Unit 8

Which of the following is the best title for the events listed:

Marshall Plan,

Truman Doctrine,

North Atlantic Treaty Organization,

Berlin Airlift?

• Key American victories in the Cold War

• Important U.S. policies during the Korean War

• Ways the U.S. responded to Soviet aggression during the Cold War

• Key events of the Cold War Red Scare

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to –

• Stop the use of nuclear weapons

• Contain communism by giving military aid to Greece and Turkey

• Use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets

• Rebuild Korea by extending economic aid

How does the picture above symbolize the outcome of the Korean War?

• North Korea was successful in taking over all of Korea.

• The war ended in a stalemate leaving the country divided.

• Millions of South Koreans fled to North Korea to escape the war.

• The United States was victorious and ended communism in the country.

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

• The threat of a Soviet naval blockade

• The assistance of the Chinese military

• The use of atomic weapons on northern cities

• The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

The year 1957 a turning point in United States history because it marked-

• the beginning of the Cold War against the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War II with the dropping of the atomic bomb.

• the beginning of the foreign policy of containment.

• the beginning of the Space Race with the launching of Sputnik.

What were the ways the federal government reacted to the Soviet launching of Sputnik?

• The United States built the Berlin Wall

• Created a federal agency dedicated for space exploration

• Increased spending in education for math and science

• Increased fear of nuclear missile attack by China

• The United States decreased defense spending

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• U.S. citizens had reputations ruined for being suspected communists.

• U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.

• Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.

• Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.

Use the information below to answer the following question.

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

McCarthyism

Hollywood Ten

Rosenberg Trial and Execution

The best title for the information listed above is the Effects of the –

• Cold War Red Scare

• Containment of Communism

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

Trends of the 1950s:

- Expansion of the middle class

- Development of the interstate highway system

- Growth of suburbs

The trends in this list all occurred as a result of —

• an increase in immigration after World War II.

• the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

• economic prosperity following World War II.

• reductions in peacetime defense spending.