In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?

The North Korean army invaded south of the 38th parallel.

The Chinese army invaded south of the 38th parallel.

The South Korean army invaded north of the 38th parallel.

Truman fired MacArthur because

MacArthur openly disagreed with President Truman's disapproval to expand the war.

MacArthur's mistakes caused his forces to lose the key port of Inchon.

MacArthur ignored Truman's command to invade China.

The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the

Threat of communism spreading throughout Asia

Need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union

Demand by the United States for Korean natural resources

Why did the United States send several billion dollars to aid the Nationalists in China?

because leaders feared that a Nationalist defeat would create a communist superpower

to aid the communists in the fight for power

to increase the training of Nationalist generals

The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it

Appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement and the Space Race

Allowed the Soviets to place missiles in Turkey

Revealed the Soviets had nuclear weapons

What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?

Competition with the Soviet Union caused more American space missions

High levels of military spending limited scientific research.

The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for

passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.

being members of the communist party.

The post-World War II events listed below are most closely associated with the fear of what? -Rosenberg trial -McCarthy Hearings in HUAC -Hollywood Ten trial

A communist threat inside of the United States

An increase in immigration from the Soviet Union

Labor conflicts in United States cities

What issue led to the construction of the Berlin Wall?

East Germans leaving to the West through Berlin

New American intervention in Asia

The removal of U.S. troops from Berlin

What did the construction of the Berlin Wall do to the country of Germany?

The Berlin Wall divided East and West Berlin.

The Berlin Wall surrounded the country of Germany and created a unified state

The Berlin Wall symbolized national pride in Germany. ,

Which of the following was the event that marked when The United States and the Soviet Union came to the closest to the brink of nuclear war?

establishment of the Berlin Wall

As the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did the U.S. have to do?

Apologize to Cuba for the Bay of Pigs

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The United States had trouble trusting the Soviet Union after World War II because of

Soviet expansion

Soviet spies supporting democracies in East Europe

the Soviet Union's refusal to help pay for war damages

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is a major principle of the Soviet Union?

State-run communist economy

democratic government

belief in individual freedom

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is a major principle of the United States

democratic government

communism

state-run economy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Restricting the expansion of Soviet communism was called

containment

expansionism

restriction

In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union

set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city.

threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.

operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?

Eastern European nations

Western European nations

North American nations

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of

military alliances made for “collective security.”

military aggression during the Cold War.

failed attempts to make peace.

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The Cold War Part 1 Practice

The United States had trouble trusting the Soviet Union after World War II because of

Which of these is a major principle of the Soviet Union?

Which of these is a major principle of the United States

Restricting the expansion of Soviet communism was called

In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union

In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of

In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?

Joseph Stalin is to Soviet communism as _______________ is to Chinese communism.

Truman fired MacArthur because

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