unit 6 review part2

Read the excerpt and answer the question below.

Much of the evidence now available of the illegal actions of Communists . . . is derived from wire-tapping surveillance. . . . [W]iretap evidence is now inadmissible in prosecutions in Federal courts. . . . [I]t is essential that the information we procure be admissible in court. . . . [Thus, we call for] the enactment of legislation to authorize the introduction in Federal courts, in national security cases, of evidence procured by wire-tapping.

–U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell, 1954

Source: U.S. Department of Justice/Public Domain

How did the attitude expressed in this excerpt impact the cultural climate of the early 1950s?

• A counterculture developed that sought to create an alternative to mainstream society.

• A youth culture developed on college campuses that called for an expansion of civil rights.

• A popular culture developed that expressed fear of foreign political influence

• A political culture developed in support of increased domestic spying. 

How did McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare affect U.S. politics during the 1950s?

• They led to government employees being required to take a loyalty oath.

• They led to elected officials being required to take a polygraph test.

• They led to the implementation of comprehensive election reforms.

• They led to the implementation of stricter immigration laws

Study the following list, which contains events that occurred during the Cold War.

• 1947—President Harry Truman authorizes the Loyalty Review Program. • 1947—The Attorney General’s List of Subversive Organizations is published. • 1949—The Soviet Union detonates an atomic bomb for the first time. • 1950—______________________________________

Which event completes this list?

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is created to defend member countries against communism

• The International Military Tribunal is conducted at Nuremberg.

• Senator Joseph McCarthy claims there are communists working in the U.S. State Department.

• Premier Nikita Khrushchev announces the success of Sputnik

What was a result of actions taken by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?

• Americans who supported Communism were deported.

• Blacklisted Americans were fired from jobs.

• Communist supporters attempted a violent takeover of the federal government.

• Soldiers suspected of favoring communism were forced to leave the military.

Which action was a United States response to economic conditions in Europe following World War II?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Nuremberg Trials

• Potsdam Conference

Which action is an example of President Harry Truman’s policy of containment?

• establishing the Warsaw Pact

• deploying the armed forces to Korea

• creating NATO

• creating the United Nations

Review the following list containing information about Radio Free Europe and answer the question below.

Initiated on July 4, 1950

Broadcast information throughout Eastern Europe

Funded by the United States

Which reason best describes the initial purpose of Radio Free Europe?

• to foster economic recovery

• to help officials gather military intelligence

• to help liberate prisoners of war

• to encourage opposition to communism

What was a result of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

• the implementation of the Berlin Blockade

• the creation of the United Nations

• the formation of European alliances 

• the expansion of Asian democracy

Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.

I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.

—President Harry Truman, from a 1947 speech

Source: National Archives of the United States

Which phrase describes the context for this speech?

• Forming a military alliance with Western European nations

• adopting a policy for containing the influence of the Soviet Union

• Implementing a free trade agreement with Latin American nations

• providing resources for creating a democratic society in Japan

Which event caused the Soviet Union to form the Warsaw Pact?

• China provided support to North Korea during the Korean War.

• West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• The United States helped draft the United Nations Charter.

• The United States supported the division of Vietnam.