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Quiz: Chapter 15 Sec. 1 & 2
1. In the late 1940s, the U.S. adopted a foreign policy known as “containment”. Under this policy:
a. The US would sent bombers to any country if needed.
b. The US would provide economic aid to other countries to strengthen them against the Soviet
Union.
c. The US would send troops to help the United Nations.
d. The US would refuse to send economic aid to the Soviet Union.
2. In 1947, President Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. It would
a. Provide economic and military aid to Germany.
b. Provide economic and military aid to Great Britain.
c. Provide economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey.
d. Provide economic and military aid to France.
3. President Truman’s Executive Order # 9981 in July 1948:
a. Ended segregation in the military.
b. Ended Japanese internment.
c. Ended the Berlin airlift.
d. Ended the Truman Doctine.
True/ False: After World War II the capital of Berlin was divided into four zones.
4. True/False: The Berlin airlift failed and had to be discontinued.
5. True/False: President Truman won re-election in 1948, in one of the most surprising outcomes in
American history
In what ways (2), did the Soviet Union instill Soviet friendly Communist governments in Eastern Europe?
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Between 1948 and1951 the US government spent 13 Billion dollars in 17 countries.
9. This was known as the ______________ ______________.
With the help of this plan, Western Europe was soon
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Chp. 15 - Section 3 & 4 Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. According to the reading, which event leads to the beginning of the Second Red Scare in America?
a. Soviet spies are found working in the State Department.
b.
c.
d.
Communist China threatens war on the U.S.
President Truman announces that Russia has tested a nuclear bomb.
U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy claims to have a list of Soviet spies working in the
government.
2. The leader of the Chinese Communist Party was?
a. Emperor Hirohito
b. Mao Zedong
c. Kim Il Sung
d. Chiang Kai-shek
3. One of General Douglas MacArthur’s great contributions to history was…
a. Helping to rebuild Japan as a democratic nation after WWII.
b. Giving the order to drop the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
c. Pushing U.N. forces all the way to the Chinese border.
d. Evacuating U.S. troops in the Philippines during WWII.
True or False
4. The Hollywood Ten were found guilty of contempt of Congress and sentenced to one year in jail
because they refused to answer questions about their beliefs or accuse others of being Communist.
_____________________
5. Senator Joseph McCarthy had solid proof that there were over 200 known Communist working for
the U.S. Department of State. ___________________
6. The Korean War ended on July 27, 1953. _____________________
Short Answer
7. In the Chinese civil war between the Nationalist Party and the People’s Republic of China, the U.S.
supported the ________________________________.
8. The ________________________________________ original purpose was to investigate all radical
groups including fascist and communist.
9. Against public opinion, President Truman fired ___________________________________ for
making public statements challenging the authority of the President during the Korean War.
10.
Evaluate the political cartoon on pg. 490 of your textbook. In a sentence or
two, explain what the artist is trying to communicate about the HUAC. What
does the car represent? What is happening to the people who are in the car’s
path?