Ch.15 US History Test

Study the political cartoon and answer the question. Considering that this political cartoon was published in1947, it most likely was intended to show support for which of the following policies?

• a. the Marshall Plan
• b. containment
• c. the Iron Curtain
• d. the founding of NATO

Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare?

• a. Chiang Kai-shek’s takeover of China
• b. the formation of the House Un-American Activities Committee
• c. Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb
• d. the passage of the Smith Act

What was one difference between the Nationalists and Communists in China?

• a. The Nationalists were democratic; the Communists were not.
• b. The Communists were headquartered in Taiwan; the Nationalists were headquartered in Northern China.
• c. The Communists were corrupt; the Nationalists were not.
• d. The Nationalists received support from the United States; the Communists did not.

What is the most likely reason that Senator McCarthy’s speech made him so popular with the American people?

• a. He offered an explanation of world events that made Americans nervous.
• b. He offered proof that the United States was in grave danger.
• c. He had helped identify the Soviet spy Alger Hiss.
• d. He defended the character of the American people.

After hearing this speech, which of the following men most likely stated, “I think the greatest asset the Kremlin has is Senator McCarthy”?

• a. Harry S. Truman
• b. Douglas MacCarthur
• c. Joseph Stalin
• d. Alger Hiss

How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War?

• a. Both the North and the South were occupied by Allied troops.
• b. Both the North and the South were representative democracies.
• c. Both the North and the South were occupied by China during World War II.
• d. Both the North and the South had Soviet-controlled puppet governments.

Which of the following leaders wanted to reunify Korea under Communist control?

• a. Syngman Rhee
• b. Kim Il Sung
• c. Douglas MacCarthur
• d. Chiang Kai-shek

Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?

• a. The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
• b. The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
• c. South Korea did not have a military.
• d. The United States never officially declared war.

The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called

• a. the Iron Curtain
• b. containment.
• c. the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
• d. the International Monetary Fund.

Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?

• a. MacArthur made public statements challenging the authority of the president.
• b. MacArthur refused to expand the fighting into China.
• c. MacArthur welcomed the Chinese government to Korea.
• d. MacArthur was a war hero from World War II.