Chapter Twelve Cold War Test

Which of the following was a direct result of the Potsdam Conference in 1945?

• the division of Germany into four zones

• the establishment of the United States as peacemakers

• the emergence of a pro-Communist government in Berlin

• the retreat of the Soviet Army from the eastern front

The term "iron curtain" refers to the

• tension between Arab and Jews over the control of Palestine

• division between Soviet controlled countries and the Western world

• determination with which the Nazi leaders were condemned

• policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism

What was the original purpose of the United Nations

• hunger abatement

• conflict resolution

• terror prevention

• disaster relief

One of the first decisions made by the United Nations was to

• vote to divide Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states

• officially condemn the 1949 war on Israel

• send peacekeeping troops to Palestine

• protest the division of Palestine

Why was America's relationship with the Soviet Union called a "cold war" ?

• Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices

• conflict would not be as intense as World War II

• Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place

• both countries were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion

By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the...

• emergence of an economic crisis in postwar Europe

• return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany

• expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world

• spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia

The United States and Britain responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

• airlifting supplies to residents

• stopping trade with the U.S.S.R

• threatening to start a war

• negotiating with the Communist

President Truman sent American forces to South Korea to

• take over the fighting from the South Korean troops

• give South Korea troops cover and support

• defend the United States against the South Korean army

• protect the border with China and make sure the conflict didn't spread there

What happened to prevent a quick U.S. victory in Korea?

• General MacArthur suggested an attack on mainland China, but President Truman refused permission

• Just when it seemed North Korea would be successfully invaded, China sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers across the border to join the North Korean army

• Because of illness, General MacArthur resigned his command of UN forces, and President Truman recalled him to the United States

• When it seemed North Korea would be successfully invaded, the Soviet Union sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers across the border to join the North Korean army

The Korean War ended in 1953 with

• Soviet troops in place to guard the North Korean border

• China pulling put its troops and ending its support for North Korea

• the defeat of North Korea, which pulled back father north

• North and South Korea once again divided near the 38th Parallel