Early Cold War Review

Which era is most associated with the type of event shown in this photograph?

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Cold War

• The Great Depression

• The Industrial Revolution

What was one direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I?

• The U.S. government implemented the Marshall Plan.

• The United States began sharing technology with the Soviet Union.

• The U.S. founded NASA for space exploration.

• The Soviet Union was unable to spy from space.

Which U.S. action was the MOST direct and immediate response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

• Airlifting supplies to people in West Berlin

• Withdrawing military forces from West Berlin

• Creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Providing financial support to help rebuild European nations

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports of Soviet missile sites in Cuba by —

• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba

• seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba

Why was this operation designed for planes to land every three minutes?

• To enable a rapid withdrawal of troops from a war-torn city

• To rescue thousands of stranded political refugees

• To deploy substantial invasion forces

• To provide supplies to a blockaded city

What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the “Hollywood Ten"?

• Support for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War II

• Increased political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights laws

• Growing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression

• Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry

Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in —

• the Red Scare of the 1950s

• the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s

• the war effort of the 1940s

• the political scandals of the 1970s

What was the PRIMARY goal of U.S. foreign policy in the Korean War, as described by President Truman?

• To increase U.S. colonization of Asia

• To end trade sanctions against Asian countries

• To contain the spread of communist influence in Asia

• To protect U.S. soldiers stationed in Asian countries

Which concern directly contributed to U.S. involvement in the Korean War during the 1950s?

• Containing the spread of communism

• Deterring the use of nuclear weapons

• Improving political relations with China

• Resisting the rise of fascism in Asia

Which action caused the United States to engage in a “police action” on the Korean Peninsula in 1950?

• The collapse of South Korea's democratic government

• North Korea's invasion of South Korea

• The assassination of North Korea's political leader

• South Korea's blockade of North Korea