WorksheetsCold War Begins Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What makes a cold war "cold"?
no active, open warfare
it involved Russia, which is cold
two nations never talk to one another
the fallout of nuclear weapons being used
After WWII, Eastern Europe was under Soviet influence. What did Winston Churchill refer to this as?
the iron curtain
the Soviet bloc
the Moscow line
containment
At the start of the Cold War, the U.S. favored a policy of keeping Communism where it currently was. What was this policy known as?
containment
segregation
exclusion
eradication
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
provide aid to Western Europe to avoid them turning to Communism
provide aid to China to avoid them turning to Communism
placing numerous airbases within reach of Moscow
to build up a large nuclear force to threaten the Soviets with
The GI Bill (1944) did all of the following EXCEPT:
guaranteed jobs to all returning veterans
provided money for college
provided loans for veterans to open businesses
provided unemployment benefits for 1 year for veterans
Smith v. Allwright (1944) ruled that segregation in what was illegal?
primary elections
interstate transportation
real estate
graduate school entrance
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 for which sport?
baseball
football
basketball
track & field
During the postwar era, racial minorities focused most heavily on what issues?
voting rights and access to education
voting rights and access to fair housing
access to fair housing and gov't employment opportunities
access to education and land ownership rights
Why was Harry Truman's electoral victory in 1948 surprising?
The Dixecrat Party split from the Democratic Party
Dwight Eisenhower was the Republican candidate
his popularity was very high
Truman seemed uninterested in campaigning
All of the following were goals of the United Nations, except:
end the influence of communism around the world
preventing a WWIII
promoting human rights
promoting social and economic advancement
How did international organizations promote the international economy?
reduced barriers to trade, such as tariffs
encouraged the richest nations to pass protective tariffs
provided loans to developed nations for businesses and job creation
established a worldwide tax that would fund an international bank
A communist victory in a civil war in which nation helped fuel the Red Scare in the United States?
China
Vietnam
Korea
Mexico
In 1949, Americans learned that Soviets now had what?
an atomic bomb
a satellite
full control of Germany
an over 1 million man army
Which group was formed in the 1930s to investigate "radical" people and groups in the United States
House Un-American Activities Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
National Security Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
What was the effect of the Hollywood Ten?
many members of Hollywood offered up names of supposed communists
Americans boycotted the movie industry for 1 year
Joseph McCarthy gained fame
Americans believed communism had been eradicated from the U.S.
What was the result of Truman's loyalty oath program?
around 200 of 3 million employees were judged "disloyal"
the State Department was found to have a large number of communists
hundreds of thousands of federal employees quit
Congress impeached him for violating the Constitution
Up held by Dennis v. United States (1951), the Smith Act made it illegal to...
call for the overthrow of the gov't or belong to an organization that did
protect communists in your house
speak out against the government
travel to the Soviet Union
Klaus Fuchs served 9 years in prison for espionage. What did he work on?
Manhattan Project
American tanks
the super soldier program
the House Un-American Activities Committee
Joseph McCarthy began his rise to fame by claiming that what was filled with Communists?
State Department
Congress
U.S. Army
California
How did Sen. McCarthy help defeat Democratic Senator Millard Tydings?
photoshopped photos that showed Tydings meeting with Communists
found letters than Tydings had written with proof of his communist involvement
raised a large amount of money through hard campaigning
debated him on tv and made him appear weak on communism
What led to the downfall of McCarthy and McCarthyism?
televised hearings of McCarthy going against the Army
he was revealed to be a Soviet spy
he was defeated in the 1952 election
the Communist Party gained a majority in Congress
What started the Korean War?
North Korean forces invaded South Korea
UN forces launched an invasion at the Yalu River
Chinese forces attack South Korea through North Korea
Soviet forces attacked the port at Pusan
Why was Gen. Douglas MacArthur fired in 1951?
he called for open war against China & defied President Truman
he was too cautious, costing the UN a victory in Korea
his support of Truman angered other military officers
McCarthy accused him of having Communist sympathies
The addition of a fighting force from which nation swung the course of the Korean War in late 1950?
China
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Germany
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
the border changed very little from before the war
Communism was eradicated from the peninsula
The entire peninsula was under Communist rule
North Korea elected a new leader
