The American Journey: Reconstruction to the Present

Chapter 27: The Cold War Era

The Cold War Era

1
The “Big Three”—Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin—met at __________ to discuss the postwar world.
A)Reykjavik
B)Yalta
C)Potsdam
D)Cairo

2
The United States gave economic aid to Europe as part of the __________.
A)Kennan Plan
B)Yalta Agreement
C)United Nations Relief Effort
D)Marshall Plan

3
In 1949 the United States and its allies formed a mutual defense agreement called __________.
A)NATO
B)the Warsaw Pact
C)the London Agreement
D)the New York Alliance

4
The __________ limited the actions workers could take against their employers.
A)Gramm-Rudman Bill
B)Taft-Hartley Act
C)Anti-Strike Bill
D)Warner-Washington Proposal

5
At the end of World War II the Korean Peninsula was divided at the __________ parallel.
A)25th
B)38th
C)42nd
D)44th

6
The commander of the UN forces in Korea was __________.
A)Dwight Eisenhower
B)George Patton
C)John J. Pershing
D)Douglas MacArthur

7
In September 1950, UN forces made a daring landing midway on the Korean Peninsula near the port of __________.
A)Seoul
B)Pusan
C)Pyongyang
D)Inchon

8
A region where military forces cannot enter is called __________.
A)a demilitarized zone
B)no man’s land
C)buffer state
D)a wasteland

9
The “Hollywood Ten” __________.
A)made patriotic movies during the Cold War
B)refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee
C)testified about Communist directors and producers in Hollywood
D)were the stars of a famous movie about the Korean War

10
The individual who dominated the hunt for Communists was __________.
A)Ethel Rosenberg
B)Alger Hiss
C)President Eisenhower
D)Joseph McCarthy
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