Chapter 26 Flashcards
T/F
General MacArthur wanted to use the atomic bomb against China during the Korean War.
True
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Joseph McCarthy never showed the list he said he had of known Communists in the State Department.
True
T/F
An agreement to come to the aid of any member of NATO who was attacked meant that for the first time in history, the United States had committed itself to maintaining peace in Europe.
True
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In August 1946, Stalin demanded joint control of the Dardanelles with Turkey.
True
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Two examples of covert operations that achieved American objectives during the early years of the Cold War took place in Iran and Guatemala.
True
Popular support for Joseph McCarthy began to fade when -
a) he began to accuse popular film stars
b) millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army
c) he could not produce the list he said he had of known Communists
d) the Senate impeached him
b) millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army
What island, which Eisenhower saw as part of the “anti-Communist barrier,” did the Chinese threaten to seize in 1954?
a) Cuba
b) Hawaii
c) the Philippines
d) Taiwan
d) Taiwan
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and -
a) Italy
b) Belgium
c) Greece
d) France
d) France
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with -
a) passing atomic secrets to the Soviets
b) plotting to overthrow the U.S.
c) being Communist Party members
d) planning act of terrorism
a) passing atomic secrets to the Soviets
When Russians blockaded roads to Berlin, citizens were aided by the U.S. through the -
a) Marshall Plan
b) Berlin Airlift
c) Truman Doctrine
d) European Recovery Act
b) Berlin Airlift
To prevent Communists from staging revolutions within developing countries, Eisenhower used -
a) brinkmanship
b) massive retaliation
c) embargoes
d) covert operations
d) covert operations
The Korean War pitted the military forces of North Korea and China against -
a) the United States
b) the Soviet Union
c) South Korea
d) the United Nations
d) the United Nations
MacArthur attacked the North Koreans from the rear when he landed at -
a) Inchon
b) Pusan
c) Seoul
d) Chosin
a) Inchon
The Long Telegram resulted in -
a) the Marshall Plan
b) the establishment of the CIA
c) the Berlin airlift
d) the containment policy
d) the containment policy
The McCarran Act -
a) required all government employees to sign a loyalty oath
b) allowed the arrest of Communists in case of a national emergency
c) imposed the death penalty on anyone convicted of espionage
d) authorized the use of wiretaps to uncover suspected Communists
b) allowed the arrest of Communists in case on a national emergency
The Truman Doctrine resulted in -
a) the economic recovery of Europe
b) a pledge to fight communism
c) the rearming of West Germany
d) the Red Scare
b) a pledge to fight communism
The Chinese invaded Korea by crossing the -
a) DMZ
b) South Korean Border
c) Yalu River
d) Chosin Resevoir
c) Yalu River
The Korean War resulted in -
a) victory for North Korea
b) victory for South Korea
c) victory for the United Nations
d) containment but no victory
d) containment but no victory
While many Americans believed that WWII had been cause by the Depression, Truman through that it had been caused by -
a) expansionism
b) militarism
c) communism
d) appeasement
d) appeasement
What did Congress create to coordinate research in rocket and space technology -
a) National Defense Education Act
b) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
c) Central Intelligence Agency
d) military-industrial complex
b) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to -
a) punish Germany for World War II
b) prevent Germany from rearming
c) keep Communist countries weak
d) help Western Europe recover
d) help Western Europe recover
What was the name of the project that cracked the Soviet spy code, which confirmed extensive Soviet spying -
a) Project Venona
b) Rosenberg Project
c) Project Red Spy
d) Blacklist Project
a) Project Venona
In Response to the formation of NATO, Russia and Eastern European leaders formed the -
a) OAS
b) Warsaw Pact
c) SEATO
d) European Union
b) Warsaw Pact
Eisenhower encouraged the use of the ____ bombers because they could drop bombs anywhere in the world.
a) B-2
b) Stealth
c) Harrier
d) B-52
d) B-52