OST Unit 4(AH.24-30)

Which issue was the leading cause of political debate over national security in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s?

• fear about communist infiltration in the government

• fear about future terrorist attacks on major American cities

• concern about the escalation of the military conflict in South Vietnam

• concern about the nation being pulled into conflict as a result of international alliances

Why did the Second Red Scare lead to political debate over national security?

• Some Americans supported the investigations conducted by Senator Joseph

  McCarthy, while others felt that the investigations infringed on citizens’ rights.

• Some Americans supported new laws allowing the government to monitor

  communications, while others saw these new laws as an infringement of personal privacy.

• Some Americans supported the United States’ membership in the League of

  Nations, while others felt that the nation should follow an isolationist foreign policy.

• Some Americans supported actions taken by the United States to contain the

  international spread of communism, while others felt these actions did not align with the nation’s values.

Which factor fueled debate over national security in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s?

• the fear of communist infiltration

• the development of nuclear power plants

• the slow economic growth following World War II

• the expansion of U.S. involvement in South Vietnam

Which international event contributed to the Second Red Scare in the United States?

• Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Poland.

• China became a communist nation after a civil war.

• Allied forces occupied Japan after World War II.

• Palestine was divided into two states: one Arab and one Jewish.

What was a reaction that Senator McCarthy’s speech inspired among many Americans?

• fear of the spread of communism inside the United States

• support for existing policies to address communism in the United States

• satisfaction that Americans would continue to fight communism abroad

• anger over human rights violations that communists were committing in other countries

What was this development known as? (Red Scare 2.0)

• McCarthyism

• the Marshall Plan

• progressivism

• the counterculture movement

Who was in charge of investigating 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

In 1962, the world was brought to the brink of nuclear war during the

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the Korean peninsula?

• It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and a Christian south.

• It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south.

• It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea.

• It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and an agriculturally rich south.

Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?

• Several communist-based governments collapsed across Eastern Europe.

• The United States assisted the anti-communist government of South Vietnam.

• President Nixon visited the People’s Republic of China to reopen diplomatic relations.

• Senator McCarthy led investigations to uncover communist actors working in Hollywood films.