Cold War

The main goal of the ___________was to stop the spread of communism.

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• iron curtain
• Warsaw Pact

The ________were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.

• Communists
• Nationalists
• Soviets
• peasants

_________ was the leader of the Communists in China.

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Mao Zedong
• Syngman Rhee
• Kim Il Sung

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ______________.

• Guatemala
• Hungary
• Korea
• the Middle East

To label someone’s activities as __________ would be to suggest that the per-son is making unsupported accusations.

• brinkmanship
• containment
• McCarthyism
• infiltration

_________ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.

• The CIA
• The UN
• NATO
• HUAC

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

• a communist government was established in South Korea.
• communist fears in the United States were lifted.
• North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
• China gained control of the entire peninsula.

Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?

• two of the Hollywood Ten
• cartoonists who coined the term “McCarthyism”
• convicted spies
• anti-Communist leaders in Congress

Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?

• The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
• The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
• South Korea did not have a military.
• The United States never officially declared war.

Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II?

• The Soviet Union already had an atomic bomb.
• The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.
• The Allies would have been against its development on moral grounds.
• Scientists were unsure if they would be successful.