Cold War Quiz 4

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

• NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea
• North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea
• United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea
• Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war

Which of these was the American initiative to provide aid to the countries in Western Europe post World War 2.

• Eisenhower Doctrine 
• Marshall Plan
• Containment
• Truman Doctrine 

Which action occurred for the first time in the early 1950s during the Korean War?

• United States and Soviet troops fought on the same side
• the United Nations used military force against an aggressor nation
• A president was impeached for abusing his power as commander in chief
• United States troops fought in Asia

The League of Nations and the United Nations were both formed with the goal of

• preventing wars through peaceful negotiations
• prohibiting the development of nuclear weapons
• monitoring the world’s monetary systems
• supporting the spread of democracy

Most opponents of the Senate hearings led by Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s argued that these investigations

• weakened the armed forces of the nation
• violated the constitutional rights of many people
• undermined the powers of the president
• encouraged the spread of communism

The Berlin airlift was used during the Cold War to

• rescue people fleeing West Germany
• prevent a communist takeover of Greece and Turkey
• overcome a blockade created by the Soviet Union
• support peacekeeping efforts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Issuing the Truman Doctrine, defending South Korea, and sending military advisors to Vietnamwere actions taken by the United States to

• encourage membership in the United Nations
• promote American business in Asia
• limit the spread of communism
• gain additional overseas colonies

Since the 1950s, the term McCarthyism has been applied to events that are related to

• the basic rights of citizens to own and carry guns
• the violent activities of international terrorists
• reckless accusations unsupported by evidence
• questionable methods used to finance political campaigns

During the Korean War, President Harry Truman removed General Douglas MacArthur fromcommand because MacArthur

• called for an immediate end to the war
• refused to serve under the United Nations
• lacked the experience to provide wartime leadership
• threatened the constitutional principle of civilian control of the military

A new American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War.

• Eisenhower Doctrine 
• Truman Doctrine 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Dougherty Doctrine