Chapter 26 & 28 Potential Test Answers Flashcards
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
North and South Korea.
The main goal of the ____ was to stop the spread of communism.
Truman Doctrine
The Soviet Union set up the___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
Berlin blockade
— is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
HUAC
The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the____
Eisenhower Doctrine
When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop ____.
a hydrogen bomb
Which country was the northernmost NATO member in 1955? (Graph)
Norway
Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact countries? (Graph)
Albania
Which body of water was not bordered by a nonaligned country? (Graph)
Black Sea
Satellite nations of the Soviet Union joined the military alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. (T or F)
True
In general, McCarthyism is the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence. (T or F)
True
During which year was the gap between defense spending and human resources spending the narrowest? (Graph)
1950
Which category shows a steady increase in spending in the early 1960s? (Graph)
both human resources and other functions
How is the end of World War II reflected in the graph? (Graph)
Defense spending decreased.
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
restrict the spread of communism.
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by
Joseph McCarthy.
American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when
the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
the Middle East.
John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from
Massachusetts.
Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as
attorney general.
The hot line established in 1963 did all of the following except
barred nuclear testing.
After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
The Immigration Act of 1965
ended quotas based on nationality.
Decisions of the Warren Court were
praised by liberals.
What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
America’s secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
This group consisted of Eastern European nations that were dominated by the Soviet Union. (Matching)
satellite nations
This action provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union. (Matching)
Berlin airlift
Both the United States and the Soviet Union joined this organization after World War II. (Matching)
United Nations
He arranged for about 400 million dollars in aid to be sent to postwar Turkey and Greece. (Matching)
Harry S.
Truman
This defensive military alliance was the first military alliance that the United States ever entered during peacetime. (Matching)
NATO
This aid program was directed “not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.” (Matching)
Marshall Plan
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)
Cold War
General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___
Korea
The ____appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
South Koreans
The policy of brinkmanship threatened retaliation to the edge of all-out war against acts of aggression toward the United States. (T or F)
True
Francis Gary Powers was convicted of perjury after being accused of spying for the Soviet Union. (T or F)
False
After Stalin’s death, several leaders shared power in the Soviet Union until Nikita Khrushchev claimed leadership for himself. (T or F)
True
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba. (Matching)
Fidel Castro
This involved an invasion of Cuba. (Matching)
Bay of Pigs
He lost the 1960 presidential election. (Matching)
Richard M. Nixon
This separated East Germany from West Germany. (Matching)
Berlin Wall
He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis. (Matching)
Nikita Khrushchev
This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere. (Matching)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy presidency. (Matching)
flexible response
This was a direct communications link set up during Kennedy’s presidency. (Matching)
hot line
His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign. (Matching)
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Secretary of State who was in charge of the U-2 flight program, advocated for brinkmanship (matching)
John Foster Dulles
Used by the United States to try and keep communism where it currently was and stop from spreading (matching)
Containment
John F. Kennedy’s plan for the United States (matching)
New Frontier
Lyndon B. Johnson’s plan for United States (matching)
Great Society
a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (matching)
Peace Corps
United States spy agency (matching)
CIA
Assassin whose bullet shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, TX (matching)
Lee Harvey Oswald
area of conflict between Britain and Egypt because of a canal being Nationalized (matching)
Suez Crisis
Accused of spying for the Soviet Union and were later executed by electric chair (matching)
The Rosenberg’s
