Name: __ Chass: _ Date: ID: B Ch 15 test US history Multiple Choice Idemify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ical cartoon and answer the question. Considering that this political cartoon was published in 1947, it most likely was intended to show support for which of the following policies? A. the fron Curtain C the Marshall Plan B the founding of NATO D containment 2. Which of the following was a result of the German invasion of the Soviet Union? A. The United States refused to help a country viewed as a potential enemy. B The United States immediately sent troops to help defeat Hitler The United States offered military equipment to a country viewed as a potential enemy in order to defeat the greater threat D__ The United States offered military equipment and financial support to their ally because a mutual aid treaty was in effect. 3 World events in the late summer and fall of 1949 caused A _ five nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, B the second Red Scare. C the British and Americans to begin the Berlin Airlifi D__ representatives of 50 nations to form the United Nations.Enlistment for general servive implies that the individual may be sent anywhere, —to any ship or station where he is needed. Men on board ship live in particularly close association; in their messes, one man sits beside another; their hammocks or bunks are close together; in their common tasks they work side by side: and in particular tasks such as those of a gun’s crew, they form a closely knit, highly coordinated team. How many white men would choose, of their own accord, that their closest associates in sleeping quarters, at mess, and in a gun’s crew should be of another race? How many would accept such conditions, if required 10 do so, without resentment and just as a matter of course? The General Board believes that the | answer is “Few, if any,” and further believes that if the issue were forced, there would be a Iowering of contentment, teamwork and discipline in the service.” Memo from Chairman of the General Board to the Secretary of the Navy, February 3, 1942 The writer of this memo would most likely advise that A. the armed forces should be segregated by race, B requirements for general service should be changed. C the armed forces should be desegregated immediately D__ African Americans should be recommended for promotion, Which of the following men would have most strongly opposed the views presented in this memo? A Joseph MeCarthy C Douglas MacArthur B_ Strom Thurmond D Harty S. Truman Which of the following was the sequence in which tests of the policy of containment occurred? A- economic aid to Greece and Turkey, followed by the Berlin Crisis, followed by the Korean War B economic aid to Greece and Turkey, followed by the Korean War, followed by the Berlin Crisis C economic aid to Turkey, followed by economic aid to Greece, followed by the Korean War and the Berlin Crisis D the Korean War, followed by economic aid to Greece, followed by the Berlin Crisis, followed by economic aid to Turkey Cause the Marshall Plan eet Ree Which of the following best completes the diagram? A. the Cold War began and an fron Curtain descended seross Europe B the Berlin Airlift began and Wester Europe emerged from a recession C the US. economy grew and Western Europe became more closely allied with the United States D the United States alienated some Western European countries but defeated the communist governments of Greece and TurkeyName: ID: B 8 How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War? ‘A. Both the North and the South were cecupied by Allied troops. B__ Both the North and the South were representative democracies. C Both the North and the South had Soviet-controlled puppet governments, D__ Both the North and the South were occupied by China during World War IL Cause the Berlin Crisis Effect 9 Which of the following best completes the diagram? A. the United Nations was formed B the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed the United Nations released the Universal Declaration of Human Rights D__ the United States joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 10 Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare? A the passage of the Smith Act B the formation of the House Un-American Activities Committee C Chiang Kai-shek’s takeover of China D__ Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb 11 What was one difference between the Nationalists and Communists in China? ‘A. The Nationalists received support from the United States: the Communists did not. B_ The Communists were corrupt; the Nationalists were not C__ The Nationalists were democratic; the Communists were not. D The Communists were in Taiwan; the Nationalists were in Northern China, 12, The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called A containment. the Iron Curtain B the General Agreement on Trade D the International Monetary Fund. 13. Why was the conflict in Korea catled a police action? The United Nations did not have the power to declare war, South Korea did not have a military The United States sent police officers to keep the peace. The United States never officially declared war, camp