Cold War Review: WWII - Kennedy

Which of the following is NOT true about the U.S. and Soviet Union after they successfully detonated atomic bombs?

• It increased the threat of mass destruction

• It established each country as a global superpower

• It made the world more safe

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

• It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

• It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba

• It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

• It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare and McCarthyism?

• The use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

• The use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

• The effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

• The ability to punish political enemies

Given Senator Joseph McCarthy's speeches against communism, what was a reaction he inspired among many Americans?

• Fear of the spread of communism inside the United States

• Support for existing policies to address communism in the United States

• Satisfaction that Americans would continue to fight communism abroad

• Anger over human rights violations that communists were committing In other countries

Select all of the American government's responses that relate to the concerns expressed by Senator McCarthy in his speeches.​

• Pursuing containment policy

• Engaging In the Vietnam War

• Beginning the "war on poverty"

• Blacklisting suspected communists

• Conducting House Un-American Activities Committee investigations

The Korean penninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War II. The Soviet Union and the United States clashed over how this territory should be governed.

​How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the Korean peninsula?

• It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and a Christian south.

• It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south.

• It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea.

• It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and an agriculturally rich south.

The House Committee on Un-American Activities, the Rosenberg Trial, and the McCarthy hearings led to

• Military actions by NATO

• A decrease in tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• An American attempt to control Communist infiltration in government

• The creation of the Warsaw Pact

The term "McCarthyism" is sometimes used to describe:

• Removing members of Congress for abuses of power

• Investigating civil service employees for corruption

• Using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials

• Accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to

• Stop the use of nuclear weapons

• Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

• Use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets

• Rebuild Korea by extending economic aid

One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were

• Resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations

• Fought to keep the spread of Communism contained in Asia

• Established democratic governments in Eastern European nations

• Caused by religious conflict