Cold War Test NAME: _____________________________________________ !!1. Among the Allied powers, which nation’s economic system was MOST different from that of the United States following World War 2? A. France B. Great Britain C. Australia D. Soviet Union !2. The PRIMARY reason the United States became involved in the Korean Conflict was to A. keep Soviet troops from invading the Korean Peninsula C. liberate the North Korean people from a dictatorship B. prevent communism from spreading to South Korea D. protect free trade between North and South Korea !3. Which phrase BEST describes the U.S. policy of brinksmanship? A. providing economic aid to needy postwar Europeans C. offering military aid to democratic governments B. establishing peaceful relations with the Soviet Union D. using the threat of nuclear war to prevent the spread of communism !!!!!!4. In which section of the above timeline would the Korean War be correctly placed? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 !!! 5. Which numbered country on the map at left became communist in 1949 under the leadership of Mao Zedong? ! A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 !! 6. Which numbered country on the map at right was under communist control during the Cold War? ! A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 !!!!!7. In the 1950s, shelters like this one shown at right were built by people fearing a A. civil war B. popular revolt C. natural disaster D. nuclear attack !!!!!!!! 8. Which country best completes the table at left? A. Great Britain C. France B. Soviet Union D. Netherlands !!!!9. The Berlin Airlift (1948-1949) was a DIRECT reaction by the United States against A. a Soviet blockade of West Berlin C. the construction of the Berlin Wall B. a rebellion by Nazi sympathizers in West Berlin D. the decision after World War II to divide Berlin !10. The policy of _____________ became the main approach in U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviet Union. A. democracy B. limited war C. free trade D. containment

!11. What was the underlying goal of the Marshall Plan? A. to contain Soviet expansion in the Middle East B. to rebuild European economies to prevent the spread of communism C. to monitor the growth of the military-industrial complex in the United States D. to Americanize Western European nations !12. After World War II, the purpose of HUAC was to A. hold public hearings on Communist subversion C. administer the loyalty review program B. locate chapters of the Communist Party D. create the McCarran Act !13. The tactic of damaging reputations with vague and unfounded charges of Communist Party affiliation was called A. bolshevism B. McCarthyism C. Marshallism D. fascism !14. What impact did the HUAC hearings have on Hollywood? A. The Taft-Hartley Act required actors to swear that they were not Communists. B. Actors could not have passports or travel abroad. C. Ronald Reagan was accused of being a member of the Communist Party. D. Producers blacklisted about 151 actors, directors, and others. !15. 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 censured him. !16. Which of the following occurred during the Korean War? A. The Soviet Union helped South Korea build up an army. C. Chinese cities were bombed with atomic weapons. B. President Truman backed the battle plans of General MacArthur. D. China entered the war and fought UN troops. 17. The Truman Doctrine resulted in A. the economic recovery of Europe C. the rearming of West Germany B. a pledge to fight communism D. the Red Scare !18. Which of the following completes this chart? A. growth of suburbs and urban sprawl B. cutback in government spending on the military C. growing conflict between Eastern and Western states D. further expansion of U.S. territories !19. The GI Bill boosted the economy by A. institution a military draft C. requiring all veterans to go to college B. providing veterans with generous loans D. providing veterans with white-collar jobs !20. Ray Kroc helped to change the U.S. economy by A. expanding a chain of fast-food restaurants C. improving information searches on computers B. building a national chain of discount stores D. crating an effective way to sell goods over the internet !!20. The system shown on this map was originally designed to A. encourage rail travel B. improve the national defense C. establish political influence D. expand the manufacturing economy !!!!Short Answer, p. 563, “Document-Based Question” !1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ !2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________