Cold War

Which action prompted the US to officially enter WWII?

• The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe

• Japanese military actions in Indochina

• German submarine attacks on US merchant ships

• The Japanese bombing of a US military base

The rights of citizens under the 4th & 14th Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the US government when it authorized the establishment of:

• internment camps of Japanese Americans

• the Office of War Mobilization

• nuclear test sites in Nevada

• the Office of Price Administration

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO
• NAFTA
• WPA
• USA

Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism

• Appeasement
• Containment
• Expansion
• Eradication

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

• Greece and Germany
• Greece and Poland
• Greece and Ukraine
• Greece and Turkey

How did the US benefit from the Marshall Plan?

• Better produce coming from tropical locations

• Formed closer political and military connections with Europe

• Truman and Marshall became superpowers

• Soviet Union gave up spreading communism

What was Marshall's biggest fear?

• Communist takeover from Soviet Union

• World War 3

• Economic ruin for America

• Alien encounter

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launching of Sputnik I?

• The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union

• The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

• The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space

• The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition

What was the goal of McCarthyism

• Limiting governmental regulations

• Rescinding democratic freedoms of citizens

• Destroying careers of politicians

• Exposing suspected communists