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Cold War Exam

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In his doctrine, Truman planned to send Greece and Turkey _____ to guard against communism.

a)

the assistance of the U.S. Marines.

b)

400 million dollars.

c)

13 billion dollars

d)

atomic weapons

2.

Senator McCarthy was said to have carried out a witch hunt because:

a)

He accused many Americans of being communists with little or no evidence.

b)

He presided over many witchcraft cases in Salem, Massachusetts.

c)

Whenever Senator McCarthy went after a communist or anarchist, he always "got his man."

d)

He didn't like witches.

3.

H.U.A.C. stands for:

a)

House Un-American Committee.

b)

Help Us Against Communism.

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee

d)

None of the Above

4.

One good thing to come out of the Cold War is:

a)

HUAC

b)

The Smith Act

c)

McCarthyism

d)

N.A.S.A.

5.

In the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. policy of ______ was announced to the world.

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

cooperation with the Soviet Union

d)

containment

6.

The main goal of the Marshall Plan was to:

a)

help feed the hungry.

b)

keep communism from spreading into Western Europe

c)

keep Germany weak so it couldn't start another war.

d)

end WWII.

7.

The Korean War was:

a)

an overwhelming victory for the U.S.

b)

a stunning defeat for the U.S.

c)

a victory for communism because it spread throughout the entire peninsula of Korea, North and South.

d)

more of a draw because the line dividing North and South remained virtually unchanged.

8.

The second "Red Scare":

a)

started after WWI.

b)

began shortly after WWII.

c)

began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik.

d)

started after the Vietnam War.

9.
The Eastern European nations that included Bulgaria and Hungary were known as:
a)
"Stalin's Muppets"
b)
the "Soviet Bloc"
c)
the "United Nations"
d)
the "Jackson Five"
10.
The Cold War acronym MAD stands for:
a)
How angry the U.S. was at how Stalin tried to push communism.
b)
Must Advance Democracy
c)
Most Advanced Defense.
d)
Mutually Assured Destruction
11.
An early cause of the Cold War was:
a)
Hitler's "Final Solution".
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
c)
Stalin violating the Yalta agreement by not permitting free elections in Eastern Europe.
d)
When the U.S./British plan to use an Atomic bomb on the Soviet capital city of Moscow was discovered.
12.
All of the following are causes of the cold war except...
a)
hundreds of thousands of casualties during the Korean War.
b)
Stalins broken promises at the Yalta conference.
c)
U.S. secretive program to build and use the world's first atomic bombs.
d)
the long wait for Britain and the U.S. to launch the D-day Invasion
13.
The city of Berlin could be found entirely in the West German section of Germany.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The Berlin Airlift was necessary because Joseph Stalin blockaded the flow of supplies into West Berlin.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
H.U.A.C's role was to protect Americans civil liberties.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Communism values the idea of private property.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Sputnik created waves of fear through the U.S. because it carried an atomic bomb.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
In 1949, the results of the Chinese Civil War and the Soviet Sputnik launch added to "red scare" fear in the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False