1. Germany was divided and the U.S.S.R. agreed to hold free elections in satellite nations because of

______.

• A) it was what Hitler wanted• B) the Treaty of Versailles• C) the Yalta Conference• D) the Treaty of Paris

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2. This was the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.----between the free world

and Communism.• A) March Madness • B) the Korean War• C) the Potsdam Conference• D) the Cold War

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3. Cold War tensions increased after this meeting when it was agreed that Germany would not pay war reparations and

control of Germany’s industrial regions was settled.

• A) The Warsaw Pact• B) Potsdam Conference• C) The Treaty of Versailles• D) The Treaty of Paris

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4. These are smaller Eastern European nations under the control of the U.S.S.R. They were also part of the Warsaw Pact, uniting

Communist countries against NATO.

• A) the Commonwealth of Independent States • B) satellite nations• C) developing nations• D) third world nations

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5. What economic system does the United States have? There is private ownership and a free market

economy.

• A) banking• B) socialism• C) capitalism• D) communism

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6. With this economic system, the government controls the economy and the people are to “share the goods” created in the

country. The U.S.S.R. had this type of economy.

• A) democracy• B) free market• C) anarchy• D) communism

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7. The Senator who led the investigations to uncover Communists working in the U.S. government. He accused

people without much concrete evidence.

• A) Joseph Rosenberg• B) Joseph McCarthy• C) J. Edgar Hoover• D) Alger Hiss

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8. The Soviet Union wanted satellite nations because their main concern following World War II

was the issue of ____.

• A) land to grow food• B) security• C) countries to trade with• D) helping poorer nations prosper

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9. Churchill said this had “descended across the continent” of Europe meaning Europe was now divided between free

countries and Communist countries.

• A) a Steel Curtain• B) a high mountain range• C) an Iron Curtain• D) barbed wire

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10. George Kennan said the U.S.S.R. had a strong sense of insecurity. Communism should be contained, but it had serious weaknesses and would eventually fall apart. He stated this in

___.

• A) his closing remarks at the Potsdam Conference

• B) his address at the Yalta Conference

• C) a letter to his mother

• D) The Long Telegram

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11. This policy meant to keep Communism from spreading and it controlled our policy through the

Cold War period. Truman supported this.

• A) the Marshall Plan• B) HUAC• C) containment• D) McCarthyism

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12. This country was divided after World War II into a Democratic West and a Communist controlled East. The capital city was also divided and a wall kept people from

escaping.• A) Russia

• B) Germany

• C) Poland

• D) Greece

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13. When the Soviets blockaded West Berlin, how did the U.S. get supplies into the city?

• A) through tunnels• B) by train• C) they didn’t and millions starved• D) by plane, the Berlin Airlift

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14. When the U.S. pledged to give military aid to Turkey and Greece to help stabilize the countries and

resist Communism, this was called _________.

• A) the Truman Doctrine • B) the Yalta Conference• C) NATO• D) HUAC

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15. The U.S. offered aid to all of Europe in order to rebuild their economies and resist help from the

Communists. This economic aid was the _________.

• A) Berlin Airlift• B) NATO Plan• C) Marshall Plan• D) Warsaw Pact

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16. This organization still exists today and the agreement is that members will come to the aid of any

other member who comes under attack.

• A) NAACP• B) NATO• C) the Yalta Conference• D) the Potsdam Conference

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17. In 1949, this country had a Communist revolution and the new government was led by Mao Zedong.

• A) Japan• B) Korea• C) China• D) Poland

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18. The U.S. entered this war in 1950 to stop the Communist North from invading the non-Communist South. China and the

U.S.S.R. secretly supported the North.

• A) World War II• B) the Chinese Revolution• C) the Vietnam War• D) the Korean War

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19. During the Korean War, this General wanted to drop nuclear bombs on China and the U.S.S.R.

in order to end the war.• A) Sherman• B) MacArthur• C) Eisenhower• D) Patton

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20. The fear that Communist spies had infiltrated the government of the U.S. was called the ______.

• A) loyalty review program• B) Red Scare• C) witch hunt• D) search for Red October

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21. This screened all federal employees to help decrease the fear that we had Communists in our government.

• A) the Anti-Red Review• B) the Truman Campaign• C)the Loyalty Review Program• D) the Subversion Committee

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22. This organization was expanded by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and was used to “expose Communists and Communist

sympathizers.”

• A) Red Cross• B) CIA• C) NATO• D) HUAC

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23. This person was a high ranking U.S. government official and he had served under President Franklin Roosevelt. Evidence showed he was a

Communist spy.

• A) J. Edgar Hoover• B) Joseph McCarthy• C) Alger Hiss• D) Douglas MacArthur

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24. This couple was accused of giving the Soviets secrets about the atomic bomb. They were executed

as spies.• A) the Trumans

• B) the Rosenbergs

• C) the Ricardos

• D) the McCarthys

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25. This means accusing people of being Communist without much evidence.

• A) Project Verona• B) sympathizers• C) perjury• D) McCarthyism

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26. This act made it illegal to combine, conspire, or agree with any person who had Communists beliefs.

• A) McCarran Act

• B) NATO Agreement

• C) Censure Act

• D) Duck and Cover Act

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27. Massive Retaliation is the threat of using ___________.

• A) tanks and foot soldiers

• B) hijacked planes

• C) atomic bombs

• D) poison gas

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28. Nikita Khrushchev was ___________..

• A) leader of North Korea

• B) Communist leader of the U.S.S.R.

• C) democratic leader of Russia

• D) leader of Communist China

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29. There were: spies in the U.S. government, the Korean War broke out, Communist countries existed throughout

Eastern Europe and Asia, the U.S.S.R got the atomic bomb, all this led to _____.

.• A) Eisenhower losing the election• B) Truman losing the election• C) lack of confidence in Truman’s policies• D) a nuclear attack by the U.S.S.R.

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30. This U-2 pilot was shot down over the U.S.S.R. forcing us to admit we were spying on the Soviet Union. This incident

increased bad feelings between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

• A) Alger Hiss

• B) Joseph Rosenberg

• C) Douglas MacArthur

• D) Gary Powers

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31. When we threatened to use nuclear weapons to force another country to back down, this was ________. President Eisenhower did this against the Chinese during the Korean

War.

• A) perjury

• B) brinkmanship

• C) McCarthyism

• D) Red Scare

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32. This was the man-made satellite the U.S.S.R launched into space before the Americans, beginning the space race phase of

the Cold War.

• A) CCCP

• B) Fat Man

• C) Little Boy

• D) Sputnik

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33. President Eisenhower said we could best fight Communism by having ___________.

• A) better spies

• B) more money

• C) better communication and technology

• D) a strong economy and a strong military

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