Quiz 11: The Cold War

The U.S. found a way to maintain a strong presence in an area that was isolated by a blockade.

Berlin Airlift

The United States experienced a shock in 1949 when Communists took over:

China

assisted North Korea during the Korean War.

Communist China

EXCEPT ONE, all of the following are examples of the early animosity the United States felt toward the Communist government in Russia (the Soviet Union). Which is the EXCEPTION?

Communist suicide bombers destroyed significant property and lives in the western nations.

By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet actions in:

Eastern Europe

Because of the overall prosperity of the decade, blacks were able to close the income gap with whites by the end of the 1950s.

False

What is the main point from the political cartoon above?

Full-scale use of nuclear weapons would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender, becoming thus a war that has no victory nor any armistice but only total destruction.

The secretary of state who devised the plan of massive economic recovery aid to Europe was:

George Marshall

As a result of the Truman Doctrine:

Greece and Turkey did not fall to communism.

All of the following were original North Atlantic Treaty Organization members EXCEPT:

Japan

The U.S. gave $12 billion to the nations of Western Europe to stabilize them to the point that they would not fall to communism.

Marshall Plan

an example of "collective security."

NATO

All of the following are reasons for Communist Russia's animosity toward the United States and the western powers EXCEPT ONE. Which is the EXCEPTION?

The United States attempted to occupy the nations of Eastern Europe following Germany's defeat in WWII

At the Yalta Conference, Soviet Russia agreed to join the WWII fight against Japan in return for the West allowing Eastern Europe to become Russia's "buffer zone."

True

Senator Joseph McCarthy led the nation on a 4 1/2 year "Communist Witch Hunt," which brought about the ruination of many American lives and reputations, but which did not result in any significant revelation of Communists actually serving in important American positions.

True

The Korean War ended in a stalemate, with no significant changes in international borders.

True

The United States promised to send troops, supplies, or money to any nation that was threatened by communist takeover.

Truman Doctrine

Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to:

launch a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin.

The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT:

pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military

The United States "Containment Policy" included all of the following EXCEPT ONE. Which is the EXCEPTION?

prevented China from falling to Communism

Before becoming president, Eisenhower was most shaped by his experience in:

the Military

Senator Joseph McCarthy's power began to unravel when he made reckless charges about Communist influence in:

the U.S. Army