Cold War / Truman & Eisenhower

A similarity between the Red Scare of the 1920’s and McCarthyism in the 1950’s was that during each period

• thousands of American citizens were expelled from the United States.

• the Communist Party gained many members in the United States.

• many government employees were convicted of giving secrets to the Soviet Union.

• the civil liberties of American citizens were threatened.

In 1957, the United States government responded to the event described in the headline below by

“Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space Race”

• reducing military spending.

• building a joint space station with the Soviet Union.

• constructing President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” defense system.

• providing funds to improve the educational system in the United States.

In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by

• taking over the governments of several Western European nations.

• increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States.

• holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union.

• establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations.

What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?

• to offer loans to the defense industry

• to provide economic aid to returning veterans

• to contain the spread of international communism

• to expand career opportunities in the military

The Marshall Plan was important because it

• Checked (limited) Soviet power in Cuba.

• secured allies for the United States.

• was never ratified (approved) by the United States Congress.

• helped communist countries rebuild after World War II.

Which of the following is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean War?

• the policy of containment was applied in Asia as well as in Europe.

• United Nations economic sanctions are more effective than military action.

• The American people will support United States participation in any war, whether declared or undeclared.

• United States cooperation with a wartime ally ends when the war ends.

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Britain

• blockaded Cuba in retaliation to Soviet actions.

• began an airlift designed to keep West Berlin supplied with goods.

• broke off all diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

• instituted an economic boycott of all imported Soviet goods.

Which group was created during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism around the world?

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

The picture of Rosa Parks above shows her arrest in 1955 Montgomery. Parks helped start a movement that

• protested voting discrimination in Alabama.

• used economic pressure to try to affect political and social change.

• resulted in the integration of lunch counters.

• attempted to integrate Robert E. Lee high school in that city.

What do these terms have in common?

· United Nations

· Marshall Plan

· NATO 

• They were all designed to stop communist forces.

• They all failed to achieve their Cold War objectives.

• The Soviet Union was prevented from joining and/or influencing them.

• The United States was a major force in their creation and/or operation.