Cold War

In the long run, the Truman Doctrine committed the United States to

• a domestic Red Scare.

• the economic recovery of Europe.

•   the rearming of West Germany.

• a pledge to fight communism.

United Nations troops in Korea were driven back across the 38th parallel in an attack by

• China

• South Korea

• United States

• Japan

By 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisers believed that the key to keeping the world at peace was

• the atomic bomb

• compromise with the Soviets

• economic growth

• military strength

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed for the purpose of

• mutual defense

• promoting free trade

• settling international disputes

• spreading democracy

The Korean War began when

• American and Soviet troops clashed at the 38th parallel

• American troops landed at the port of Inchon

• Chinese forces crossed the Yalu River

• North Korean troops invaded the south

In 1950, with Senator McCarthy and others arousing fears of Communist spies, Congress passed the Internal Security Act, usually called the

• Hoover Act

• HUAC Act

• Immigration Act

• McCarran Act

As worries about nuclear war and Communist infiltration spread, Cold War themes appeared in films, plays, television, popular fiction, and even in

• fashion and design.

• operas

• the titles of dance tunes

• video games

One reason for President Eisenhower’s massive retaliation policy was his belief that winning the Cold War would require not just military action, but also a

• decrease in the number of nuclear bombs.

• rollback in Americans’ civil rights.

• strong economy.

• treaty with the Soviet Union.

Under President Eisenhower, the CIA ran covert operations in countries where the threat of communism seemed strong in order to

• convince citizens of those countries that communism had important weaknesses.

•   overthrow anti-American leaders and replace them with pro-American leaders.

• protect the investments of American businesses.

• provide those countries with financial aid and other incentives.

Popular support for Senator Joseph McCarthy began to fade when

• he began to accuse popular film stars of disloyalty.

• he could not produce the list of known communists that he claimed to have

• millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army.

• the Senate voted to censure him.