1940s

Who led a communist revolution in China?

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-Shek

• Ho Chi Minh

• Syngman Rhee

What fear was created by a Wisconsin Senator over the treason committed by the Rosenbergs?

• Red Scare

• McCarthyism

• Brinkmanship

• Containment

What was used to promote propaganda against communism in Europe?

• Radio Free Europe

• Lightening Truth

• CIA covert ops

• Truman Doctrine

Who took over Cuba in a revolution & created a communist government there?

• Che Guevara

• Fulgencio Batista

• Gamal Abdul Nasser

• Fidel Castro

What World War II document were the US postwar goals based on?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Atlantic Charter

• Dollar Diplomacy

What term did Churchill give to describe the Eastern Bloc countries under Soviet control?

• Satellites

• Iron Curtain

• Red Square

• McCarthyism

What countries were the superpowers after World War II?

• Germany & Japan

• Great Britain & France

• US & USSR

• China & US

What major global conflict took place during the 1940s?

• World War I

• World War II

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

Which U.S. President authorized the use of atomic bombs during the 1940s?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

What was the primary purpose of the United Nations, established in the 1940s?

• To promote international trade

• To maintain international peace and security

• To advance technological innovation

• To regulate global financial markets