WC The Cold War, 1945-1989

The main goal of the _____ was to stop the spread of communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• iron curtain

• Warsaw Pact

The Soviet Union set up the _____ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.

• iron curtain

• Berlin airlift

• Berlin blockade

• German Democratic Republic

_____ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.

• The CIA

• The UN

• HUAC

• NATO

_____ was the leader of the Communists in China.

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Syngman Rhee

• Kim Il Sung

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in _____.

• Guatemala

• Hungary

• the Middle East

• Korea

The _____ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.

• Communists

• Nationalists

• South Koreans

• North Koreans

The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the _____.

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Warsaw Pact

• Eisenhower Doctrine

To label someone's activities as _____ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.

• brinkmanship

• Containment

• McCarthyism

• infiltration

When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop _____.

• NATO

• an atomic bomb

• a space satellite

• a hydrogen bomb

In a capitalist system,

• the state controls economic activity.

• private citizens control economic activity.

• elected officials control economic activity.

• the dictator controls economic activity.