1) At the end of World War 2, the United States and the Soviet Union: a) Were the world's two superpowers b) Signed the Truman act c) Signed the Warsaw Pact d) Signed the NATO pact 2) At the _________, American, Soviet, and British leaders discuss their plans for the post-war reconstruction of Europe a) Yalta Conference b) Potsdam Conference c) Berlin Blockade d) Iron Curtain 3) At the ________, the Soviet Union wanted a "sphere of influence" in Eastern Europe, not free elections. a) Yalta Conference b) Potsdam Conference c) Berlin Blockade d) Warsaw Pact 4) The division in Europe between the democratic West and communist East  a) Berlin Blockade b) Truman Doctrine c) Iron Curtain d) Korean War 5) The _________ provided U.S. economic aid to help rebuild Europe after World War II a) Arms Race b) Eisenhower Doctrine c) Marshall Plan d) Red Scare 6) Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, starting: a) The Korean War b) The Warsaw Pact c) Nuclear Proliferation d) The Cold War 7) The peace treaty in Panmunjom: a) Ended the Korean War b) Ended World War II c) Ended The Cold War d) Nuclear Proliferation 8) Truman created ______________ to investigate the loyalty of government employees to the U.S. government. a) The Truman Doctrine b) The Eisenhower Doctrine c) Loyalty Boards d) The Red Scare 9) The ______ was designed to "contain" the spread of communism a) Eisenhower Doctrine b) Truman Doctrine c) The Arms Race d) The Marshall Plan 10) When the Soviet Union closed off West Berlin in response to the U.S., Britain and France merging their German sections together, this was called _____________ a) The Berlin Blockade b) The Bay of Pigs Invasion c) The Eisenhower Doctrine d) The Red Scare 11) NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was: a) A defense agreement between The Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies b) a defense agreement between the U.S., Canada and ten Western European countries c) A defense agreement between the U.S. and Japan d) There is no such thing 12) The spread of communism in other countries led Americans to fear communism would come here and this produced: a) The Cuban Missile Crisis b) The "Hot Line" c) The Red Scare d) The Eisenhower Doctrine 13) The extension of the "containment" policy to the Middle East was called: a) The Truman Doctrine b) The Eisenhower Doctrine c) The Cuban Missile Crisis d) The Warsaw Pact 14) When Cuban exiles tried to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist government during the Bay of Pigs Invasion: a) They succeeded because of U.S. air support b) Failed because of a lack of U.S. air support c) Succeeded because of U.S. naval support d) Failed because of a lack of U.S. naval support 15) When people are accused of disloyalty without any real evidence, this is called: a) Communism b) Socialism c) McCarthyism d) The Red Scare 16) The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the U.S. was the result of: a) Political and economic differences b) Political and social differences c) Economic and social differences d) Political, social and economic differences 17) Nuclear Proliferation, the spread of nuclear weapons, is dangerous because: a) The danger increases one country might use them b) There might be an accidental explosion c) The danger increases one country might use them or there might be an accidental explosion d) More countries will want nuclear weapons and there might be an accidental explosion 18) When countries strive to have the most powerful weapons, this is called: a) An Arms Race b) Military Supremity c) Modern Warfare d) The New Deal 19) The belief business people and landowners use their wealth and power to suppress workers, leading to a class struggle is called: a) socialism b) simplistic c) communism d) capitalism 20) The Cuban Missile Crisis was: a) a U.S. naval blockade in response to the Soviet Union's putting missiles into Cuba b) The launching of several missiles from Cuba at Florida c) Cuba's purchasing of missiles from the Soviet Union d) Cuba's firing several missiles at U.S. ships

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