Cold war, Red Scare, and McCarthyism Quiz

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

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

• The Domino Theory

• The Marshall Plan

• Mutually assured destruction

• Strategic defensive initiative

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 space race

• the arms race

• containment

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

What was the US plan with regard to containment?

• To provide money to secure communist government around the world

• To try to contain Hitler the best the USA could

• The US would isolate itself from the world after WW2

• To stop the spread of communism by aiding nations in danger

The Cold War was between the USA and

• Korea

• China

• Germany

• U.S.S.R

Which two nations emerged as superpowers after WWII?

• Soviet Union and Germany

• US and Great Britain

• France and Great Britain

• US and Soviet Union

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Capitalism

• Communism

How was the Soviet Union involved in U.S. wars in Korea and Vietnam?

• They sent troops to fight American soldiers

• They sent weapons and supplies to help communist forces

• The Soviets attacked the U.S. mainland while American soldiers fought in Asia

• The Soviets had no involvement in either war

A form of economy that promotes free trade, reduced government intervention and private ownership of businesses is ________

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Marxism