Cold War part 2

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

• It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.
• It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.
• It helped to rebuild and strengthen European economies.
• It built up the western European armed forces.

During the Cold War, the United States engaged in military actions in both Korea and Vietnam. Its actions were successful South Korea, but not in Vietnam. In both instances, however, the aim of the United States was the same. Which of the following describes the policy the United States was pursuing by engaging in these wars?

• The U.S. wanted to stop the spread of communism in the Pacific Rim.
• The U.S. wanted a zone of demarcation between two countries.
• The U.S. wanted to increase the number of military bases it owned.
• The U.S. wanted to expand its territory for more raw materials.

Which of the following is an example of US containment policies in Europe?

• Warsaw Pact

• Marshall Plan

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

The United States was concerned about the spread of communism throughout most of the 20th century. Following World War I, suspected communist were persecuted in what was known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after World War II. What was this development known as?

• accusations made by Senator Joseph McCarthy in Congress
• increased unemployment during the Great Depression
• migration from the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl
• growing prosperity following World War II

Controversies involving McCarthyism and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post-World War II concern over

• testing nuclear missiles
• joining the United Nations
• placing weapons in outer space
• spying by Communist in the United States

Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?

• to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations
• to prevent the integration of various racial groups in US Society
• to investigate those accused of disloyalty to the United States
• to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the US

Who was in charge of investigation claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas of American life during the Second Red Scare in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

• Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
• Whittaker Chambers and Alger hiss
• House Un-American Activities Committee
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Beginning with the Red Scare of the 1920s, which historical development contributed to a recurring pattern of anti-communism in the United States?

• accusations made by Senator Joseph McCarthy in Congress
• increased unemployment during the Great Depression
• migration from the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl
• growing prosperity following World War II

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 missile crisis were conflicts that directly involved the United States with which two other nations?

• Dominican Republic and Haiti
• Cuba and the Soviet Union
• Communist China and Japan
• North Korea and South Korea