The Cold War

Which best describes communism?

• Government is not involved in economy

• Business owners sell shares of their companies to the government

• Government is involved in planning and production

• Investment is encouraged by government

Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis "scare" Americans

• Communist Cuba was taking over American businesses

• The Bay of Pigs invasion almost failed

• Soviets were financing Cuba

• Cuba was within nuclear missile shooting range of American cities

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...

• helped the CIA break a Soviet spy ring

• supported Senator McCarthy in exposing communists

• were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

• Opposed the Soviet blockade of Berlin

How did Truman help the people of West Berlin?

• By airlifting supplies, such as fuel and food, into the city

• He didn't

• He sent American troops and tanks to break into the city

• He protested in the United Nations

Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Cold War?

• The Domino Theory

• The Marshall Plan

• Mutually assured destruction

• Strategic defensive initiative

How did the US support Chinese Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War?

• America supported the Communists, not the Nationalists

• By sending millions of dollars in financial aid

• By proposing changes through the UN

• By sending troops to China

The National Security Act established the...

• Center of Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Department of State

The US and the Soviet Union were stockpiling weapons in an effort to have more weapons than the other side. This was called...

• the Korean War

• the Manhattan Project

• the arms race

• disarmament talks

What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

• They were dependent on the Marshall Plan

• They developed democratic governments

• They became economic world powers

• They became Soviet satellite states

The Eisenhower administration is responsible for the ___________, which is still important today.

• cable TV

• landing on the moon

• interstate highway system

• communication satellite system