Question 1

Which of the following was a major turning point in the history of Vietnam's struggle for national independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Battle at Dien Bien Phu 
B)  The Korean War 
C)  The formation of NATO 
D)  The election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower 
A)  The Battle at Dien Bien Phu 
B)  The Korean War 
C)  The formation of NATO 
D)  The election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower A

Question 2

McCarthy's credibility was undermined by his performance during

Accepted Answer

A)  his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia. 
B)  the army-McCarthy hearings. 
C)  an Edward R. Murrow broadcast. 
D)  a debate on the Senate floor. 
A)  his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia. 
B)  the army-McCarthy hearings. 
C)  an Edward R. Murrow broadcast. 
D)  a debate on the Senate floor. B

Question 3

Which nation sent troops to help North Korea deter an American invasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union 
B)  Yugoslavia 
C)  China 
D)  Czechoslovakia 
A)  The Soviet Union 
B)  Yugoslavia 
C)  China 
D)  Czechoslovakia C

Question 4

Relations between the United States and Soviet Union improved when

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviets launched the artificial satellite Sputnik into space. 
B)  Hungarians rebelled against their Soviet-sponsored government. 
C)  Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev disassociated himself from the brutality of Stalin's regime. 
D)  both nations began above-ground testing of nuclear weapons. 
A)  the Soviets launched the artificial satellite Sputnik into space. 
B)  Hungarians rebelled against their Soviet-sponsored government. 
C)  Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev disassociated himself from the brutality of Stalin's regime. 
D)  both nations began above-ground testing of nuclear weapons.

Question 5

Truman advanced the imperial presidency when he

Accepted Answer

A)  sent food aid to Berlin. 
B)  supported the Marshall Plan. 
C)  sent military aid to Greece. 
D)  sent American troops to Korea. 
A)  sent food aid to Berlin. 
B)  supported the Marshall Plan. 
C)  sent military aid to Greece. 
D)  sent American troops to Korea.

Question 6

The theory of "economic containment" was exemplified by the

Accepted Answer

A)  establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
B)  American efforts to revitalize West Germany's economy. 
C)  establishment of a Soviet blockade of West Berlin. 
D)  the development of the hydrogen bomb. 
A)  establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
B)  American efforts to revitalize West Germany's economy. 
C)  establishment of a Soviet blockade of West Berlin. 
D)  the development of the hydrogen bomb.

Question 7

President Eisenhower's typical response to small nations whose leaders appeared sympathetic to communism or the Soviets was to

Accepted Answer

A)  send American troops to invade them. 
B)  use the CIA to undermine their governments. 
C)  threaten them with nuclear annihilation. 
D)  win their allegiance by offering economic aid. 
A)  send American troops to invade them. 
B)  use the CIA to undermine their governments. 
C)  threaten them with nuclear annihilation. 
D)  win their allegiance by offering economic aid.

Question 8

The initial impact of containment theory on Truman's foreign policy can be seen in the president's

Accepted Answer

A)  relationship with Yugoslavia's Josip Tito. 
B)  decision to intervene in the Greek civil war. 
C)  efforts to break the blockade of West Germany. 
D)  offer to let the Soviet Union apply to the Marshall Plan. 
A)  relationship with Yugoslavia's Josip Tito. 
B)  decision to intervene in the Greek civil war. 
C)  efforts to break the blockade of West Germany. 
D)  offer to let the Soviet Union apply to the Marshall Plan.

Question 9

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was established during the

Accepted Answer

A)  nineteenth century. 
B)  first Red Scare. 
C)  New Deal years. 
D)  Truman administration. 
A)  nineteenth century. 
B)  first Red Scare. 
C)  New Deal years. 
D)  Truman administration.

Question 10

The Supreme Court declared that President Truman overstepped his authority when he

Accepted Answer

A)  sent troops to enforce the "police action" in Korea. 
B)  seized domestic steel mills during a labor dispute. 
C)  removed General MacArthur from his command in Korea. 
D)  extended the military draft into peacetime. 
A)  sent troops to enforce the "police action" in Korea. 
B)  seized domestic steel mills during a labor dispute. 
C)  removed General MacArthur from his command in Korea. 
D)  extended the military draft into peacetime.

Question 11

Who played a key role in the spreading of anti-Communist hysteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  J. Edgar Hoover 
B)  J. Robert Oppenheimer 
C)  Millard Tydings 
D)  Edward R. Murrow 
A)  J. Edgar Hoover 
B)  J. Robert Oppenheimer 
C)  Millard Tydings 
D)  Edward R. Murrow

Question 12

Map 24.2, The Korean War, 1950-1953, shows the course of events in the Korean War. At what time, according to this map, did the United States have the broadest military control over the peninsula?

Accepted Answer

A)  July 7, 1953 
B)  November 1950 
C)  January 1951 
D)  September 1950 
A)  July 7, 1953 
B)  November 1950 
C)  January 1951 
D)  September 1950

Question 13

Why did the United States intervene in the civil war in the Congo?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union was propping up Patrice Lumumba. 
B)  Strategically, the Congo was crucial for maintaining control of the Indian Ocean. 
C)  The Congo held valuable mineral resources. 
D)  The United States could ill afford to alienate its European ally, Belgium. 
A)  The Soviet Union was propping up Patrice Lumumba. 
B)  Strategically, the Congo was crucial for maintaining control of the Indian Ocean. 
C)  The Congo held valuable mineral resources. 
D)  The United States could ill afford to alienate its European ally, Belgium.

