Topic 7 Test

What is NATO?

• A military alliance formed to counter Soviet aggression.

• quick resolution of international disputes.

• promotion of world peace by all member nations.

• acceptance of other nations by unanimous agreement.

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide foreign aid to Western Europe

• To provide financial aid to the Soviets

• To be able to sign treaties with any country

• To provide to all American citizens

In this speech, Truman was advocating

• the Berlin airlift.

• the Marshall Plan.

• the Truman Doctrine.

• the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

This statement was made by

• George Marshall.

• Joseph McCarthy.

• Richard Nixon.

• Margaret Chase Smith.

The 38th parallel was the basis of

• a conflict over shipping routes between Japan and North Korea.

• a new economic development zone related to the Marshall Plan.

• diplomatic talks that led to peace between North and South Korea.

• a cease-fire in the conflict between North and South Korea.

According to the information in the table, what did Alger Hiss and Julius Rosenberg have in common?

• They were both investigated by the FBI.

• They have nothing in common.

• They were both implicated by known Communists.

• They were both sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

Shelters such as this represented American concern about

• the potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950s.

• the increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950s.

• a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War.

• a successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space.

Which of the following best describes the impact of television on American society and culture in the 1950s?

• It primarily served as a tool for government propaganda, similar to radio during World War II.

• It helped spread a mass culture by advertising new products and standardizing national trends in fashion, entertainment, and values.

• It led to a significant decline in literacy rates as Americans spent less time reading newspapers and books.

• It caused widespread political division by giving equal airtime to radical left-wing and right-wing viewpoints.

The Hungarian revolt of 1956 was encouraged partly by

• John Foster Dulles's policy of brinkmanship.

• the hope that Khrushchev would be less repressive than Stalin.

• the end of the Cold War.

• the Soviets leaving Hungary.

The first significant postwar target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was the film industry, due to

• most people in Hollywood were communist.

• The U.S.S.R. was sending agents to work in Hollywood.

• some feared that movies might influence people's politics.

• wanted more films showing American values