Unit 8 Cold War Part 1

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

• The launching Sputnik

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• A fear of communism

• A need for collective security

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

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• The right to petition the government

• The right to bear arms

Examine the list of events, which fear is most closely associated with the post-WWII events listed?

• An expansion of communism into Cuba

• An increase in immigration from the Soviet Union

• A communist threat inside the United States

• The labor conflicts in United States cities

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

• U-2 spy plane incident

• Berlin airlift

• Creation of the space shuttle program

• Launch of Sputnik

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?

• Civil rights violations against African Americans

• Corruption by companies in the defense industry

• Allegations of communist influences in government

• War crimes of German and Japanese officials

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

• Need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union

• Demand by the United States for Korean natural resources

• Threat of communism spreading throughout Asia

• Desire to limit Japanese expansion

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

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

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

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

• China refused to aid North Korea.

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

• Established the Eisenhower Doctrine

• Aided the Nationalists in China

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

• Joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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)?

• Starvation of refugees from Eastern Europe

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

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

• Expansion of communism into Western Europe