Unit 5 Exam

Tension in the Cold War was between __________ countries. *

• Communist & Fascist

• Democratic & Communist

• Republican & Democratic

• Fascist & Democratic

Which of the following was a US policy to stop the spread of communism? *

• Containment

• Dollar diplomacy

• Neutrality

• Good Neighbor Policy

The division between Eastern & Western Europe was described as a ______________ by Churchill.

• Cold Split

• Iron Curtain

• Steel Fence

• Dark River

One major difference between capitalism and communism is—

• Communism was a theory of government that never became popular in Asia.

• In a capitalist system, individuals can own businesses and property.

• A capitalist society ensures that the government has total control over the banking system.

• In a capitalist system, everyone is required to share good and services equally.

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that asserted American supremacy in Western Europe.

• U.S. Ambassador Phillip Marshall’s proposal for peace between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• A covert CIA plot to overthrow Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev.

• The U.S. initiative to help Europe rebuild after World War II.

The Truman Doctrine was a policy of - *

• Using small-yield nuclear weapons against America’s communist enemies

• A corollary to the Marshall Plan which added Portugal and Spain to NATO.

• Aiding any country or group fighting against communism in order to stop it from spreading.

• America’s use of the atom bomb against communist revolutionaries on Bikini Atoll.

What was McCarthyism? *

• The philosophy that used fear of communism to promote one’s own agenda.

• Another name for détente; named for Senator Joseph McCarthy, an avid supporter of world peace.

• The mutually beneficial political policy that led to a treaty between the US and the USSR in 1989.

• The philosophy that used fear of capitalism to promote American businesses.

The Berlin Airlift was —

• A top-secret World War 2 era plan to take over Germany.

• The U.S. and the U.K. flying food, fuel, and supplied to Berlin after the Soviets blocked it off.

• The German national soccer team that inspired the German people to unite in 1963.

• A U.S. Air Force project to fly German residents out of East Berlin during Soviet occupation.

The Second Red Scare———

• Was due, in part, to the successful Communist Revolution in China.

• Caused some Hollywood actors to be “blacklisted,” ending their careers.

• Led to the creation of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

• All of the above.

The Korean War began when—

• The United Nations sent troops to annex North Korea.

• South Korea sent troops into the North to subdue Marxist revolutionaries threatening Pyongyang.

• Chinese troops invaded North Korea.

• North Korean troops invaded South Korea.