COLD WAR STUDY GUIDE

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
All member nations in the Unite Nations !ere re"resente in the
A)
Se#retariat$
%)
International &onetar' ()n$
C)
General Assembl'$
D)
Se#)rit' Co)n#il$
E)
C)lt)ral Assembl'$

*)
In his +amo)s Tr)man o#trine, the "resient anno)n#e the +ollo!in- "oli#' to!ar the So.iet Union/
A)
Atlanti# Charter$
%)
0ero toleran#e$
C)
Strate-i# e+ense$
D)
Containment$
E)
Ai to T)r1e'$

2)
Ri#har Ni3on )se the notoriet' o+ the Al-er 4iss #ase
A)
To hel" Senator &#Carth' in his senatorial ele#tion$
%)
To be#ome the Senate Re")bli#an leaer$
C)
To "romote his o!n #ania#' +or .i#e "resient$
D)
To "romote his o!n #ania#' +or "resient
E)
To hel" the nation )nerstan the an-ers o+ #omm)nism$

5)
4enr' L)#e6s 7Ameri#an Cent)r'7 ar-)e that Ameri#ans m)st
A)
Ret)rn to isolationism to s)r.i.e$
%)
A##e"t that their time !as +inishe an the' m)st learn to li.e !ith it$
C)
Establish an 1ee" the !orl orer$
D)
T)rn atomi# !ea"ons o.er to an international a)thorit'$
E)
Get mar1ets, bi- mar1ets, in !hi#h to b)' an sell$

8)
Whi#h one o+ the +ollo!in- -i.es the #orre#t #hronolo-i#al orer o+ these e.ents/
91) (ormation o+ NATO$ 9*) The Tr)man Do#trine$92) %erlin Crisis$ 95) :orean War$
A)
*, 5, 2, 1
%)
*, 2, 1, 5
C)
1, 5, 2, *
D)
5, 2, 1, *
E)
2, *, 5, 1

;)
The Tr)man Do#trine is anno)n#e an Con-ress a""ro"riate ai +or Gree#e an T)r1e' in
A)
1<5=$
%)
1<5>$
C)
1<5;$
D)
1<58$
E)
1<5<$

=)
?resient Roose.elt belie.e that, a+ter the !ar, the Unite States !as entitle to e3traorinar' in+l)en#e in/
A)
Latin Ameri#a an the ?hili""ines$
%)
Ino#hina$
C)
all o+ E)ro"e$
D)
Ital' an German'$
E)
(ran#e$

>)
As a res)lt o+ the Armisti#e, the borers o+ the t!o :oreas
A)
Were )n#han-e$
%)
%oth lost lan to China$
C)
Chan-e ramati#all' !ith So)th :orea -ettin- most territor'$
D)
Were not m)#h i++erent than earlier$
E)
Chan-e ramati#all' !ith North :orea -ettin- most territor'$

<)
Com"are to (ran1lin Roose.elt, 4arr' Tr)man e3hibite this leaershi" st'le to!ar the So.iets/
A)
?olishe an i"lomati#$
%)
A-e o+ an3iet'$
C)
To)-h an arro-ant$
D)
Di"lomati# b)t +eist'$
E)
De+erential$

1@)
Whi#h one o+ the +ollo!in- !o)l be LEAST li1el' to a-ree !ith the others on Ameri#a6s "ost!ar roleA
A)
Geor-e ($ :ennan$
%)
Geor-e &arshall$
C)
Walter Li""mann$
D)
Arth)r 4$ Banenber-$
E)
4enr' R$ L)#e$

11)
Whi#h one o+ the +ollo!in- !as NOT "art o+ the national se#)rit' state in the earl' "ost!ar eraA
A)
The Central Intelli-en#e A-en#'$
%)
S"e#ial (or#es militar' )nits$
C)
Immi-ration an Nationalit' A#t$
D)
(eeral Em"lo'ee Lo'alt' ?ro-ram$
E)
National Se#)rit' Reso)r#es %oar$

1*)
Tr)man a-ree !ith Ch)r#hill that/
A)
The So.iet Union sho)l be -i.en a stron- role in German a++airs$
%)
German' sho)l be i.ie an 1e"t militaril' !ea1$
C)
(ormer NaCis sho)l be amnestie$
D)
German' sho)l be reb)ilt into a "o!er+)l state$
E)
4ea.' re"arations sho)l be im"ose on German'$

12)
In res"onse to NATO rearmin- West German', the So.iet Union or-aniCe the
A)
Soliarit' ?a#t$
%)
SEATO ?a#t$
C)
Eastern E)ro"ean Treat' Or-aniCation$
D)
Warsa! ?a#t$
E)
%erlin Wall$

