US History Unit 8
The Cuban Revolution resulted in
a government that soon adopted communist reforms and ideals.
The boundary between North and South Korea has been found
around the 38th Parallel.
Fidel Castro, and the other revolutionaries, were exiled from Cuba after the __________.
attack on the Moncada Barracks
In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Britain
began an airlift designed to keep West Berlin supplied with goods.
This speech by President Truman represents which Cold War policy of the United States?
containment
The term bomber gap was used during the Cold War for the PRIMARY purpose of
greatly increasing military spending.
Which phrase correctly completes the statement? "The Korean War _____."
has never ended.
What happened to McCarthy in the months following the Army-McCarthy Hearings?
he was publicly discredited
President Kennedy used the term "___" rather than "___" because he wanted to avoid war with Russia.
quarantine; blockade
Who did McCarthy blame for the U.S.'s military performance in Korea?
President Truman
During the 11 months of the airlift, over ____ million tons of supplies were flown into West Berlin.
2.5
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea could BEST be described as which of these?
Communist
In this quote from President Truman, the "outside pressures" which might attempt to subjugate free peoples are most likely from
Communist powers
The city of ___ was divided into communist and non-communist zones for decades during the Cold War.
Berlin
The amount of involvement by ___ in the war in late 1950 took the United States by surprise, and changed the course of the war.
China
The purpose of the __________ was to investigate the background of possible federal government workers.
Federal Employees Loyalty Program
Who was in charge of Cuba until 1959, and was seen as a U.S.-backed dictator?
Fulgencio Batista
Kennedy's speech is critical of Soviet-backed actions in what country?
Germany
The U.S. & U.S.S.R. were allies during World War II in order to defeat ___.
Germany
On what date did the Communists take control of Cuba?
January 1, 1959
Which politician inadvertently caused the end of the Second Red Scare?
Joseph McCarthy
The former country of ___ is still a divided country following a war in the mid-1900s.
Korea
Which U.S. general was the "architect" of the Berlin Airlift?
Lucius D. Clay
On what date did the Soviet blockade of western Berlin end?
May 12, 1949
What organization was formed in 1949 to stop communist aggression?
NATO
Which two organizations were formed to defend against possible communist aggression?
NATO, SEATO
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
North Korea embraced communism while South Korea chose democracy.
One of the international benefits of the Cuban Missile Crisis is that it helped bring about the __________Treaty in 1963.
Nuclear Test Ban
The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in what month and year?
October 1962
Joseph McCarthy was a ___ Senator from the state of ___.
Republican; Wisconsin
What country was formed by people fleeing a revolution in 1949?
Taiwan
This table BEST explains which of these statements?
The U.S. continued its massive military spending following World War II.
__________ was a communist, Soviet-led organization that sought to defend each other against a possible NATO attack.
The Warsaw Pact
What does the letter "U" stand for in "HUAC"?
Un-American
Which of the organizations in this video was formed as World War II came to an end?
United Nations
The __________ was created to stop the efforts of NATO.
Warsaw Pact
In which conflict was containment successful?
the Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between
the United States and the Soviet Union.