Chapter 15 - The Cold War Begins (Multiple Choice)

The Korean War began when a. North Korean troops invaded the south. b. American and Soviet forces clashed at the 38th parallel. c. American troops landed at the port of Inchon. d. Chinese forces crossed the Yalu River.

A

At Yalta, the leaders agreed to a. divide Germany among the four Allied powers. b. allow half of Germany to be Communist and the other half democratic. c. help Germany's economy to recover. d. allow free elections in Germany.

A

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with a. passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. b. plotting to overthrow the U.S. c. being Communist Party members. d. planning acts of terrorism.

A

Sputnik was a a. Soviet satellite. c. covert operation. b. U-2 spy plane. d. ballistic missile.

A

To prevent Communist revolutions in other countries, Eisenhower decided to use covert, or hidden, operations conducted by the a. Central Intelligence Agency. b. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. c. Federal Bureau of Investigation. d. Navy.

A

Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for a. containment. c. world peace. b. world economic recovery. d. American prosperity.

A

What was the name of the project that cracked the Soviet spy code, which confirmed extensive Soviet spying? a. Project Venona c. Project Red Spy b. Rosenberg Project d. Blacklist Project

A

As the war ended, what two factors influenced the Soviet leaders' thinking? a. capitalism and democracy c. security and communism b. trade and economic growth d. education and human rights

C

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 demand for reparations from Germany.

C

In 1953 Americans were shocked when the Soviets tested the a. Sputnik satellite. c. hydrogen bomb. b. first fallout shelters. d. HUAC.

C

NATO formed for the purpose of a. promoting free trade among members. b. spreading democracy. c. mutual defense. d. settling international disputes.

C

One of the major causes of the Cold War were arguments between the United States and the Soviet Union over reparations and a. control of Japan. c. economic policy in Germany. b. the use of the atomic bomb. d. immigration to the United States.

C

The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact in response to NATO's decision to a. send troops to fight Communist uprisings in Greece and Turkey. b. send supplies to West Berlin. c. allow West Germany to rearm and join its organization. d. intervene in Korea.

C

When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union responded by a. threatening to declare war. c. blockading West Berlin. b. building the Berlin Wall. d. organizing a military alliance.

C

Where did Truman order United States naval and air power into action because he thought the Communist invasion of that country was a test of the containment policy? a. Turkey c. South Korea b. China d. Iran

C

The "iron curtain" of which Churchill speaks is a symbol of a. disagreements over which country would provide funding for the Marshall Plan. b. the four sections into which the Allies originally divided Germany. c. the division between nations that won World War II and those that lost. d. the division between Communist Eastern Europe and Western democracies.

D

The Declaration of Liberated Europe said that the people of Europe have the right to a. receive reparations for their suffering during the war. b. reestablish the same governments they had before the war began. c. become satellite nations under the influence of the Soviet Union. d. choose their own form of government through democratic means.

D

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 East nations resist Communist aggression.

D

The Long Telegram resulted in a. the Marshall Plan. c. the Berlin airlift. b. the establishment of the CIA. d. the containment policy.

D

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to a. punish Germany for World War II. b. help Germany form a new government. c. keep Communist countries weak. d. help Western Europe recover.

D

To prevent Communist revolutions in developing countries, Eisenhower used a. brinkmanship. c. embargoes. b. massive retaliation. d. covert operations.

D

To prevent a Communist revolution in Asia, the United States sent $2 billion in aid beginning in the mid-1940s to a. the Soviet Union. c. Japan. b. North Korea. d. Chinese Nationalists.

D

United Nations troops in Korea were driven back across the 38th parallel in an attack by a. the United States. c. South Korea. b. the Soviet Union. d. China.

D

By 1945 what did President Roosevelt and his advisers think was the key to keeping the world at peace? a. economic growth c. atomic bombs b. a strong military d. compromise

A

Eisenhower believed that winning the Cold War would require not just military action but also a a. decrease in the number of nuclear bombs. b. strong economy. c. treaty with the Soviet Union. d. rollback in Americans' civil rights.

B

Popular support for Joseph McCarthy began to fade when a. he began to accuse popular film stars. b. millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army. c. he could not produce the list he said he had of known Communists. d. the Senate censured him.

B

The Truman Doctrine resulted in a. the economic recovery of Europe. c. the rearming of West Germany. b. a pledge to fight communism. d. the Red Scare.

B

The United States, Great Britain, and France merged their zones to form West Germany and allowed the Germans to have their own a. military. c. containment. b. government. d. limited war.

B

The purpose of Project Venona was to a. develop the atomic bomb. b. crack the Soviet spy code. c. uncover Communists in the U.S. d. spread anti-Communist propaganda.

B

Who emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union three years after Stalin died? a. Mohammed Mossadegh c. Chiang Kai-shek b. Nikita Khrushchev d. Leonid Brezhnev

B

Covert operations in developing nations included a. threatening the use of atomic weapons to prevent a full-scale war. b. providing financial aid to help industrialize their economies. c. encouraging leaders to nationalize American companies. d. organizing riots and providing weapons to opposition groups.

D

Many CIA operations took place in nations with primarily agricultural economies, known as a. liberated nations. c. satellite nations. b. covert nations. d. developing nations.

D

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and a. Italy. c. Greece. b. Belgium. d. France.

D

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What does the USSR stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republic