15)
In his 7Lin#oln Da'7 s"ee#h, 1<8@, Senator Dose"h R$ &#Carth' #laime that
A)
There !ere *@@ #omm)nists !or1in- in the State De"artment$
%)
Whitta1er Chambers, Al-er 4iss an the Rosenber-s ha sol se#rets to the So.iets$
C)
A militar' ta1eo.er o+ the Unite States b' the #omm)nists !as imminent$
D)
Tr)man !as a #loset #omm)nist$
E)
The arm' !as i-norin- the #omm)nist threat$

18)
Wh' i &#Carth' an 4UAC atta#1 #ertain !omen6s an homose3)al -ro)"sA
A)
The' !ere "o")lar an eas' tar-ets$
%)
%oth -ro)"s ha a tenen#' to!ar "er.ersion$
C)
Sinister +or#es in+l)en#e !omen an homose3)als$
D)
%oth -ro)"s +ostere #omm)nism$
E)
Dee" +ears abo)t #han-in- se3)al mores$

1;)
The Re")bli#an +orm)la +or atta#1in- Tr)man an the Demo#rats in the 1<8* ele#tion !as :1C* meanin- :orea, #omm)nism an
A)
Corr)"tion$
%)
Co)ntr'$
C)
Cor"orations$
D)
Containment$
E)
China$

1=)
The +irst emonstration o+ the Tr)man Do#trine too1 "la#e in/
A)
T)r1e'$
%)
Bienna$
C)
Gree#e$
D)
Y)-osla.ia$
E)
West %erlin$

1>)
An e3am"le o+ the a-e o+ Col War an3iet' !as the "o")larit' o+ this mo.ie/
A)
They Live by Night.
%)
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
C)
The Best Years of Our Lives$
D)
Reds$
E)
I Married a Communist$

1<)
Western states be#ame the site o+ ne! militar' installations "rimaril' be#a)se/
A)
")bli# lans !ere "lenti+)l an "o")lations !ere s"arse$
%)
state o++i#ials !el#ome +eeral in.estment an ai$
C)
lo#al #omm)nities bene+ite +rom the "ro-rams
D)
the lo#al roa net!or1 !as )ner)tiliCe$
E)
the' !ere lo#ate inlan +rom .)lnerable "orts$

*@)
The armisti#e ene +i-htin- in :orea in
A)
1<85$
%)
1<8*$
C)
1<81$
D)
1<82$
E)
1<8@$

*1)
Tr)man )se the threat o+ #omm)nism to "romote
A)
&artial la!$
%)
De+ense s"enin-$
C)
Demo#ra#'$
D)
The (air Deal "ro-ram$
E)
Ne! Deal "ro-rams$

**)
Whi#h one o+ the +ollo!in- !as NOT a res)lt o+ U$S$ in.ol.ement in the :orean WarA
A)
There !as a hei-htene #ommitment to So)theast Asia$
%)
The #ontainment "rin#i"le !as re")iate as a .iable "oli#'$
C)
The U$S$ an the ?eo"le6s Re")bli# o+ China be#ame )n!a.erin- enemies$
D)
The "rin#i"le o+ #ontainment !as e3tene$
E)
Containment ha been e3tene be'on E)ro"e$

*2)
The Tr)man Do#trine !as +irst a""lie to these #o)ntries/
A)
Y)-osla.iaEAlbania$
%)
Y)-osla.iaEGree#e$
C)
NorthESo)th :orea$
D)
T)r1e'EGree#e$
E)
EastEWest German'$

*5)
In his 1<8* "resiential #am"ai-n, Re")bli#an #aniate Eisenho!er "roFe#te an ima-e o+ aEan
A)
Liberal !ho !o)l ")ll Ameri#a o)t o+ :orea$
%)
Re+ormer !ho #o)l +)l+ill the reams o+ the Ne! Deal$
C)
Conser.ati.e etermine to )no remainin- elements o+ the Ne! Deal$
D)
&oerate b)t +irm #aniate !ho #o)l a#hie.e honorable "ea#e in :orea$
E)
A--ressi.e anti-#omm)nist !ho !o)l -et total .i#tor' in :orea$

*8)
What i these +i.e #o)ntries ha.e in #ommon/ Unite States, Great %ritain, So.iet Union, (ran#e an nationalist ChinaA
A)
&embershi" in NATO$
%)
&embers o+ the General A-reement on Tari++s an Trae$
C)
Seats on the International Co)rt o+ D)sti#e$
D)
?ermanent members o+ the Unite Nations Se#)rit' Co)n#il$
E)
(o)nin- members o+ the Warsa! ?a#t$

