US History Chapter 14 Test

The primary reason for the formation of the (NATO) in 1949 was to?

Protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union.

How did the US respond to the USSR launch of Sputnik?

Providing funds to improve the educational system in the US.

The Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920 and McCarthyism of the 1950s were similar in that both were?

Reactions to the fear of communist influence in the US.

President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War 11 in a attempt to?

Reduce the influence of the USSR in European countries.

Following the WW 11, the US established a long-term military presence in W Germany in an effort to?

Stop communist expansion in Europe.

In the years following World War 11, relations between the USSR and the US were marked by?

Supported Opp sides in conflicts, no direct confrontation.

After World War 11 , the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to?

Help the European nations recover economically.

The BEST definition of McCarthyism is that it was?

An attack on individuals on suspected beliefs.

The US became involved in the Korean War due to?

Included mutal defense treaties between the US,SK, & China.

As a result of the Interstates Highway Act of 1956, the United States experienced?

Increased suburban growth.

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to?

Contain communism

The Red Scare and McCarthyism were similar in that both?

Encouraged anti-communist feelings.

Which factors is most closely associated with McCarthyism?

Fear of communist influence in the United States.

After World War 11, how was the US policy of containment a response to Soviet aggression?

It called for US Eco & military oppositions to USSR agression.

Why was the 38th parallel chosen as a dividing line in the Korean War?

It had already been established after WW 11.

Which of the following was a result of the Korean Conflict in the United States?

Large military budgets.

Issuing the Truman Doctrine, defending South Korea were actions taken by the US to?

Limit the spread of communism.

One similarity between the Truman Doctrine & the Eisenhower Doctrine is both were designed?

Limit the spread of communism.

Which action occurred for the first time in the early 1950's during the Korean War?

The UN used military force against aggressor nations.

Cause of the investigations of HUAC in the late 1940s & the investigations of a in the early 1950s?

The belief that there were communist agents in the fed govern't

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

The growth of nuclear arsenals in the US & Soviet Union.

During the 1950's the fed govn't funded educational initiatives in math & science in response to?

The successful launch of the first artificial satellite.

What was the original purpose of NATO?

To protect its members from attack.

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950's?

U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communist.