The Cold War Era VUS 13

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• Membership in the US Communist Party increased
• US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists
• Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed
• US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?

• Truman Doctrine
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Marshall Plan

What was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Truman Doctrine
• Open Skies

Post World War II tensions increased between these two nations?

• United States and United Kingdom
• Japan and the Soviet Union
• United States and the Soviet Union
• Germany and Japan

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

• Contain communism
• Provide weapons to democratic countries
• Destroy communism
• Provide collective security

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers

What does NATO stand for?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• North American Trade Organization
• Northern Alliance Trade Origins
• Native American Tribal Organization

What country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?

• Germany
• Soviet Union 
• China
• North Korea

The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S and their fight against ___.

• Socialism
• Fascism
• Communism
• Exorcisms

What war ended in a stalemate?

• Vietnam War
• Korean War
• Civil War
• World War II