Download Test: Beginning of the Cold War

US History
Ms. Freeman
Group 1
Name: _______________
Test: Beginning of the Cold War
Part 1: Multiple Choice (2 points each)
Write the correct letter in the space provided
____ 1. Which situation resulted from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s search for
Communists within the United States during the 1950s?
a. Thousands of American citizens who believed in communism were either jailed
or deported.
b. The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty
c. Many high-ranking government officials were exposed as spies of the Soviet
Union.
d. Organized groups of Communists began a wave of violent political terrorism.
____ 2. "Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in making character
assassinations are all too frequently those who, by our own words and acts, ignore some
of the basic principles of Americanism."
-Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1950
This criticism of Senator Joseph McCarthy and his supporters suggests that
a. Senator McCarthy did not do enough to protect the nation from a Communist
conspiracy
b. the tactics of Senator McCarthy were necessary to protect the basic principles of
democracy
c. free speech must be limited in times of national crisis
d. Senator McCarthy was a greater threat to the nation than Communist
sympathizers were
____ 3. Which would be the most appropriate entry for line D in the list below?
I.The Cold War at home A. The McCarthy hearings B. Alger Hiss case C. House UnAmerican Activities Committee D. __________________
a. Labor unrest
c. wage and price controls
b. Racial segregation
d. loyalty oaths
____ 4. What was a cause for the investigations of the House Un-American Activities
Committee in the late 1940s and the investigations of a Senate committee headed by
Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s?
a. the belief that there were Communist agents in the federal government
b. excessive spending by the U.S. military
c. the corruption and bribery of members of Congress
d. actions of President Truman that might have led to his impeachment
____ 5. As WW2 ended, what two factors influenced the Soviet leaders’ thinking?
a. capitalism and democracy
c. security and communism
b. trade and economic growth
d. education and human rights
____ 6. By 1945, what did President Roosevelt and his advisors think was the key to
keeping the world at peace?
a. economic growth
c. atomic bombs
b. a strong military
d. compromise
____ 7. George Kennan’s Long Telegram resulted in
a. the Marshall Plan
c. The Berlin Airlift
b. the establishment of the CIA
d. the containment policy
____ 8. Which event represents the first time in history that the U.S. committed itself to
maintaining peace in Europe?
a. Britain producing an atomic bomb in 1952
b. NATO’s establishment in 1949
c. Berlin Airlift beginning in 1948
d. Stalin dying in 1953
____ 9. The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
a. punish Germany for WW2
b. help West Germany form a new government
c. keep Communist countries weak
d. help Western Europe recover
____ 10. The McCarran Act
a. required all government employees to sign a loyalty oath
b. allowed the arrest of Communists in case of a national emergency
c. imposed the death penalty on anyone convicted of espionage
d. authorized the use of wiretaps to uncover suspected Communists
Part 2: Identification (4 points each)
Define the following terms and explain their relevance to the beginning of the Cold War.
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2. collective security: ______________________________________________________
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3. 38th parallel: ___________________________________________________________
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4. HUAC: ______________________________________________________________
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5. The Rosenbergs: _______________________________________________________
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Part 3: Document Review (20 points)
Read the excerpt provided and use it to answer the questions that follows. Give as much
information as you can.
At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between
alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one. One way of life is based
upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions, representative
government, free elections, guarantees of individual liberty, freedom of speech and
religion, and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the
will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It relies upon terror and
oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections, and the suppression of personal
freedoms.
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are
resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
- President Harry Truman in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947
Explain the containment policy. What was its goal? How did the U.S. enact it?
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Part 3: Essay (40 points)
Write an essay, with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion that answers the
following question. Use examples from the Cold War AND today to support your point.
Does a democratic government ever have the right to deprive citizens of their rights when
it feels threatened?
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