Cold War

1.     What was the major cause of the events shown on the timeline?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The launching Sputnik

• A need for collective security

• A fear of communism

Which civil liberty was most seriously threatened during the period shown on the time line?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• The right to bear arms

• The right to petition the government

Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union?

• U-2 spy plane incident

• Launch of Sputnik

• Berlin airlift

• Creation of the space shuttle program

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan created by the United States in 1948?

• Develop an atomic bomb

• Increase civil defense during the Cold War

• Provide economic aid to war-damaged Europe

• Deliver weapons to Nationalist China

Between 1946 and 1954, the House Committee on Un-American Activities and Senator Joseph McCarthy attracted public attention by investigating which of the following?

• Allegations of communist influences in government

• Civil rights violations against African Americans

• Corruption by companies in the defense industry

• War crimes of German and Japanese officials

What was a major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War?

• Threat of communism spreading throughout Asia

• Need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union

• Demand by the United States for Korean natural resources

• Desire to limit Japanese expansion

Which of the following represents the point when the United States committed to a Cold War policy of mutual defense?

• Aided the Nationalists in China

• Established the Eisenhower Doctrine

• Joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Rejected United Nations (UN) efforts to halt the development of atomic weapons

What was the United States attempting to prevent with the implementation of the Truman Doctrine, the Berlin airlift, and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• Renewal of Nazi fascism in Germany, Italy, and Spain

• Expansion of communism into Western Europe

• Starvation of refugees from Eastern Europe

• Start of an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union

Which conclusion is supported by the information provided on the map above?

• The United Nations could have won the war by sending its troops across the Yalu River.

• South Korea was never in danger of being defeated by North Korea.

• The war did little to alter the territorial division of Korea.

• China refused to aid North Korea.

Which action did President Kennedy take following this statement?

• Urging Allied forces to remove Soviet weapons from Cuba

• Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• Breaking off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union

• Asking the United Nations to stop grain shipments to the Soviet Union