*;)
%' not Foinin- the Worl %an1 an the International &onetar' ()n, the So.iet Union
A)
Sa.e itsel+ +rom the loomin- -lobal re#ession$
%)
Was able to -et lo!er lenin- rates +rom its in.estors$
C)
In#rease its !orl stat)s$
D)
Isolate itsel+ e#onomi#all'$
E)
Gaine more res"e#t +rom its #lient states$

*=)
The main e++e#t o+ the Re 4'steria on #olle-e #am")ses !as
A)
De#line o+ enrollments$
%)
In#reasin- rai#alism o+ st)ents$
C)
In#rease ra#ism on #am")s$
D)
Restraint o+ +ree s"ee#h$
E)
In#rease a!areness o+ #omm)nism$

*>)
As +ar as Tr)man !as #on#erne, this Asian #o)ntr' an its sit)ation !as li1e that o+ Gree#e !hen he "ro#laime his Tr)man
Do#trine/
A)
?hili""ines$
%)
Ino#hina$
C)
:orea$
D)
China$
E)
Bietnam$

*<)
The :orean War be-an !hen
A)
North :orea la)n#he a militar' atta#1 on So)th :orea$
%)
Comm)nist China in.ae it to 1ee" the Nationalist Chinese o)t$
C)
So)th :orea attem"te to )ni+' both o##)"ation Cones o+ :orea$
D)
So)th :orea la)n#he an in.asion o+ China$
E)
The So.iet Union Foine its North :orean all' in in.asion$

2@)
Whi#h one o+ the +ollo!in- ha the LEAST to o !ith tr'in- to establish U$S$ "rima#' in the "ost!ar -lobal e#onom'A
A)
&arshall ?lan$
%)
Worl %an1$
C)
The' !ere eG)all' im"ortant
D)
International &onetar' ()n$
E)
Co)n#il o+ E#onomi# A.isors$

21)
The 1<5= +eeral 70eal +or Demo#ra#'7 "ro-ram "romote stren-thenin- national se#)rit' an +i-htin- So.iet #omm)nism thro)-h
A)
&ilitar' in.estment$
%)
Reli-ion$
C)
E)#ation$
D)
The +amil'$
E)
Women remainin- homema1ers$

2*)
This Eastern E)ro"ean #o)ntr' i NOT Foin the Warsa! ?a#t/
A)
Y)-osla.ia$
%)
?olan$
C)
Romania$
D)
4)n-ar'$
E)
CCe#hoslo.a1ia$

22)
The 1<5; ele#tion res)lts sa!/
A)
Ne! "ro-labor senators an -o.ernors$
%)
?o")lar a""ro.al o+ a term limits amenment to the Constit)tion$
C)
The ret)rn o+ Re")bli#an maForities to both ho)ses o+ Con-ress$
D)
Stren-thene Demo#rati# maForities in Con-ress$
E)
The -ain o+ liberals !ithin the Demo#rati# ?art'$

25)
The Tr)man Do#trine #ommitte the Unite States to
A)
Senin- #ombat troo" to the &ile East$
%)
Re)#in- the U$S$ militar' "resen#e abroa$
C)
Reinstatin- the &onroe Do#trine$
D)
Inter.enin- to "re.ent +)rther #omm)nist ta1eo.er attem"ts$
E)
S)""ortin- Unite Nations e++orts to stabiliCe #o)ntries$

28)
Statisti#all' the 7national se#)rit' state7 ha 1@ "er#ent o+ +eeral em"lo'ees be+ore the !ar$ A+ter Worl War II6s en, the "er#enta-e
o+ the +eeral !or1 +or#e in national se#)rit' !as
A)
28$
%)
8@$
C)
=8$
D)
*8$
E)
5@$

2;)
Tr)man ismisses General &a#Arth)r an armisti#e tal1s be-in in :orea in
A)
1<5<$
%)
1<8@$
C)
1<8*$
D)
1<82$
E)
1<81$

2=)
Women !ere en#o)ra-e to o the +ollo!in- in the 1<8@s/
A)
Contin)e !or1in- in the e+ense in)str'$
%)
?)rs)e a #olle-e e-ree$
C)
%alan#e !or1 an +amil'$
D)
Sta' at !or1 so their +amil' #o)l remain mile #lass$
E)
H)it their Fobs an sta' home$

2>)
The #om"onent o+ the 7(air Deal7 that be#ame la! !as/
A)
A national health ins)ran#e "lan$
%)
Wea1enin- so)thern se-re-ation$
C)
(eeral ai to e)#ation$
D)
An in#rease in the +eeral minim)m !a-e$
E)
A national Interstate 4i-h!a' S'stem$

