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Chapter 26 & 28 Potential Test Answers Flashcards

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The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between

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North and South Korea.

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The main goal of the ____ was to stop the spread of communism.

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Truman Doctrine

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The Soviet Union set up the___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.

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Berlin blockade

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— is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.

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HUAC

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The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the____

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop ____.

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a hydrogen bomb

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Which country was the northernmost NATO member in 1955? (Graph)

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Norway

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Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact countries? (Graph)

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Albania

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Which body of water was not bordered by a nonaligned country? (Graph)

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Black Sea

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10
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Satellite nations of the Soviet Union joined the military alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. (T or F)

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True

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11
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In general, McCarthyism is the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence. (T or F)

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True

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12
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During which year was the gap between defense spending and human resources spending the narrowest? (Graph)

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1950

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Which category shows a steady increase in spending in the early 1960s? (Graph)

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both human resources and other functions

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How is the end of World War II reflected in the graph? (Graph)

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Defense spending decreased.

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The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

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restrict the spread of communism.

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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to

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efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.

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17
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Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by

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Joseph McCarthy.

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18
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American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when

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the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.

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The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in

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the Middle East.

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John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from

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Massachusetts.

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Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

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attorney general.

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22
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The hot line established in 1963 did all of the following except

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barred nuclear testing.

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23
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After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that

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Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

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The Immigration Act of 1965

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ended quotas based on nationality.

25
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Decisions of the Warren Court were

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praised by liberals.

26
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What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?

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America’s secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey

27
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This group consisted of Eastern European nations that were dominated by the Soviet Union. (Matching)

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satellite nations

28
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This action provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union. (Matching)

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Berlin airlift

29
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Both the United States and the Soviet Union joined this organization after World War II. (Matching)

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United Nations

30
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He arranged for about 400 million dollars in aid to be sent to postwar Turkey and Greece. (Matching)

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Harry S.
Truman

31
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This defensive military alliance was the first military alliance that the United States ever entered during peacetime. (Matching)

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NATO

32
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This aid program was directed “not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.” (Matching)

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Marshall Plan

33
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This term refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that began at the end of World War II. (Matching)

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Cold War

34
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General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___

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Korea

35
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The ____appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.

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South Koreans

36
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The policy of brinkmanship threatened retaliation to the edge of all-out war against acts of aggression toward the United States. (T or F)

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True

37
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Francis Gary Powers was convicted of perjury after being accused of spying for the Soviet Union. (T or F)

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False

38
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After Stalin’s death, several leaders shared power in the Soviet Union until Nikita Khrushchev claimed leadership for himself. (T or F)

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True

39
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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to

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efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.

40
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When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

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North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.

41
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He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba. (Matching)

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Fidel Castro

42
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This involved an invasion of Cuba. (Matching)

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Bay of Pigs

43
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He lost the 1960 presidential election. (Matching)

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Richard M. Nixon

44
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This separated East Germany from West Germany. (Matching)

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Berlin Wall

45
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He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis. (Matching)

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Nikita Khrushchev

46
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This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere. (Matching)

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Limited Test Ban Treaty

47
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This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy presidency. (Matching)

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flexible response

48
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This was a direct communications link set up during Kennedy’s presidency. (Matching)

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hot line

49
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His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign. (Matching)

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John F. Kennedy

50
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U.S. Secretary of State who was in charge of the U-2 flight program, advocated for brinkmanship (matching)

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John Foster Dulles

51
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Used by the United States to try and keep communism where it currently was and stop from spreading (matching)

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Containment

52
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John F. Kennedy’s plan for the United States (matching)

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New Frontier

53
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Lyndon B. Johnson’s plan for United States (matching)

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Great Society

54
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a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (matching)

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Peace Corps

55
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United States spy agency (matching)

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CIA

56
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Assassin whose bullet shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, TX (matching)

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Lee Harvey Oswald

57
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area of conflict between Britain and Egypt because of a canal being Nationalized (matching)

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Suez Crisis

58
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Accused of spying for the Soviet Union and were later executed by electric chair (matching)

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The Rosenberg’s

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