Cold War

The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it...

• Allowed the Soviets to place missiles in Turkey

• Seemed that the US had failed to keep up in scientific work

• Revealed that the Soviets had nuclear weapons

• Confirmed the United States use of U-2 spy planes

Which was a major effect of the cold war on the United States in the 1950's?

• Congress wrote laws preventing US contact with communists

• Participation in extremist movements was seen as un-American

• The US refused to enter military alliances

• Americans were required to take loyalty oaths

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to

• Stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons

• Use the UN as a tool to reduce threats from the Soviet Union

• Contain communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

• Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic aid

Which conclusion can best be drawn from the US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam War?

• The Cold War extended beyond conflict with the Soviet Union

• War is the best way to support nations

• Popular wars have assured the reelection of presidents

• The threat of nuclear war is necessary to settle a conflict

Alger Hiss conviction, Rosenberg trial, McCarthy hearings - These post–WW II events are...

• All associated with immigration from the Soviet Union

• Examples of an expansion of communism into Cuba

• All related to labor conflicts in United States cities

• Examples of fear of a communist threat inside the US

What was a major result of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962?

• Fidel Castro was removed from power

• United Nations forces invaded Cuba

• Steps were taken to relax Cold War tensions

• Trade between Cuba and the United States increased

Most Americans who opposed sending US troops to fight in the Vietnam War believed that...

• nuclear weapons should be used to end the war

• the United States should not police the world

• the war should be extended into China

• international trade would be interrupted

“Greece Receives U.S. Aid to Fight Communists” This headline is an example of which US policy?

• détente

• imperialism

• containment

• isolationism

Which statement most accurately explains why the War Powers Act (1973) was passed?

• President Johnson failed to send troops to South Vietnam

• Congress wanted to assert its right to guide military action

• President Nixon negotiated a peace treaty with North Vietnam

• Army leaders wanted limits on presidential power during war

The United States committed to a Cold War policy of mutual defense when it...

• aided the Nationalists in China

• joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• established the Eisenhower Doctrine

• rejected UN efforts to halt the development of atomic bombs