Early Cold War Exam Review

Which Soviet action placed a focus of the tension in the Western Hemisphere?

• The signing of an arms limitation agreement

• Blockading foreign supplies from entering the Caribbean

• Closing the border between East and West Berlin

• The placement of nuclear weapon installations in Cuba

Which group investigated the political ideology and actions of the “Hollywood Ten"?

• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The Motion Pictures Association of America

Which foreign policy did American leaders follow in response to Soviet actions in the post WW2 era?

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Containment

• Détente

Which action was a response to the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

• Formation of the Warsaw Pact

• Announcement of the Marshall Plan

• Fall of the “Iron Curtain” over Eastern Europe

• Application of the Eisenhower Doctrine to Lebanon

What does the motto "E Pluribus Unum" mean?

• "Liberty, Fraternity, Equality"

• "Out of Many, One"

• "America First"

• "Justice for All"

How did the United States respond to the launch of Sputnik I in 1957 by the Soviet Union?

• By increasing health care benefits and pensions for the military

• By implementing the Marshall Plan

• By increasing funding for math and science education

• By joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which program was started by President Kennedy to further the idea that the United States should go to the moon?

• United Nations (UN)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• The Space Program

• The Peace Corps

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the Cold War?

• The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

What was a main reason why did President Harry Truman involve the United States in the Korean War?

• He was informed of China's intent to claim North Korea as a territory.

• He did not want Korea to fall to communism as China had in 1949.

• He did not want to allow China's efforts in North Korea to be approved by world leaders.

• He was informed of China's military support of the Soviet Union.

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Which US action was opposed by Soviet premier, Nikita Khrushchev in 1962.

• Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America

• Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba

• Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam

• Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin