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Chapt. 22 review: Cold War

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Diplomat who tried to explain Soviet behavior in the “long telegram”

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Douglas McArthur

c)

George Kennan

d)

George Marshall

2.

Border between North and South Korea

a)

Demilitarized Zone

b)

Deindustrialized zone

c)

The twilight zone

d)

Denuclearized zone

3.

Leader of the People’s Republic of China (Communist party)

a)

Kim jung un

b)

Kim jung il

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Isoroko Yamamoto

4.

The nation “Must be prepared to use atomic weapons in all forms”

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Douglas McArthur

c)

George Kennan

d)

George Marshall

5.

In charge of occupied Japan after WWII

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Douglas McArthur

c)

George Kennan

d)

George Marshall

6.

Proposed the European Recovery Program that promised European nations American help to rebuild their economy

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Douglas McArthur

c)

George Kennan

d)

George Marshall

7.

Era of confrontation between the U.S. and Russia

a)

Cold war

b)

Korean war

c)

Vietnam war

d)

The war to end all wars

8.

Type of spy plane shot down by the Soviets in 1960

a)

U-2

b)

B-2

c)

B-52

d)

U-52

9.

Operated in developing countries to overthrow anti-american leaders

a)

CIA

b)

FBI

c)

FIB

d)

NSA

10.

Threatening nuclear strikes to back down opponents

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Comeatmebroship

c)

Falloutship

d)

Madship

11.

At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up if Stalin agreed to

a)

Allow free enterprise in Poland

b)

Allow Poland to trade with the West

c)

Hold free elections there as soon as possible

d)

Give up his demands for reparations from Germany

12.

The Long Telegram resulted in

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The establishment of the CIA

c)

The Berlin Airlift

d)

The Containment policy

13.

Truman said the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan essential for

a)

Containment

b)

World Economic recovery

c)

World Peace

d)

American Prosperity

14.

United Nations troops in Korea were pushed back across the 38th parallel in an attack by

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

The U.S.

15.

The Rosenberg's were charged with

a)

Passing atomic secrets to the Soviets

b)

Plotting to overthrow the US

c)

Being Communist Party members

d)

Planning acts of terrorism

16.

How did Joseph McCarthy start his media led witch hunt?

a)

Accusing Alger HIss of being a Soviet spy

b)

Saying that there were spies in the US army

c)

Urging the House Un-American Activities Committee to hold open hearings

d)

Saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department

17.

How did McCarthy start losing support?

a)

The senate censured him

b)

Millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the US Army

c)

He began to accuse popular film stars

d)

He could not produce the list he said had had of known communists

18.

Why did Egypt seize the Suez canal?

a)

Assure their own national security

b)

Expel Western influences from their country

c)

Use the canal’s profits to pay for a dam

d)

Assure access to the canal for their ally, The Soviet Union

19.

What did the Allies agree to at Yalta?

a)

Divide Germany among the four allied powers

b)

Allow half of Germany to be communist and half Democratic

c)

Help Germany’s economy to recover

d)

Allow free elections in Germany

20.

What did the Truman Doctrine result in?

a)

The economic recovery of Europe

b)

A pledge to fight communism

c)

The rearming of West Germany

d)

The Red Scare

21.

The goal of the Marshall plan was what?

a)

Punish Germany for WWII

b)

Help Germany form a new government

c)

Keep communist countries weak

d)

Help Western Europe Recover

22.

Why was NATO formed?

a)

Promoting free trade among members

b)

Spreading Democracy

c)

Mutual defense

d)

Settling international disputes

23.

The McCarran Act

a)

Required all government employees to sign a loyalty oath

b)

Allowed the arrest of Communists in case of a national emergency

c)

Imposed the death penalty on anyone convicted of spying

d)

Authorized the use of wiretaps to uncover suspected Communists

24.

The Eisenhower Doctrine gave the President the authority to

a)

Withdraw troops from West Berlin

b)

Provide aid to Egypt for public works projects

c)

Spread pan-Arabism to the nations of the Middle East

d)

Use armed force to help Middle eastern nations resist Communist aggression

25.

To prevent Communist revolutions in developing countries, Eisenhower used

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Massive Retaliation

c)

Embargoes

d)

Covert Operations

26.

The "Iron Curtain" refers to what?

a)

A set of ugly curtains at Eisenhower's house

b)

A physical wall that splits East and West Europe between Communism and Democracy in Europe

c)

An expression that represents the split between communism and Democracy in Europe

d)

The phrase for the blockade of West Berlin by the Soviets

27.

The United States goal for containment was what?

a)

Stop the spread of communism no matter what

b)

To keep deadly diseases from spreading in the poverty stricken areas impacted by communism

c)

To go back to being isolationist to avoid getting involved in another major war

d)

To stop the spread of capitalism no matter what

28.

Using vague or unfounded accusations to ruin people's reputations

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Comeatmebroship

c)

McDonaldism

d)

Madship

29.

The Peoples Republic of China is a democracy

a)

False

b)

True

30.

The United States is a democracy

a)

False

b)

True

31.

The U.S.S.R. is communist

a)

False

b)

True

32.

Japan is communist

a)

False

b)

True

33.

North Korea is communist

a)

False

b)

True

34.

France is a Democracy

a)

False

b)

True

35.

Mao Zedong became a communist dictator when he took over what country?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

36.

First Satellite in orbit was named what?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Mir

c)

Apollo

d)

Cosmonaut