History 38-40

1.

1 point

How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockage in 1948?

by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin

by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered

by surrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets

by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade

2.

1 point

What happened to Germany after the Berlin Blockade ended in June 1948?

Germany remained divided into four zones, and no changes to its government were made

The Allies took control over Berlin, but the Soviet Union still controlled eastern Germany

The Soviet Union gained control over all four zones of Germany, including Berlin

Germany split into two countries and these countries had different forms of government

3.

1 point

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

They wanted stricter controls on the materials used in making nuclear weapons

They believed stiffer sanctions were needed to stop the building of new nuclear weapons

They did not think any country had the right to build and use nuclear weapons

4.

1 point

USE THE CARTOON WITH THE OCTOPUS TO ANSWER.

Describe the U.S. reaction to the USSR's policies as illustrated in this cartoon.

5.

1 point

Examine the map of the world below. By the mid-1950s, the shaded countries on the map had become known as

First World countries

Third World countries

the Warsaw Pact alliance

the Soviet bloc

6.

1 point

During the 1950s, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles argued that the United States should be prepared to go to war in order to contain communism. What was the policy called?

brinksmanship

subversion

deterrence

hegemony

7.

1 point

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

to keep the United States safe by finding Soviet spies

to recruit troops to defend the United States from a Soviet invasion

to train U.S. citizens to identify subversive behavior

8.

1 point

USE THE CARTOON WITH THE TWO HANDS TO ANSWER.

Identify the central symbol used in this cartoon above and tell what it stands for.

9.

1 point

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

censure

blacklisting

Stalinism

McCarthyism

10.

1 point

The Soviet Union created the Molotov plan to compete with the United States' Marshall Plan in 1949 because they

worried that the United States' plan would result in war in Eastern Europe

suspected that the United States' plan funded nuclear weapon development

feared that the United States' plan would turn other nations against them

felt that the United States' plan intended to create U.S. influence in Western Europe

11.

1 point

In 1951, the U.S. government published a pamphlet with information about communism. This pamphlet revealed that

communism was a problem within U.S. boundaries

communists had lost a large amount of support in China

communism was rapidly expanding throughout Europe

communist sympathizers were a growing population

12.

1 point

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

the Baruch Plan

the Truman Doctrine

the Long Telegram

the Four Freedoms

13.

1 point

What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program require of employers in the United States?

It required that all male citizens serve as spies for a period of time

It required employers take loyalty oaths to the United States

It required that communist workers refrain from joining labor unions

It required that employers do not discriminate against communists

14.

1 point

The statement below was made by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1946. What was he referring to in this statement:

From Stettin to the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has just descended across the continent.

the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

the expanding influence of communists in Western Europe

the spread of hunger and disease in Western Europe

the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe

15.

1 point

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

to support a rapid transition in Europe to centrally planned economies

to gather information about Europe's economic resources

to encourage economic integration among the nations of Europe

to promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies

16.

1 point

USE THE CARTOON OF THE ARMS TO ANSWER.

Describe the central conflict illustrated in this cartoon.

17.

1 point

What ruined Senator Joseph McCarthy's support in 1954?

his speech that discussed the similarities between communism and democracy

his argument that 30 percent of U.S. citizens were communist sympathizers

his accusation that the Army was "soft on communism" during a televised hearing

his claim that President Eisenhower was a communist and spy for the Soviet Union

18.

1 point

Read the descriptions below.
- 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

Which person best fits these descriptions?

Joseph McCarthy

Whittaker Chambers

Alger Hiss

Klaus Fuchs

19.

1 point

Which statement best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

North and South Koreans were reunited under a communist government

North and South Korea remained divided into two countries

North and South Korea were annexed by China

North and South Koreans were reunited under a democratic government

20.

1 point

What was the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States like by the onset of the Cold War?

They decided to be neutral in affairs with each other

They were distrustful and suspicious of one another

They became overly competitive with international trade

They build on a strong alliance to help postwar Europe

21.

1 point

USE POLITICAL CARTOON WITH OCTOPUS TO ANSWER.

Identify the central symbol used in the cartoon above and tell what it stands for.

22.

1 point

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and United States become locked in an arms race. An arms race is

a war in which nations destroy others nations' weapons instead of using combat

an event in which two nations race to the brink of war, but avoid declaring war

a battle that only involves nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction

a competition between nations to achieve more powerful weapons arsenals

23.

1 point

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

punishing Germany by dividing it into four permanent occupation zones

redrawing the map of Europe on the basis of self-determination

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

securing foreign aid from the United States to help rebuild the Soviet Union

24.

1 point

The excerpt below is from a document published in April 1949.

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT AN ARMED ATTACK AGAINST ONE OR MORE OF THEM IN EUROPE OR NORTH AMERICA SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN ATTACK AGAINST THEM ALL.

This document marked the establishment of which of these organizations?

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)

National Security Council (NSC)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

United States Information Agency (USIA)