Final Exam Review US 3

1. The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

• stop the spread of Communism
• promote free elections in Europe
• force Germany to pay reparations

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

• Berlin blockade
• Iron Curtain
• German Democratic Republic

3. The _____ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent from the U.S.

• Nationalists
• Communist
• Soviets

4. _____ was the leader of communist China.

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Mao Zedong
• Kim Il-sung

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

• Guatemala
• Hungary
• Korea

7. When the Korean War ended,

• North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
• a communist government was established in South Korea.
• China gained control of the entire penninsula.

12. ________________ was the United States' main goal in Vietnam.

• Reunifying Vietnam
• Contain the spread of communism
• Upholding the Geneva Accords

Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

• secretary of defense.

• a justice of the Supreme Court.

• Attorney General

14. What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?

• to embarrass America
• to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
• to demonstrate the success of Communism

15. Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide

• Financial support
• transportation.
• health insurance.