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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did the United States and its allies do after the Berlin Blockade had ended?
They allowed East German citizens to cross into West Berlin.
They created NATO (alliance of non-communist countries)
The U.S. decided to no longer occupy West Berlin.
The Berlin Wall was partially destroyed to allow East Germans to enter West Berlin.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was created to stop the spread of communism in the world?
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
The Marshal Plan
All of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. go to war with North Korea?
To prevent South Korea from becoming capitalist
To prevent North Korea from becoming communist
To prevent South Korea from becoming communist
To free South Korea from Japanese control
- 4. Multiple Choice
When the Korean War ended:
North Korea no longer had a communist government
Communist North Korea and Capitalist South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
South Korea no longer had a communist government
South Korea won the war but allowed the communists to live in the North above the 38th parallel
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following people carried out a witch hunt to expose communists in the United States?
Edward R. Murrow
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy
- 6. Multiple Choice
On the political spectrum that measures how much control a government has over its people, communism is on which side?
The far right side of the spectrum (no government control)
In the middle of the spectrum (between no government control and total government control)
On the far left side of the spectrum (total government control)
On the right side of the spectrum (minimal government control)
- 7. Multiple Choice
The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was:
to help Europe recover from WWII
to divide Germany in West and East Berlin
to occupy Japan and help it recover from WWII
to stop the spread of communism in the world
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following organizations was created by the Allied Forces to prevent future wars, protect human rights, and keep the peace in the world after WWII ended?
The League of Nations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
- 9. Multiple Choice
On the political spectrum that measures government control over its citizens, on which side do citizens have the most individual freedoms from government control?
Left side: Liberals, Democrats, Socialists, Communists
Right side: Conservatives, Libertarians, Republicans, Anarchists
Middle: Centrists
Far Left: Communists
- 10. Multiple Choice
The United Nations was created to improve and replace which organization?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The League of Nations
The Treaty of Versailles
The Potsdam Treaty
- 11. Multiple Choice
At the end of WWII, tension started increasing between which two countries?
Britain and the Soviet Union
China and the Soviet Union
The US and the Soviet Union
France and China
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did tension exist between the West and the East at the end of WWII?
Eastern Europe wanted the US to give Germany complete independence
Communism began to spread in Eastern Europe and this was a threat to Western Europe and the US
Czechoslovakia wanted freedom from the Soviet Union
The West were Capitalists and the East were Communists
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why was the US concerned about the spread of communism at the end of WWII?
The Soviets were supporting communist parties in Eastern European countries
Eastern European that were rebuilding were being influenced by communist parties within their countries
Because socialism/communism threatens the economic and individual freedoms in a constitutional republic
All of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following plans was the first one to allow the US to become financially invested in Eastern Europe?
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
The Paris Peace Treaty
- 15. Multiple Choice
In which Civil War (Communist vs Nationalists) did the US support Nationalists?
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Turkey
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