Review US History TEST Topics 6 & 7 (20-21)

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

• The Allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sectors.

• German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany.

• The United States and Great Britain airlift supplies to West Berlin.

• The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.

• Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

• The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries.

• Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries.

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to —

• bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

This is a cross-sectional diagram of a major operation ordered by President Harry S. Truman in 1948. The flight pattern illustrated in the diagram was designed to allow an airplane to land every three minutes. Why was this operation undertaken?

• To enable a rapid withdrawal of troops from a war-torn city

• To deploy substantial invasion forces

• To provide supplies to a blockaded city

• To rescue thousands of stranded political refugees

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to —

• carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

• keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities

• secure additional Asian trading partners

• extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

• The threat of a Soviet naval blockade

• The assistance of the Chinese military

• The use of atomic weapons on northern cities

• The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

Which quotation from President Harry S. Truman offers a reason for U.S. involvement in the conflict between North Korea and South Korea?

• “The United Nations cannot . . . fulfill adequately its own responsibilities until the peace settlements have been made. . . .”

• “Above all else, we want to keep the United States prosperous and strong because we know that our prosperity is the best guarantee of peace.”

• “Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion . . . and will now use armed invasion and war.”

• “As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery . . . has made economic recovery impossible.”

What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?

• North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.

• Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.

• International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.

• Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.

How did President Harry S. Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

• It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.

• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.

• It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.

• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.

This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government —

• provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield

• developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies

• instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population

• nationalized industries considered essential to national security