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MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best answer in the
space provided.
____ 1. U.S. actions in China after
World War II demonstrated
that the United States
a. was willing to support
corrupt governments in
order to stop the spread of
communism.
b. had poor intelligence from
China.
c. was not concerned with the
spread of communism in
Asia.
d. was committed to enforcing
disarmament treaties.
____ 2. Where were details of the
armistice agreement that ended
the Korean War negotiated?
a. Panmunjom
b. Seoul
c. Inchon
d. Pusan
_____ 3. How might a member of
Congress in 1950 have
defended the passage of the
McCarran Act?
a. Military buildup is
necessary to protect against
the Communist threat.
b. Freedom of speech should
be protected at all costs.
c. It makes sense to punish
people for their thoughts
before they act on them.
d. Some infringement on
individual rights is
necessary to protect the
nation.
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____ 4.
Causes
Delays in opening a second
European front during
World War II
Effect
The Cold War
Which of the following best
completes the diagram?
a. the Potsdam Conference
b. Soviet testing of an atomic
bomb
c. the Iron Curtain fell
d. U.S. development of the
atomic bomb
____ 5. Why was Joseph McCarthy
able to wage a successful antiCommunist campaign?
a. He provided evidence to
back up his accusations.
b. Americans were looking for
someone to blame for
recent Communist victories.
c. President Truman
appointed him to head an
anti-Communist task force.
d. He was an honest and
trustworthy senator.
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_____ 6. Why did the economic trouble
some experts predicted after
World War II not materialize?
a. The demand for military
supplies dropped sharply.
b. The government controlled
industrial production after
the war.
c. The demand for consumer
goods rose sharply.
d. Labor unrest escalated.
_____ 7. The staggering number of
casualties in the final two
months of the Korean War
showed that
a. the UN forces were inferior
to the Communist forces.
b. both sides were willing to
lose many soldiers to gain a
small amount of territory.
c. both sides protected civilian
lives.
d. President Truman had been
right to fire General
MacArthur.
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____ 8. Why was the United States
willing to send hundreds of
millions of dollars in aid to
Greece and Turkey in 1947?
a. Communists had recently
taken control of China.
b. Policymakers believed
communism should be
attacked wherever it
existed.
c. Policymakers believed the
aid would help these
countries resist Soviet
pressure.
d. If Communists took control
of those countries, supplies
would have to be airlifted to
Berlin.
Chapter Test
_____ 9. Use the image below to answer
the following question.
From The Herblock Book, Beacon Press, 1952
The Cold War Begins
Who does the man on the
donkey represent?
a. Harry S Truman
b. Henry Wallace
c. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d. Joseph Stalin
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____ 10. What effect did Churchill’s
Iron Curtain speech have on
the tensions of the Cold War?
a. It heightened tensions
because Stalin used the
speech as an excuse to
spend scarce Soviet
resources on rebuilding the
military.
b. It heightened tensions
because Churchill
advocated continuing the
Manhattan Project.
c. It reduced the possibility of
war because an Iron Curtain
separated Eastern and
Western Europe.
d. It reduced the possibility of
war because Stalin backed
down from the British.
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From The Herblock Book, Beacon Press, 1952
PRACTICING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Study the political cartoon below. Then
read the following pair of sentences, and cross out the FALSE sentence.
1. a. This political cartoon was published in 1947 and most likely was intended to
show support for the Iron Curtain.
b. This political cartoon was published in 1947 and most likely was intended to
show support for the Marshall Plan.
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word or phrase
in the word pair that best completes the sentence.
1. The __________________________ was partially responsible for the smooth shift
from a wartime to consumer economy after World War II.
(defense industry/baby boom)
2. __________________________ won the presidential election of 1948.
(Harry S Truman/Dwight D. Eisenhower)
3. The case of __________________________ frightened many people into testifying
before HUAC. (the Hollywood Ten/Alger Hiss)
4. Early in the Korean War, UN forces were contained by North Korean forces around
the city of __________________________. (Pusan/Inchon)
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5. The __________________________ justified giving economic aid to governments
that were resisting Soviet control. (World Bank/Truman Doctrine)
TRUE/FALSE Read each statement below. On the line, write T if the statement is true,
or F if the statement is false.
____ 1. Korea was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II.
____ 2. After World War II many people believed that solving economic problems
would help ensure world peace.
____ 3. George F. Kennan created a foreign policy known as containment.
____ 4. President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur because MacArthur
spoke out against the president and made threats against China.
____ 5. Americans accurately perceived the level of threat posed by domestic
communism after World War II.
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MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person, or place that
matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
____ 1. Symbolic representation of a sharp division in
Europe
a. Kim Il Sung
____ 2. Executed for spying
b. House Un-American
Activities Committee
____ 3. President of South Korea’s Republic of Korea
c. Berlin Airlift
____ 4. Program based on the belief that economic
prosperity would foster free and democratic
governments
d. Ethel Rosenberg
____ 5. Led the Chinese Communists
f. Mao Zedong
____ 6. Era of high tension between the world’s
superpowers
g. The Marshall Plan
e. Iron Curtain
h. Fair Deal
____ 7. Invaded South Korea in June 1950
i. Thomas Dewey
____ 8. Plan that provided crucial supplies to British,
French, and U.S. occupied zones
____ 9. Group focused on the threat of communism
in the United States
____ 10. President Truman’s plan for America
j. Chiang Kai-shek
k. police action
l. Cold War
m. Syngman Rhee
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