2<)
The Unite Nations a#hie.e its -reatest earl' s)##ess in
A)
4)manitarian ai to .i#tims o+ Worl War II$
%)
Slo!in- o!n So.iet o##)"ation o+ Eastern E)ro"e$
C)
O##)"'in- e+eate Da"an$
D)
De+enin- h)man ri-hts in Asia$
E)
O##)"'in- e+eate German'$

5@)
The GI bill )ner!rote these t!o items an #a)se a boom in both areas$
A)
(eeral em"lo'ment an e+ense s"enin-$
%)
A-ri#)lt)ral e.elo"ment an lan o!nershi"$
C)
Colle-e e)#ation an ho)sin-$
D)
Te#hni#al trainin- an atomi# ener-' Fobs$
E)
A)to an tele.ision #reit "lans$

51)
These t!o trens en#o)ra-e a #han-e in the mile-#lass +amil'/
A)
4i-her !a-es an more #olle-e e)#ate "arents$
%)
Yo)n-er marria-es an +e!er #hilren$
C)
The bab' boom an hi-h rates o+ #ons)mer s"enin-$
D)
In+lation an hi-her militar' s"enin-$
E)
%irth #ontrol an ret)rnin- .eterans$

5*)
The &anhattan ?roFe#t !as #entere in Los Alamos, Ne! &e3i#o an/
A)
Alamo-oro, Ne! &e3i#o$
%)
Oran-e Co)nt', Cali+ornia$
C)
S)nn'.ale, Cali+ornia
D)
4an+or, Washin-ton$
E)
Alb)G)erG)e, Ne! &e3i#o$

52)
?resient Tr)man6s E3e#)ti.e Orer <>28
A)
Ene the ra+t$
%)
Dese-re-ate the arme +or#es$
C)
Ene the !artime "ri#e an rationin- #ontrols$
D)
Establishe a +eeral em"lo'ee lo'alt' "ro-ram$
E)
%ro)-ht #ombat troo"s home ra"il' +rom WWII$

55)
In 1<8@, Al-er 4iss !as #on.i#te o+/
A)
s)b.ersion a-ainst the Unite States$
%)
bein- a Comm)nist in the 1<2@s$
C)
s"'in- +or German' )rin- Worl War II$
D)
"assin- se#rets to the So.iet Union$
E)
"erF)r' be+ore a #o)rt$

58)
The +ollo!in- !as Stalin6s res"onse to the )ni+i#ation o+ Western German'/
A)
Stalin sto""e all tra++i# to West %erlin$
%)
Stalin e#lare a blo#1ae on ?olan$
C)
Stalin threatene to )se n)#lear !ea"ons a-ainst the U$S$
D)
The So.iets b)ilt the %erlin Wall$
E)
Stalin so)-ht to sto" it in the Unite Nations$

5;)
The 7?)m"1in ?a"ers7 #ontaine
A)
%)rea) o+ Stanars ata$
%)
State De"artment in+ormation$
C)
A list o+ all CIA a-ents$
D)
Atomi# se#rets$
E)
(%I in+ormants$

5=)
The &arshall ?lan +or E)ro"ean nations re+le#te the Tr)man aministration6s +ear o+
A)
&ilitar' #on+rontation bet!een the t!o Germanies$
%)
Atomi# testin- in Eastern E)ro"e$
C)
A So.iet in.asion o+ Western E)ro"e$
D)
Chinese inter.ention in E)ro"e$
E)
?oliti#al #onseG)en#es o+ e#onomi# #haos$

5>)
While (DR a-ree !ith the So.iet Union an !ante to 1ee" German' !ea1, Ameri#an b)siness an Ch)r#hill a.o#ate
A)
Establishin- an a-ri#)lt)ral German' that !o)l not threaten the West$
%)
%)ilin- a stron- German' that #o)l ser.e as a mar1et +or -oos$
C)
&a1in- German' an e#onomi# #olon' o+ the West$
D)
De#larin- an Iron C)rtain aro)n German'$
E)
German' sho)l be +or#e to "a' hea.' re"arations$

5<)
Wh' i the Unite States e#ie to b)il )" the Da"anese e#onom'A
A)
This !o)l allo! Ameri#an #ons)mers to b)' #hea" Da"anese -oos$
%)
Da"an6s an-er at German' !o)l be an asset$
C)
Da"an !o)l ser.e in the anti-So.iet blo#$
D)
Da"anese #ons)mers !o)l ")r#hase Ameri#an -oos$
E)
Ameri#an "oli#' ma1ers +eare that Da"an !o)l be#ome "art o+ the Chinese orbit$

