cold war quiz

In 1949, Mao Zedong was elected as China's representative in front of the United Nations. invaded Japan. won the Chinese Civil War and created the People's Republic of China. was forced into exile. invaded Taiwan.

won the Chinese Civil War and created the People's Republic of China.

Why was it inevitable that the United States and the Soviet Union would eventually come into conflict after the war ended? FDR had privately told his advisers that the wartime friendly relationship between both nations could never last. It was clear as early as the Tehran conference that Stalin had never intended to follow through on any of the Grand Alliance agreements. Historically, both nations had never shared long-term interests or values. The Soviet Union had not fulfilled its obligations from the Yalta conference. Exploitation of Iran's northern oil fields suggested the Soviet Union was already ahead of the United States in postwar economic development.

Historically, both nations had never shared long-term interests or values

How was Truman's national health insurance plan defeated? Insurance companies endorsed the plan. Too many doctors faced malpractice suits. It was painted as socialist. It appeared to be something that Nazis would endorse. Doctors did not have enough support from patients.

It was painted as socialist.

During the Cold War, the United States considered all anticommunist regimes as part of the free world even when the government was oppressive to its own people. Which of the following nations fit this description? South Africa Argelia Great Britain France Soviet Union

South Africa

What country's inclusion in the "Free World" does the textbook portray as hypocritical? Canada India South Africa Philippines France

South Africa

Which statement about the Korean conflict is correct? Chinese troops threatened to enter the conflict, but never did. The United Nations authorized the use of force to repel the North Koreans. The war ended with a formal peace treaty. Truman removed General Eisenhower from command when he criticized Truman. General MacArthur argued against an invasion of China and for the use of nuclear weapons.

The United Nations authorized the use of force to repel the North Koreans.

After World War II, which country gained its independence from Great Britain? the Philippines India Ireland Vietnam Germany

india

The policy of "containment" can best be described as preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions. containing capitalism within its own safe sphere. a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world. fighting for the complete destruction of communism anywhere in the world. preventing the spread of communism worldwide.

preventing the spread of communism worldwide.

What introduced the concept of human rights to the broader world? the Covenant of the League of Nations the European Union the American and French Revolutions the United Nations the Russian Revolution

the American and French Revolutions

The Berlin Blockade was the Soviet Union's reaction to the establishment of a separate currency in the western occupied zones. a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied forces stationed in Turkey. a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down. erected because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents.

the Soviet Union's reaction to the establishment of a separate currency in the western occupied zones.

After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was Great Britain. China. the Soviet Union. Japan. France.

the Soviet Union.

During the Cold War, American culture was absent from the daily lives of the common men and women. became virtually nonexistent as most wartime financial efforts were directed elsewhere. witnessed how the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts. faced no intervention from the national government. was not politicized.

witnessed how the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts.

Japan's constitution, which Americans had written, provided for the first time in Japanese history women's suffrage. immigration guidelines. freedom of speech. decision power to the lower classes. labor rights.

women's suffrage.