Exam Review Part III

What event involved the Soviet Union blocking access to West Berlin, prompting Western allies to deliver supplies by air?

• Berlin Blockade and Airlift

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Marshall Plan

Which conference involved Allied leaders planning the post-World War II world, including the division of Germany?

• Tehran Conference

• Yalta Conference

• Paris Peace Conference

• Geneva Conference

What organization was established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and prevent future wars?

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

Who led the Communist revolution in China, establishing the People’s Republic of China in 1949?

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Bao Dai

What U.S. policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?

• Containment

• Détente

• Isolationism

• Appeasement

Which policy provided economic aid to rebuild Europe after World War II to counter Soviet influence?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Fair Deal

• Reaganomics

Which military alliance was formed in 1949 to counter Soviet aggression in Europe?

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• NATO

• United Nations

What was the name of Harry Truman’s domestic policy program introduced after the 1948 election?

• New Deal

• Fair Deal

• Great Society

• Square Deal

What line of latitude divided North and South Korea during the Korean War?

• 17th Parallel

• 38th Parallel

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Demilitarized Zone

Who was the U.S. general dismissed by President Truman for insubordination during the Korean War?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• George Patton

• Omar Bradley