American History 3

1.

1 point

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg became the first American civilians to be convicted of

war crimes

embezzlement

espionage

slander

2.

1 point

General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War

was not a vital American interest

should be extended into a war in China

should be limited to Korea

Should be extended into a war in the Soviet Union

3.

1 point

The Marshall Plan was developed to

keep America out of further conflicts

launch the first satellite into space

provide economic aid to Europe

create jobs in the United States

4.

1 point

Which event was spurred by the desire for international prestige?

The arms race

The Geneva Summit

The Warsaw Pact

The space race

5.

1 point

The policy of brinkmanship refers to a country's

economic policies

willingness to go to the edge of all out war

interest in the space race

involvement in the U-2 incident

6.

1 point

The purpose of the CIA was to

protect the President

build nuclear weapons

spy on American citizens

weaken governments hostile to the U.S.

7.

1 point

American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when

the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb

the Soviet Union launched a space satellite

the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb

the policy of containment failed in China

8.

1 point

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

restrict the spread of Communism

force German to pay war reparations

maintain international peace through the UN

promote free elections in Europe

9.

1 point

Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he failed to win American suport because he was

had cooperated with Japan in WWII

a Communist

a Nationalist

corrupt

10.

1 point

The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between

Korea and China

North and South Korea

China and Taiwan

North and South China

11.

1 point

What highly controversial practice threatened millions of Americans in the 1950s?

American involvement in Korea

The development of rock-n-roll

Keeping up with Mr. Jones

Government investigations

12.

1 point

The Allied response to Stalin's blockade of west Berlin became known as the

Berlin Bombers

Berlin Airlift

The U-2 incident

Geneva Summit

13.

1 point

Accusations that Communism was rampant in the U.S. government and military were made by

John Foster Dulles

Douglas MacArthur

Joseph McCarthy

Alger Hiss

14.

1 point

The first military agreement the U.S. entered into during peace time was

The Triple Entente

The North American Treaty Organization

The Warsaw Pact

The Treaty of Versailles

15.

1 point

Who made the "open skies" proposal?

President Eisenhower

Nikita Khrushchev

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph Stalin