CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

A DIVIDED WORLD: THE EARLY COLD WAR, 19451963

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
IN A LAND OF PLENTY: CONTENTMENT AND DISCORD, 19451960
READ CH. 24 SECTIONS 1-3
READ CH. 25 SECTION 4 to page 772
1. Why was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union referred to as a cold
war?
A) Each side regarded the other with distrust.
B) The conflict lasted for decades.
C) The two nations never fought each other directly.
D) A nuclear arms race fueled citizens fears.
E) The United States pursued a policy of containment.
2. Stalin established a buffer between Germany and the Soviet Union by
A) erecting a wall along its border.
B) creating a demilitarization zone.
C) using UN peacekeeping troops.
D) installing puppet governments throughout Eastern Europe.
E) cutting off relations with Germany.
3. The analysis in the long telegram sent by diplomat George F. Kennan became the basis for
A) Josef Stalins becoming even more resolute in his attempts at expansion.
B) a last attempt to establish good relations with the Soviet Union.
C) the abandonment of commercial ties with Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
D) the United States policy of containment.
E) the discontinuation of aid to Greece and Turkey.
4. When Winston Churchill spoke in Missouri about an Iron Curtain, he was referring to:
A) a division between Soviet dominated Eastern Europe and the rest of the continent
B) the atomic espionage ring supposedly organized by Klaus Fuchs
C) the barrier that had to be established in order to contain communism within its existing
boundaries
D) the division that had developed between President Trumans loyal supporters in his home
state and his opponents in the rest of the country

5. According to the Truman Doctrine,

A) the federal government had to enlarge the New Deal programs in the areas of economic
security, conservation, and housing.
B) members of labor unions that went on strike in vital industries would be subject to arrest or
military draft.
C) the United States had the right to intervene in any Latin American nation that was threatened
by communism.
D) the United States had to support free people everywhere who were resisting subjugation by
armed minorities or by outside pressures.
6. The Truman Doctrine was issued in response to:
A) the Communist North Korean invasion of South Korea
B) the Communist threat in South Vietnam
C) the threat of Communist expansion in Greece and Turkey
D) the threat presented by the Red Army in Central Europe
7. The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to
A) force Americans to choose between capitalism and communism.
B) maintain support for labor and social welfare reforms.
C) regulate the banking industry in hopes of avoiding another depression.
D) contain the spread of communism to other nations.
E) continue the American tradition of non-intervention.
8. The United States and other Western nations responded to the Soviet Unions blockade of
West Berlin by
A) airlifting supplies into the isolated city.
B) ignoring the Soviet Unions attempt at expansionism.
C) threatening to use nuclear weapons against the Soviet Union.
D) negotiating with the Soviet Union.
E) intervening with military forces.
9. Truman aided the cause of civil rights by:
A) desegregating the armed forces
B) integrating restaurants, movie theatres, and interstate travel
C) integrating the public schools
D) ordering nondiscrimination in all contracts
10. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
A) consisted only of the United States, Britain, and France.
B) resulted in the reliance of Europeans on American goods.
C) strengthened political ties between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
D) was the United States first formal military alliance.
E) attempted, but failed, to create an alliance with the Soviet Union.

11. How did the American public react to news of the Chinese Revolution?
A) with admiration for Chinese leader Mao Zedong
B) with relief at the emergence of another rival for the Soviet Union
C) with a sense of fellowship toward another government established through revolution
D) with anxiety about the establishment of another communist power
E) with panic that another world war was likely imminent
12. In committing American troops to combat in Korea, President Truman
A) quickly unified a coalition of European powers against North Korea.
B) requested that Congress declare war against North Korea.
C) did not consult with Congress.
D) acted in his capacity as the head of the leading power in NATO.
E) worked through the United Nations.
13. Which of the following caused Congress to consider impeaching President Truman?
A) his dismissal of General MacArthur
B) the United States failure to win the Korean War
C) his support for civil rights reform
D) his personal indiscretions in office
E) his refusal to employ nuclear weapons
14. After the Korean War,
A) the United Nations discouraged further U.S. efforts at intervention.
B) the United States was hesitant to intervene in future conflicts in Asia.
C) the North Korean government collapsed.
D) China soon restored diplomatic relations with the United States.
E) South Korea and Japan became U.S. allies against communism in East Asia.
15. President Eisenhower had the interstate highway system constructed for what purpose?
A) to connect rural America to urban commerce
B) to ease the transport of missiles from site to site
C) to help stimulate a lagging economy
D) to provide for the evacuation of civilians in a war
E) to demonstrate the advantages of a capitalist society
16. The House Un-American Activities Committee was
A) the name that Senator Joseph McCarthy gave to the House Armed Services Committee.
B) declared by the Supreme Court to be in violation of basic civil liberties and therefore
unconstitutional.
C) shut down by President Truman as a signal to the nation that the crusade against communist
subversion would be directed from the White House.
D) responsible for a series of highly publicized hearings designed to expose communist influence
in American life.

17. Which of the following best characterizes the federal employee loyalty program created in
1947?
A) The program was soon ruled unconstitutional.
B) The program was strongly opposed by the Truman administration.
C) The program was used for intimidation rather than personnel decisions.
D) The program gave the Justice Department the right to investigate federal employees.
E) The program effectively protected the United States from an internal communist threat.
18. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
A) were convicted and electrocuted for espionage.
B) turned over a list of communist agents to the government.
C) testified on behalf of accused communist Alger Hiss.
D) were among the last victims of Joseph McCarthys rampage.
E) were never indicted despite ample evidence against them.
19. One of HUACs major targets was the film industry, most likely because
A) so many movies of the time had overt pro-communist messages.
B) the Communist Party was known to have infiltrated the studio system.
C) the movies had broad power to influence American views.
D) many actors, screenwriters, directors, and producers were rumored to be communists.
E) convicted government officials fingered Hollywood.
20. What earlier ruling was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education?
A) Hall v. McCuir
B) Marbury v. Madison
C) McCulloch v. Maryland
D) Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad
E) Plessy v. Ferguson
21. In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that
A) states had the right to decide how children should be educated.
B) the self-esteem of black children was not a compelling reason for desegregation.
C) equal facilities had to be maintained for segregation to be permitted.
D) segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
E) the desegregation of public schools should occur gradually.
22. The charismatic leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X.
C) Ralph Abernathy.
D) Bayard Rustin.
E) Moses Wright.

23. The Montgomery Bus Boycott ended when

A) the mayor of Montgomery agreed to desegregate the buses.
B) the Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional.
C) the bus company agreed to hire black bus drivers.
D) Martin Luther Kings home was bombed.
E) carpools were organized for boycotters.
24. When the Arkansas governor resisted the Supreme Court-mandated integration of public
schools, President Eisenhower
A) quietly supported the actions of the governor.
B) urged Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
C) sent federal troops to Little Rock to protect the Little Rock Nine.
D) ordered the closing of public schools in Little Rock.
E) required that state troops be used to protect the Little Rock Nine.
Quiz/Study Topics
Harry S. Truman
United Nations (UN)
Cold War
Containment
Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan aka European Recovery Program
Berlin Blockade/Berlin Airlift
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Korean War/General Douglas McArthur
Desegregation of the armed forces
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Senator Joseph McCarthy/McCarthyism/2nd Red Scare
House Un-American Activity Committee
(HUAC)
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower Doctrine
Federal Highway Act
Sputnik
Brown v. Board of Education ( also Plessy v. Ferguson)
Montgomery Bus Boycott/Rosa Parks/Martin Luther King