PM3: Review 3

Which of the following conditions was an economic cause of the Cold War in Europe?

• Stalin resented the fact that the Western Allies had delayed the invasion of France during World War II.

• Truman failed to share the secrets of the atomic bomb at the Potsdam Conference.

• The United States had a capitalist system while the Soviet Union had an Communist System with central planning.

• Stalin felt the Soviet Union had the right to establish a “sphere of influence” in Europe.

How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?

• By joining European nations together into the European Union

• By restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

• By providing military assistance to France and Great Britain

• By establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia

Which foreign policy did American leaders follow in response to the spread of Communism and the Cold War?

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Containment

• Détente

How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?

• By establishing the Warsaw Pact

• By announcing the Marshall Plan

• By dropping the “Iron Curtain” over Europe

• By building the Berlin Wall

Which of the following led to the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

• Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin by railroad and air

• Stalin cut off supply routes with a blockade to democratic West Berlin

• Stalin built the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin

• Stalin united all the Allied sectors of Berlin under a Soviet controlled government

Which factor is most closely associated with McCarthyism?

• The buildup of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

• The fear of communist influence in the United States

• The Rise of the Communist Party in China and Cuba.

• The policies of brinkmanship and massive retaliation.

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of which of the following?

• steps taken in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act

• programs dealing with affirmative action

• violent acts by the Black Panthers

• nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation

What was the effect of the following Supreme Court ruling?

"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

-Brown v. Board of Education

• Establish affirmative action programs in higher education

• Require the integration of public schools

• Desegregate the armed forces and the military academies

• Force states to spend an equal amount on each public school student

Which describes an effect of the Cold War on Americans in the 1950s?

• Nuclear missiles in Cuba threatened the survival of American cities.

• American manufacturers were able to sell more of their goods to Eastern Europe.

• Hundreds of thousands of German refugees overwhelmed U.S. immigration services.

• Senator Joseph McCarthy accused many people in government service of being Communist.

This image is the cover of a comic book published in the United States in 1947.

Which American public figure exploited the fears illustrated by this cover?

• Alger Hiss

• Julius Rosenberg

• Senator Joseph McCarthy

• Dr. Martin Luther King