnight. You will be graded based on accuracy. If you are in class, we'll go over this while you're here.

Multiple Choice

The Cold War was a conflict between what two countries?
(These countries fought with ideas, words, and money)

• The United States and France
• The United States and Germany
• Japan and Italy
• The United States and the Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

The Competition to build the most powerful weapons is known as a __________________.

• Space Race
• Arms Race
• Weapon Crisis
• The Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

What is NATO?

• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against the Soviet Union
• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Germany
• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Japan
• A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Italy

Multiple Choice

Shelters such as this represented American concern about 

• the potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950s
• the increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950s
• a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War
• a successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space.

Multiple Choice

Students practiced nuclear safety drills in school known as?

• Bert the Turtle
• Duck and Cover
• Stop, Drop, and Roll
• Operation Alert

Multiple Choice

The Federal Civil Defense Administration was which of the following?

• A spy organization
• An agency that helped people prepare for a nuclear attack
• An organization started by Joseph McCarthy
• A program that identified spies in Hollywood

Multiple Choice

First general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government.

• Hollywood Ten 
• Collective security
• Loyalty Review Boards
• Black list

Multiple Choice

Once someone was placed on a blacklist, what was the consequence?

• They would not get hired
• They would be executed
• They would be removed from public office
• The would be put on trial

Multiple Choice

What allowed the FBI to screen federal employees for signs of disloyalty?

• Federal Employee Loyalty Program
• Smith Act
• Red Scare
• McCarthyism

Multiple Choice

McCarthyism was what?

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
• an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
• a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
• The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

Multiple Choice

This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism

• Ronald Reagan & Freinds
• The Red Menaces
• Soviets
• Hollywood 10

Multiple Choice

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the                  

• Hiss’s
• Greenglass’s
• Rosenberg’s
• Chamber’s

Multiple Choice

The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
• Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
• Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
• Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo

Multiple Choice

I the 1950's Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...

• Was convicted as a spy.
• Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.
• Helped Eisenhower become president.
• Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.

Multiple Choice

What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?

• Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about McCarthyism?

• It was the hunting down of suspected Communist in America

• Its leader was Joseph McCarthy

• The House Un-American Activities Committe (HUAC) participated

• If Communist were discovered they were immediately executed

Multiple Choice

-HUAC holds hearings on Hollywood 10

-Truman required federal employees to take loyalty test

-Soviet Union tests atomic bomb

-Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are tried for spying

Which civil liberty was most threatened by events shown on the timeline?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• right to bear arms

• right to petition the government

Multiple Choice

-HUAC holds hearings on Hollywood 10

-Truman required federal employees to take loyalty test

-Soviet Union tests atomic bomb

-Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are tried for spying

Most of the events shown above occurred as a result of

• the attack on Pearl Harbor

• the launch of Sputnik

• a need for collective security

• a fear of Communism

Multiple Choice

What are the protesters in the photograph expressing?

• their dislike for Latin America

• their distrust of Nazi Germany

• their hatred of Communism

• their fear of nuclear holocaust

Multiple Choice

-United States Sends Foreign Aid To Greece and Turkey

-Senator McCarthy Names Hundreds of Communists Working In U.S. Government

Which generalization regarding the newspaper headlines above is most valid?

• The Cold War affected United States domestic and foreign policy

• The Soviet Union assisted in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII

• The United States returned to a foreign policy of neutrality after WWII

• The United Nations led to effort to destroy fascism in Europe

Multiple Select

Identify all the groups in American society who were suspected of Communist activity and were targeted in the Second Red Scare.

• college professors

• construction workers

• actors

• store clerks

• directors

Multiple Select

Identify all the groups in American society who were suspected of Communist activity and were targeted in the Second Red Scare.

• college professors

• construction workers

• actors

• store clerks

• directors

Multiple Choice

Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?

• The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
• The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.

Multiple Choice

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

Multiple Choice

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Open Door Policy

Multiple Choice

A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.

• Arms Race
• Blockade
• Space Race
• Atomic Bomb

Multiple Choice

A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.

• Arms Race
• Space Race
• Snail Race
• Atomic Race

Multiple Choice

What did Winston Churchill mean when he said an "iron curtain" descended across Europe? 

• the separation of Communist and capitalist nations
• a railroad system
• a divider made of iron that separated Europe into sections
• the Berlin Wall

Multiple Choice

How is communism different than democracy?

• Communism allows no personal freedom and people cannot vote for their leaders.
• Communism is the same as a democracy.

Multiple Choice

Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?

• They did not want another world war.
• They feared communism would destroy democracy.
• They wanted to have more control over the land.
• They believed people would like communism more than democracy.

Multiple Choice

The revolution in China of resulted in 1949 with 

• Mao starting the Communist Peoples Republic of China, and Chiang Kai Shek being forced to Taiwan to continue the Republic of China 
• Chiang Kai Shek successully forcing Mao Zedong and the communist into North Korea
• the Soviet Union joining China in creating a East Asian communist block 
• China leading both Korea and Vietnam into a Communist alliance 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the results of the Korean War?

• North Korea defeated South Korea, and now all of Korea is under Communist rule.
• China defeated Korea, and now all of Korea is under Chinese rule.
• The Korean War ended in a stalemate.  Today, North Korea is still a Communist nation, and South Korea is a free nation.
• The United States defeated Korea, and today Korea is a territory of the U.S.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?

• The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
• The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
• The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
• The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Multiple Choice

What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?

• political, economic, and military influence

• the best technology

• having the most superior weapons

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

Multiple Choice

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

• Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

• Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

• Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

Multiple Choice

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

Multiple Choice

How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?

• Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.

• The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.

• The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes communism?

• a political system in which every person in society gets a vote

• a political and economic system in which the government owns and distributes wealth and resources

• a political system in which people are forced to live in communities

• an economic system in which the government takes everyone's money and invests it in the national stock market

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

“During Harry Truman’s presidency, food and supplies were dropped to the people of Berlin, Germany. They were experiencing starvation because of blocks set up by the Soviet Union.”

What was the "drop" called?

• VJ Day

• Berlin Wall

• Communist Containment Policy

• Berlin Airlift

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

“After World War II, the U.S. and its allies formed an organization to assist each other. The countries supported the other members in diplomatic negotiations and military action. Their purpose was to ensure the security of member countries from outside threats.”

What is the name of this organization?

• Allied Powers (AP)

• United Nations (UN)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

• Berlin Wall

• Iron Curtain

• No Man's Land

• Iron Wall

Multiple Choice

Read the quote.

“On Sunday, June 25^th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.

This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”

… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)

What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.

Multiple Choice

Read the quote.

“On Sunday, June 25^th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.

This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”

… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)

What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.