Modern History Final

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• China and US
• The USSR and US
• US and North Vietnam

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin
• Apollo 11
• Sputnik
• Little Stalin

Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"? He was the Prime Minister of the UK during WWII.

• Nevelle Chamberlien

• Henry Kissenger

• Winston Churchill
• Harry Truman

Who was the leader of The Soviet Union when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased, and was the leader of the USSR during WWII?

• Benito Mussolini

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Lenin

Who was the U.S. President who ended WWII, made the decision to drop the atomic bombs, and set the stage for future presidents to "contain" communism? 

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which of the following organizations supports Democratic ideals and self governance, and will defend each other if attacked?

• Warsaw Pact
• Satellite Nations
• NATO
• Domino Theory

Chinese Communist leader and theorist. A founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. China's Communist leader during the Chinese Civil War. He led the "Great Leap Forward" that killed up to 55 million Chinese citizens.

• Hideki Tojo

• Kim Jung Un

• Mao Zedong
• Sun Yat Sen

"The Father of Modern China," this man led the 1905 Revolution that saw China dissolve the monarchy and enter the First World War.

• Sun Yat-Sen

• Mao Zedong

• Vladimir Lenin

• Hidiki Tojo