Postwar and Cold War Practice Exam

How many occupation zones was Germany divided into?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Which sector of Germany did the US control?

• The North
• The East
• The South
• The West

What happened at the Nuremberg Trials?

• Nazi leaders were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity
• Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity
• The US and the USSR agreed to work together to rebuild Europe
• The US and the USSR agreed to work together to rebuild Japan

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A plan for the US to give aid to rebuild Europe
• A plan for the Soviet Union to stay in Eastern Europe after WWII
• A plan for the United Kingdom to develop their own atomic weapons
• A plan for the US and Soviet Union to work together to rebuild Europe

What is containment?

• A policy from the US designed to stop communism from spreading
• A policy from the US designed to eliminate communism were it already is
• A policy from the US designed to spread capitalism and free market ideals
• None of the above

Candy Bombers are associated with what event?

• The Chinese Civil War
• The Nuremberg Trials
• The Yalta Conference
• The Berlin Airlift

Who won the Chinese Civil War?

• The Nationalists
• The Whites
• The Bolsheviks
• The Communists

What is the name of the couple executed for spying for the Soviet Union?

• The Rosenbergs
• The Adams
• The Smiths
• The Rothchilds

Who was the leader of HUAC during the Red Scare

• Dwight Eisenhower
• John F. Kennedy
• Richard Nixon
• Joseph McCarthy

Who accused the military and state department of harboring communists?

• Dwight Eisenhower
• John F. Kennedy
• Richard Nixon
• Joseph McCarthy