8@)
The threatenin- sit)ation that "rom"te ?resient Tr)man to "ro#laim his +orei-n "oli#' o#trine !as the %ritish inabilit' to hel"
A)
Gree#e an T)r1e' stabiliCe$
%)
Albania remain ine"enent$
C)
Reb)il E)ro"e$
D)
So)th :orea re"el North :orea$
E)
Sto" the %erlin blo#1ae$

81)
Senator Banenber- in+orme Tr)man that i+ he !ante to be able to a militar' s"enin- an in#rease Ameri#an !orl in+l)en#e, he
!o)l ha.e to
A)
S#are the Ameri#an .oter into "ress)rin- Con-ress$
%)
Con.in#e the Demo#rats$
C)
Ta1e the U$S$ o)t o+ the Unite Nations$
D)
Allo! the Re")bli#ans to #ontrol Con-ress$
E)
In#rease ta3es$

8*)
All o+ the +ollo!in- #a)se an3iet' )rin- the 1<8@s EICE?T/
A)
N)#lear "roli+eration$
%)
The s)b)rbs as "rime n)#lear tar-ets$
C)
E#onomi# !oes$
D)
The belie+ that the e3e#)ti.e bran#h ha be#ome too "o!er+)l$
E)
Col War rhetori#$

82)
Whi#h one o+ these i NOT ha""en in 1<8@A
A)
4iss #on.i#te
%)
The :orean War be-ins$
C)
&#Carth' be-ins anti-#omm)nist #r)sae$
D)
NSC-;> is ao"te$
E)
%erlin %lo#1ae ens$

85)
The Ta+t-4artle' A#t im"lemente all o+ the +ollo!in- EICE?T/
A)
Union o++i#ials ha to s!ear the' !ere not #omm)nists$
%)
It +or#e the #lose sho"$
C)
O)tla!e man' "ra#ti#es o+ the Wa-ner A#t$
D)
It o)tla!e the se#onar' bo'#ott$
E)
Union )es #o)l not be )se +or "oliti#al a#ti.ities$

88)
Unite States in.ol.ement in the I&( an Worl %an1 !as esi-ne to
A)
?rote#t Ameri#an b)siness abroa$
%)
&a1e s)re that the German e#onom' !o)l ne.er re#o.er +rom the !ar$
C)
Ass)re U$S$ "rima#' in the "ost!ar -lobal e#onom'$
D)
Establish intere"enent e#onomies$
E)
Isolate the So.iet an Chinese e#onomies$

8;)
In 1<5< these t!o e.ents o##)r that in#rease the Col War an3iet' o+ the Unite States/
A)
The So.iet Union an China all'Ethe :orean War be-ins$
%)
China be#omes #omm)nistEthe So.iet Union e3"loes an atomi# bomb$
C)
4UAC hearin-s are hel in 4oll'!ooEthe So.iets blo#1ae %erlin$
D)
The &arshall ?lanETr)man Do#trine are ena#te$
E)
:orean War be-insE(ran#e tries to o##)"' Ino#hina$

8=)
While &#Carth' initiall' )se this to his a.anta-e, in the 1<85 #on-ressional hearin-s on #omm)nism in the arm', T4IS !or1e to
his isa.anta-e/
A)
?ai in+ormants$
%)
4oll'!oo !itnesses$
C)
&eia #o.era-e$
D)
A##)sations o+ se3)al "er.ersion$
E)
Re herrin-$

8>)
E#onomists re#ommene the U$S$ sho)l ________ at the en o+ WWII$
A)
%e#ome more sel+ s)++i#ient$
%)
Sear#h +or ne! mar1ets$
C)
Colle#t hi-her ta3es$
D)
%alan#e the b)-et$
E)
%)il )" the militar'$

8<)
The im"ortan#e an 1e' +a#tor in the U$S$-le militar' allian#e #an be seen in its name, the ________ ________ Treat' Or-aniCation
or NATO$
A)
Ne! Atlanti#$
%)
Ne! Wea"ons$
C)
North Atlanti#$
D)
N)#lear Armaments$
E)
North Ameri#an$

;@)
The Di3ie#rats bolte the Demo#rati# ?art' in 1<5> ele#tion be#a)se
A)
O+ Tr)man6s enorsement o+ a "lan1 on ra#ial eG)alit'$
%)
Tr)man atta#1e or-aniCe labor$
C)
The' sa! the Demo#rats as be#omin- so#ialisti#$
D)
Tr)man atta#1e the Re")bli#an Con-ress$
E)
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