Question 14

When did North Korea invade South Korea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two months after Truman received NSC-68 
B)  Within months after the Berlin Airlift had ended 
C)  On the eve of the Truman Doctrine 
D)  Two months before the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
A)  Two months after Truman received NSC-68 
B)  Within months after the Berlin Airlift had ended 
C)  On the eve of the Truman Doctrine 
D)  Two months before the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 15

Which of the following statements identifies the significance of George Kennan's "Long Telegram"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It illustrated the relevance of modern communications technology for Cold War diplomacy. 
B)  It provided Truman with the last opportunity to turn the tone of talks with Russia around and avoid a Cold War. 
C)  It solidified Truman's mistrust of the Soviet Union and helped propel the escalation of the Cold War. 
D)  It highlighted how vulnerable the Foreign Service was to Communist espionage. 
A)  It illustrated the relevance of modern communications technology for Cold War diplomacy. 
B)  It provided Truman with the last opportunity to turn the tone of talks with Russia around and avoid a Cold War. 
C)  It solidified Truman's mistrust of the Soviet Union and helped propel the escalation of the Cold War. 
D)  It highlighted how vulnerable the Foreign Service was to Communist espionage.

Question 16

In his plan for European postwar recovery from 1947 [Document 24.2], Secretary of State George C. Marshall wrote: "Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival of a working economy in the world so as to permit the emergence of political and social conditions in which free institutions can exist." What did Marshall mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracy and freedom relied on a stable economy. 
B)  Poverty and Communist slavery were the same thing. 
C)  American aid to Europe was not the product of political considerations at all. 
D)  The United States wanted to see poverty and desperation turn the Soviet Union into a society in chaos. 
A)  Democracy and freedom relied on a stable economy. 
B)  Poverty and Communist slavery were the same thing. 
C)  American aid to Europe was not the product of political considerations at all. 
D)  The United States wanted to see poverty and desperation turn the Soviet Union into a society in chaos.

Question 17

Both Richard Nixon and Joseph McCarthy advanced their careers by

Accepted Answer

A)  accusing political opponents of being Communist collaborators. 
B)  serving on the HUAC. 
C)  practicing the "multiple untruth" approach to interviewing witnesses. 
D)  collecting and publicizing the names of suspected Communists. 
A)  accusing political opponents of being Communist collaborators. 
B)  serving on the HUAC. 
C)  practicing the "multiple untruth" approach to interviewing witnesses. 
D)  collecting and publicizing the names of suspected Communists.

Question 18

The fact that the military draft continued after the Korean War was evidence that the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the armed forces as a necessary source of employment for young men. 
B)  was envisioning a peacetime military with responsibilities beyond warfare. 
C)  was preparing for potential future proxy wars with the Soviet Union and China. 
D)  wanted to reassure NATO allies in the aftermath of the Korean stalemate. 
A)  saw the armed forces as a necessary source of employment for young men. 
B)  was envisioning a peacetime military with responsibilities beyond warfare. 
C)  was preparing for potential future proxy wars with the Soviet Union and China. 
D)  wanted to reassure NATO allies in the aftermath of the Korean stalemate.

Question 19

Which of the following banned citizens from advocating the violent overthrow of the U.S. government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Smith Act 
B)  The Federal Employee Loyalty Program 
C)  The Communist Control Act 
D)  The National Security Act 
A)  The Smith Act 
B)  The Federal Employee Loyalty Program 
C)  The Communist Control Act 
D)  The National Security Act

Question 20

The response of President Eisenhower and his administration to a nation that claimed neutrality in the Cold War was to

Accepted Answer

A)  take it at its word. 
B)  treat it as pro-American. 
C)  treat it as pro-Soviet. 
D)  press it to choose a side. 
A)  take it at its word. 
B)  treat it as pro-American. 
C)  treat it as pro-Soviet. 
D)  press it to choose a side.

Exam 24: The Opening of the Cold War

Which of the following was a major turning point in the history of Vietnam's struggle for national independence?

McCarthy's credibility was undermined by his performance during

Which nation sent troops to help North Korea deter an American invasion?

Relations between the United States and Soviet Union improved when

Truman advanced the imperial presidency when he

The theory of "economic containment" was exemplified by the

President Eisenhower's typical response to small nations whose leaders appeared sympathetic to communism or the Soviets was to

The initial impact of containment theory on Truman's foreign policy can be seen in the president's

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was established during the

The Supreme Court declared that President Truman overstepped his authority when he

Who played a key role in the spreading of anti-Communist hysteria?

Map 24.2, The Korean War, 1950-1953, shows the course of events in the Korean War. At what time, according to this map, did the United States have the broadest military control over the peninsula?

Why did the United States intervene in the civil war in the Congo?

When did North Korea invade South Korea?

Which of the following statements identifies the significance of George Kennan's "Long Telegram"?

Both Richard Nixon and Joseph McCarthy advanced their careers by

The fact that the military draft continued after the Korean War was evidence that the federal government

Which of the following banned citizens from advocating the violent overthrow of the U.S. government?

The response of President Eisenhower and his administration to a nation that claimed neutrality in the Cold War was to

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