The containment policy of the Truman administration:

a. fostered stronger relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
b. became the basis for American foreign policy in the post-World War II period
c. was meant to keep illegal aliens out of the United States
d. had been designed by Dean Acheson
e. had little support from policymakers in Washington

B

One effect of the Cold War was:
a. a return of isolationist sentiments in the United States
b. strong support for closer ties with the Soviet Union
c. to make Americans feel that they could only vacation safely in the western hemisphere
d. to commit the United States involvement in European affairs
e. to create a strong resistance to military pacts

D

Underlying the Marshall Plan was the assumption that:

a. the United States would not directly participate in the proposal
b. economic prosperity brings political stability
c. Eastern Europe could be freed from Soviet domination
d. it could convert the Soviet Union to democracy
e. socialism was appropriate for Europe, but not for the United States

B

America's response to the Russian blockade of West Berlin was to:

a. accept the Soviets' demand that West Berlin be integrated into East Germany
b. invade East Germany
c. threaten a major war
d. circumvent it by air
e. turn Berlin over to the Soviets

D

The leader who led the Chinese communists to control of the Chinese mainland in 1949 was:

a. Jiang Jieshi
b. Mao Zedong
c. Deng Xiaoping
d. Zhou Enlai
e. Ho Chi Minh

B

During the Korean War, President Truman:

a. reluctantly cooperated with the United Nations' decision to defend South Korea
b. planned to invade Communist China
c. clearly stated American objectives
d. acted to oppose communist aggression
e. supported General Douglas MacArthur's proposal to bomb communist bases in China

D

During the Truman and Eisenhower administration, in the Middle East the United States:

a. successfully cooperated with the Soviets
b. supported the British effort to prevent Egypt from taking control of the Suez Canal
c. moved to protect Western access to oil supplies
d. refused to recognize the state of Israel
e. supported Arab nations that opposed a Jewish state

C

Upon learning that the Soviet Union had successfully tested an atomic bomb, the United States:

a. authorized the development of the hydrogen superbomb
b.asked the United Nations to control the development of nuclear research
c. gave up nuclear weapons and decided to concentrate on weapons in space instead
d. threatened a preemptive air strike against the Soviets' nuclear laboratories
e. responded with indifference

A

The policy of mutually assured destruction (MAD):

a. allowed for mediation during international crises
b. stressed conventional forms of defense
c. had little effect on Cold War policies
d. stressed that any future war would be fought in the air
e. relied solely on the threat to use nuclear weapons

E

During the Truman administration, the government's loyalty program:

a. always safeguarded the individual rights of those investigated
b. was designed to meet the communist challenge abroad
c. led to the violation of individual rights of some of those investigated
d. stressed that the only members of the working class would be subjected to loyalty tests
e. achieved absolute loyalty to the interests of the United States among government workers

C

In reaction to Cold War tensions, the United States Congress:

a. passed laws outlawing immigration to the United States
b. moved to protect the civil rights of those accused of disloyalty
c. condemned President Truman's loyalty program as too severe
d. called for negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States
e. passed laws restricting the Communist Party activity in the United States

E

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