Modern US History Chapter15

Popular Support for Joseph McCarthy began to fade when he started to question what organization?

• The U.S. Army

• Labor Unions

• The State Department

• Churches

Another name for a buffer state is _____________

• Neutral Zone

• Friendzone

• Buffer Zone

• Satellite Nation

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Destroyer

• Sputnik

• Sputnik II

• SpaceNuke

President Truman ultimately had to fire Gen. Douglas MacArthur b/c the general criticized President Truman for....

• Wanting to bomb the Chinese

• Promoting Free Enterprise

• Refusing to bomb the Chinese

• Being a Communist

Why was the U.S. successful in getting a U.N. Resolution to fight in Korea?

• B/c President Truman bribed the other members

• B/c President Truman called it a police action

• B/c the Soviets couldn't use their veto (boycotting)

• B/c Elvis did a private concert for the member states

Who blocked the U.S. from getting supplies into Western Berlin?

How did the Soviets block access to Berlin?

• They cut off access to roads and railroads

• They cut off access to the airports

• They cut off access to the airports and blocked the seaports

• They cut off access to the railroads and seaports

Which types of supplies did the U.S. have to airlift in for the Berliners?

• Food

• Medical

• Coal

• Military

In order to get Stalin to back down, President Truman threatened to ____________.

Which of the following was a strategy that Eisenhower used to contain communism?

• Diplomatic Pressure-Asking Nicely

• Covert Tactics-CIA + Bananas

• Build-up of Conventional Weapons-Pew Pew

• Buffer States