5-24 Cold War: China, Korea, and the Red Scare

5-24 Cold War: China, Korea, and the Red Scare

Multiple Choice

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

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What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

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President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

Multiple Choice

When was the Communist state of the People’s Republic of China established

• 1900

• 1989

• 2008

• 1949

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Which country was China’s key ally throughout the mid-1900s

• Japan

• India

• The U.K.

• Soviet Union

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Who was the leader of the Communist party?

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• George W. Bush

• Emperor Hirohito

Multiple Choice

____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.

• N Korea/S Korea
• USA/N Korea
• China/USA
• China/S Korea

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North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

• U.S.S.R./communist
• U.S.S.R./democratic
• U.S.A./communist
• U.S.A./democratic

Multiple Choice

What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

• South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea

• North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea

• Neither won and the border remained at the 38th parallel

• The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part

Rosenberg Trials

• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of sharing military secrets with the Soviet Union on how to make an atomic bomb.

• They were sentenced guilty of espionage and sentenced to death.

• Their case was controversial due to many Americans believing the death penalty was severe.

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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

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

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

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.

Multiple Choice

Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist

• Whitelisted

• Blacklisted

• Redlisted

• Bluelisted

Multiple Choice

The HUAC stands for...

• The House Un-American Activities Committee
• The House Under American Counsel
• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
• The House Under American Communism