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What was the Imaginary line that separated the West from the Communist Naitons

• Marshall Plan
• Conatinment
• Facism
• Iron Curtain

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba
• seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba

The domino theory, which provided the basis for U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent —

• the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia
• the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
• the loss of UN military bases in Asia
• the rise of China as a dominant economic power

Which of the following best describes the results of the Korean War?

• North Korea defeated South Korea, and now all of Korea is under Communist rule.
• China defeated Korea, and now all of Korea is under Chinese rule.
• The Korean War ended in a stalemate.  Today, North Korea is still a Communist nation, and South Korea is a free nation.
• The United States defeated Korea, and today Korea is a territory of the U.S.

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• Membership in the US Communist Party increased
• US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists
• Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed
• US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift?

• To provide supplies to all of West Germany
• To evacuate wounded soldiers from East Berlin
• To transport supplies to a blockaded West Berlin
• To send East German refugees to other countries

The revolution in China of resulted in 1949 with 

• Mao starting the Communist Peoples Republic of China, and Chiang Kai Shek being forced to Taiwan to continue the Republic of China 
• Chiang Kai Shek successully forcing Mao Zedong and the communist into North Korea
• the Soviet Union joining China in creating a East Asian communist block 
• China leading both Korea and Vietnam into a Communist alliance 

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• stated the United States would provide money to countries threatened by Communism
• Rebuild war torn Europe
• european recovery program
• Funded by Soviet Union to provide money to satellite states

Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?

• The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
• The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
• The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
• The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

What began the space race?

• Sputnik
• the Berlin Wall
• the Berlin Blockade
• the Cuban Missile Crisis