Chapter 40

Which of these was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's primary goal during negotiations with Britain and the United States at Yalta and Potsdam?

establishing a buffer zone of friendly communist states to protect the Soviet Union

What crime was the subject of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial?

passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

Which of these committed the United States to a foreign policy based on containment of communism?

the Truman Doctrine

Which statement best describes the primary mission of the Federal Civil Defense Administration during the 1950s?

to help U.S. citizens prepare for a nuclear attack

Which of these was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

to promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies

Read the descriptions below. Which person best fits these descriptions? <box>• Served as an advisor to President Roosevelt at the Yalta Conference • Accused of spying for the Soviet Union while working in the State Department • Convicted of perjury despite proclaiming his innocence</box>

Alger Hiss

The cartoon below deals with the activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Which of the following would make the best caption for this cartoon?

Cornered by reckless accusations

Which term is best defined as the practice of publicly accusing someone of subversive activities without evidence to back up the charges?

McCarthyism

In 1946, Bernard Baruch proposed a plan to the UN Atomic Energy Commission to ban future development of nuclear weapons. Why did Soviet leaders reject this plan?

They felt they were being unfairly denied the right to develop their own nuclear weapons.

Communist sympathizer

a person who believes in communist ideology but is not a member of the Communist Party