Final Exam Review

Poland was promised to the Soviet Union after WWII if they did which of the following?

• Join the fight against the Nazis

• Join America's fight with Japan

• Develop the atomic bomb

• Convert to democracy

The U-2 Spy Plane incident did which of the following?

• Made the relationship between the US and USSR stronger

• Strained the relationship between the US and USSR

• Start World War III

• Began the race to develop the atomic bomb

President Truman's main concern during the Berlin Crisis after WWII was which of the following?

• The movement of Vietcong troops in South Vietnam

• Americans at home converting to communism

• A military conflict with the Soviet Union

• England embracing communist ideas

This was the alliance of communist countries that formed in response to NATO

• Berlin Pact
• Warsaw Pact
• Communist Coalition
• Moscow Pact

Who was the American ally in China who was defeated by Mao Zedong and the communists?

• Sun Yat-sen
• Chiang Kai-shek
• Deng Xiaoping
• Mao Zedong

He led United Nations troops in the Korean War

• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• General Douglas MacArthur

The Korean War was fought to prevent what type of government from taking hold in South Korea?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Socialism
• Communism

How did Senator Joseph McCarthy gain power in America during the "Red Scare"?

• By promoting peace and unity
• By exposing corrupt government officials
• By advocating for workers' rights
• By making unsubstantiated claims of communist infiltration

What happened to Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs when the Vietnam war escalated?

• Increased funding and attention
• Decreased funding and attention
• No change in funding or attention
• The programs were expanded and improved

What was the goal of President Nixon's "detente" with China and the Soviet Union?

• To establish a trade embargo against China and the Soviet Union
• To increase tensions and worsen relations with China and the Soviet Union
• To improve relations and reduce tensions with China and the Soviet Union
• To declare war on China and the Soviet Union