Cold War Unit 9 Test

A characteristic of American society in the fifteen years following the Second World War was —

• rivalry with the Soviet Union and fear of communist infiltration
• social and economic reforms aimed to create jobs in urban areas
• government planning and regulation to improve economic conditions
• racial tensions that led to the assassination of prominent civil rights leaders

Put the following  in chronological order: 
I. Building the Berlin Wall
II. Sputnik
III. Berlin Airlift
IV. Korean War 
V. Truman Doctrine 

• I, II, III, IV, V
• V, III, IV, II, I
• II, III, IV, V, I
• IV, III, II, I, V

Which action was a direct response of the United States to growing communist threats in Greece and Turkey in the years following the Second World War?

• Implementing the Marshall Plan
• Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine
• Establishing the NATO military alliance
• Creating the United Nations

A chief reason for U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is —

• to establish a representative body of democratic nations
• to maintain a collective security agreement in the case of an attack 
• to encourage improvements in foreign education and health systems
• to apply international law to cases of genocide and human rights abuses

Which military alliance of North American and Western European nations pledged in 1949 that all member nations would come to the aid of any member attacked by an outside enemy?

• Warsaw Pact
• Marshall Plan
• United Nations
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift?

• To provide supplies to all of West Germany
• To evacuate wounded soldiers from East Berlin
• To transport supplies to a blockaded West Berlin
• To send East German refugees to other countries

How did the United States act to reduce the influence of communism and improve the economic strength of free market nations in Europe after the Second World War?

• NASA enacted a space program to protect European nations from Soviet attack.
• The Berlin Airlift brought food, fuel, and money to democratic nations across Europe.
• The Marshall Plan extended financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of the war.
• The Roosevelt Corollary proclaimed the United States the chief protector of democracy andguaranteed American protection of European democratic nations.

Which action of Joseph McCarthy contributed to increased Cold War anxieties?

• He abused his power by helping Castro in Cuba.
• He was a strong advocate of increased military spending.
• He led a Congressional committee investigating suspected communists.
• He angered Chinese communists for refusing to follow Truman's orders during the KoreanWar.

The movement of people out of American urban areas after the Second World War led to —

• more jobs being created, decreased traffic, and more businesses in urban areas
• suburban sprawl, increased traffic, and a decrease of green spaces bordering the cities
• more individualized homes being built, the growth of the suburbs, and more jobs being created
• renovation of urban areas, growth of the suburbs, and the loss of green spaces borderingthe cities

Which U.S. government action provided funding for veterans of the Second World War in order to create a better educated and more productive workforce?

• Passage of the G.I. Bill
• Establishment of the Peace Corps
• Passage of the National Defense Education Act
• Establishment of the Department of Veterans Affairs