Cold War Test

One major cause of the Cold War was

• Olympic competition between the United States and Europe

• different political systems in the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans in

  detention camps

Which was a cause of American involvement in the Vietnam War?

• religious differences between North and South Vietnam

• American fear of Communist expansion in Asia

• the North Korean invasion of South Vietnam

The Marshall Plan and NATO were similar in that both

• to increase American power in Latin America.

• punish Germany for starting World War II

• stop the expansion of Communism in Europe

The term "Cold War" refers to

• U.S. neutrality before World War II

• attempts to appease Hitler

• hostility between the United States and Soviet Union

The United States joined the United Nations after World War II to

• help prevent future wars

• seek allies against the Japanese government

The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy concerning

• the international balance of payments

• the containment of communism

• nuclear disarmament

In the 1950s, Senator McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to

• Communist infiltration and the denial of civil

  liberties

• farm problems and taxation

• military preparedness and foreign aid

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

• national debt

• spread of communism

• President's political opposition

Which statement about the Cuban missile crisis (1962) is most accurate?

• The crisis brought two major world powers very close to war.

• The United States wanted to establish missile sites in Cuban territory

• The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown.

The term “McCarthyism” has come to symbolize

• unfounded accusations of disloyalty and a climate

  of fear

• the protection of the constitutional rights of the

  accused persons

• integration in public schools