Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Berlin was part of communist controlled east Germany. However, the allies controlled western half of Berlin. The western half of Berlin experienced economic prosperity in comparison to the bleak life of East Berliners. | True | 100%
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What is the impact of the Cold War? | US would protect non-communist Europe. | 100%
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What is "McCarthyism"? | All of the above | 91%
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What were the impacts of the Korean War? | All of the above | 91%
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What differs Nikita Khrushev from Joseph Stalin? | All of the above. | 91%
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Joseph Stalin knew that he would need the allies to stop the west from invading the Soviet Union, so he formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Western European nations and United States countered by forming the Warsaw Pact Alliance. | False | 91%
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The Korean War showed that the president could send troops into war without a declaration from Congress. It also increased military spending and led to the creation of SEATO. | True | 91%
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The Mashall plan provided money, food and fuel for homes and factories to jump start economic growth in Europe after the war. | True | 91%
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A civil war between nationalists and communists broke out in China after WWll. The United States supported Mao Zedong and the Soviet Union supported Chiang Kai-Shek. | False | 82%
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After China entered the Korean War, Harry Truman wanted to commit as many troops as necessary to achieve total victory. General MacAuthur wanted a limited war and criticized Truman's plan. | False | 82%
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What established 1 billion dollars to produce more scientists and science teacher and collage loans? | National Defense Education Act | 82%
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The Truman Doctrine said that the US would contain Communism within its boundaries and that the US would not return to isolationism. | True | 82%
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What was the impact of China entering the Korean war? | US cannot win without major troop commitment and possibly nuclear weapons. | 82%
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McCarthy said Soviet advances were due to traitors in the US. Said 205 communists worked in the State Department and were "bad risks". He did produce a list a names and sent it to the FBI to have the suspected communists to be executed. | False | 64%
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John Foster Dulles announced the Policy of "massive retaliation" in which the United States would respond to communist threats by threatening to use crushing, overwhelming force, including nuclear weapons. | True | 64%
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What made it illegal to teach about violently overthrowing the goverment? | Smith Act | 55%
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What did the federal employee loyalty program establish? | Made sure employees were loyals | 45%
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Eisenhower and Truman both believed that communism was the greatest threat to the free world. Eisenhower agreed with Truman's foriegn policy and supported entering into regional conflicts to contain communism. | False | 27%
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