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US Cold WAR
Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he failed to win American support because
he
A. was corrupt.
C. was a Communist.
B. was a Nationalist.
D. had cooperated with Japan during World War II.
2. The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
A. Korea and China.
C. North and South Korea.
B. North and South China.
D. China and Taiwan (Formosa).
3. Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
A. China
C. the United States
B. South Korea
D. the United Nations
4. General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
A. was not a vital American interest.
C. should be extended into a war against China.
B. should be limited to Korea.
D. should be extended into a war against the Soviet
Union.
5. In a capitalist system,
A. the state controls economic activity.
B. private citizens control economic activity.
C. elected officials control economic activity.
D. the dictator controls economic activity.
6. The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
A. promote free elections in Europe.
B. restrict the spread of communism.
C. force Germany to pay war reparations.
D. maintain international peace through the UN.
7. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
A. the Marshall Plan.
B. the formation of NATO.
C. efforts by Western nations to divide Germany.
D. efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
8. Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese Nationalists
A. relied heavily on financial aid from the Soviet
Union.
B. ruled in the southern and eastern regions of
China.
C. attracted overwhelming support from the nation's
peasants.
D. were led by Mao Zedong.
9. The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because
A. the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the
C. the Soviets had already sent military aid to South
presence of Taiwan.
Korea.
B. the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the
D. the Soviets had wanted to remain neutral at the
presence of Chinese Communists.
time.
10. When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
A. North and South Korea were still divided along
the 38th parallel.
B. a communist government was established in
South Korea.
C. communist fears in the United States were lifted.
D. China gained control of the entire peninsula.
11. After the U-2 incident, all of the following events occurred except
A. the Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower's "open
C. Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for
skies" proposal at Geneva.
Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union.
B. Khrushchev called off a summit conference on
D. Francis Gary Powers was released from prison
the arms race.
after 18 months.
12. Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by
A. Douglas MacArthur.
C. John Foster Dulles.
B. Joseph McCarthy.
D. Alger Hiss.
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13. American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when
A. the policy of containment failed in China.
C. the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
B. the Soviet Union launched a space satellite.
D. the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb.
14. The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
A. Latin America.
C. Western Europe.
B. Eastern Europe.
D. the Middle East.
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
15. Which Warsaw Pact country did not benefit from sharing a border with other Warsaw Pact countries?
A. East Germany
C. Bulgaria
B. Albania
D. Austria
16. Based on its geographic location, why might the Soviet Union have once wanted to control parts of Turkey?
A. Turkey shared a border with Albania.
C. Turkey had access to Soviet ports on the Black
Sea from the North.
B. Turkey had access to Soviet ports on the Black
D. Turkey had access to the Mediterranean Sea
Sea from the Mediterranean Sea.
from the Atlantic Ocean.
17. What geographical fact explains why an airlift was necessary to overcome the Soviet blockade of West
Berlin?
A. Berlin's location on the coast of the Baltic Sea
C. Berlin's location in the center of East Germany
B. Berlin's being surrounded by nonaligned nations
D. Berlin's location within the Soviet Union's borders
Choose the letter of the best answer.
18. When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to
develop ___.
A. NATO
C. a space satellite
B. an atomic bomb
D. a hydrogen bomb
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
19. During which year shown on the graph did defense spending reach its highest percentage of the total U.S.
budget?
A. 1945
C. 1955
B. 1950
D. 1965
20. Approximately what percentage was spent on human resources in 1965?
A. 10%
C. 30%
B. 15%
D. 40%
Choose the letter of the best answer.
21. After World War II, the Marshall Plan
A. helped many countries in Europe with billions of
dollars in aid.
B. was specifically designed to help Japan rebuild.
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C. forced the USSR to contribute to rebuilding
Europe.
D. was passed by Congress over Truman's
opposition.
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Answer Sheet
1. C. was a Communist.
2. C. North and South Korea.
3. A. China
4. C. should be extended into a war against China.
5. B. private citizens control economic activity.
6. B. restrict the spread of communism.
7. D. efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
8. B. ruled in the southern and eastern regions of China.
9. A. the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan.
10. A. North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
11. A. the Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal at Geneva.
12. B. Joseph McCarthy.
13. C. the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
14. D. the Middle East.
15. B. Albania
16. B. Turkey had access to Soviet ports on the Black Sea from the Mediterranean Sea.
17. C. Berlin's location in the center of East Germany
18. D. a hydrogen bomb
19. A. 1945
20. C. 30%
21. A. helped many countries in Europe with billions of dollars in aid.
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