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Cold War Review
Mr. Williamson
Somerville HS
Format
• 20 Multiple Choice Questions at 2 Points each – 40
points
• 10 Matching Identifications at 2 points each – 20
points
• 5 Open-Ended ID’s at 3 points each – 15 points
• 1 Document-Based Questions, 2-4 points each, 10
points total
• 1 Essay – Chose 1 of 3, 3 paragraphs required, can do
more if you feel it is necessary/time allows. 15 points
• 100 points total
Theme 1
• How was Germany divided after WWII
• Why did relationship b/t Stalin/Truman deteriorate
• Why were the US/Soviets considered superpowers
• What was the purpose of loyalty programs
• McCarthyism – why did it grow?
• Iron Curtain/Containment…define.
Theme 2
• Goal of Marshall Plan
• NATO/Warsaw Pact
• Dismissal of MacArthur, 38th Parallel/DMZ
• Goals of Eisenhower Doctrine?
• Revolts against communism – where did they take
place?
Theme 3
• HUAC – purpose
• Collective security – define
• Mao Zedong/Chiang Kai-Shek
• Yalta/Potsdam, the CIA & Berlin Airlift
• John Foster Dulles, George Marshall – impact on the
presidency
Essay Topics
• 1. Discuss the primary difference between these countries
(US/Soviets) both economically and politically. Provide details
on how the relationship between Stalin and Truman declined in
the years following World War II.
•
• 2. In the following essay, describe and analyze how the Truman
Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO and the Warsaw Pact played a
role in these escalating fears of one another.
•
• 3. Describe the United States’ reactions to both hostile actions
and discuss their plans to deal with the aggression in the
Korean War. Lastly, were the deaths of 54,000 Americans
justified in fighting against communism?
Sample Questions
• What was one result of World War II?
• A. The arms race ended
• B. The Cold War ended
• C. Communism was eliminated
• D. Two superpowers emerged
Sample Questions
• A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine, the
Marshall Plan and Eisenhower Doctrine was to:
• A. Insure the survival of newly independent
countries
• B. Limit the spread of nuclear weapons
• C. Provide medical aid to European nations
• D. Carry out foreign policy of preventing the
spread of communism
Sample Questions
• What was a cause for the investigations of the House
Un-American Activities Committee in the late 1940s
and the investigations of the Senate committee headed
by Joseph McCarthy?
• A. The belief that there were Communist agents in the
federal government
• B. Excessive spending by the US military
• C. The corruption and bribery of members of Congress
• D. Actions of President Harry Truman that may have
led to his impeachment
Sample Questions
• A similarity between the Red Scare of the 1920s and
McCarthyism of the 1950s was that during each
period:
• A. Thousands of American citizens were expelled from
the US
• B. The Communist Party gained many members in the
US
• C. Many government employees were convicted of
giving secrets to the Soviet Union
• D. The civil liberties and rights of American citizens
were threatened
Sample Questions
• Which foreign policy decision by President Harry
Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
• A. Recognizing the new nation of Israel
• B. Supporting the war crimes trials in Germany and
Japan
• C. Providing military/economic aid to Greece &
Turkey
• D. Utilizing atomic weapons
Sample Questions
• Once the fighting in Korea was deadlocked, the two
sides signed an armistice and established the
__________________________ to create a
buffer between the two countries, North and South
Korea.
• A. 38th Parallel
• B. Iron Curtain
• C. Korean Pact
• D. Demilitarized Zone
Sample Questions
• A governmental action that was consistent with the
Cold War mentality was the:
• A. Establishment of loyalty programs for government
workers
• B. Reduction in military spending
• C. Elimination of the Central Intelligence Agency
• D. Adoption of the GI Bill of Rights
Sample Questions
• Which is generally a characteristic of a communist
economy?
• A. Investment is encouraged by the promise of large
profits
• B. Role of government in the economy is restricted by
law
• C. Government agencies are involved in production &
planning
• D. Business owners can hire their own employees
Sample Questions
• One reason the Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact
was to:
• A. Ease the transition to democracy
• B. Help institute capitalism
• C. Limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe
• D. Challenge the economic successes of the communist
state
Sample Questions
• During the Cold War era, the United States and Soviet
Union were reluctant to become involved in a direct
military conflict mainly because of:
• A. Peacekeeping role of the UN
• B. Pressure of non-aligned countries
• C. Potential for global nuclear destruction
• D. Increased tensions in the Middle East
Sample Questions
• After WWII, the Soviet Union set up satellite states in
Eastern Europe to:
• A. Support the remaining fascist governments
• B. Preserve capitalism
• C. Establish democratic governments
• D. Expand its power and control in the region
Sample Questions
• The main reason the UN sent troops to Korea in 1950
was to:
• A. Ensure food reached areas of South Korea
• B. Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea
• C. Force inspection of nuclear weapons plants in
North Korea
• D. Restore peace between warring factions of North
Koreans
Sample Questions - Tiebreaker
• In the Soviet Union, a negative aspect of the Cold War
was the:
• A. Attempt to preserve communist ideas
• B. Development of peaceful uses of modern technology
• C. Development of effective means of international
cooperation
• D. High cost of maintaining the arms race