Topic 7 Test

A military alliance formed to counter Soviet aggression.

quick resolution of international disputes.

promotion of world peace by all member nations.

acceptance of other nations by unanimous agreement.

To provide foreign aid to Western Europe

To provide financial aid to the Soviets

To be able to sign treaties with any country

To provide to all American citizens

the Berlin airlift.

the Marshall Plan.

the Truman Doctrine.

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

George Marshall.

Joseph McCarthy.

Richard Nixon.

Margaret Chase Smith.

a conflict over shipping routes between Japan and North Korea.

a new economic development zone related to the Marshall Plan.

diplomatic talks that led to peace between North and South Korea.

a cease-fire in the conflict between North and South Korea.

They were both investigated by the FBI.

They have nothing in common.

They were both implicated by known Communists.

They were both sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

the potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950s.

the increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950s.

a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War.

a successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space.

It primarily served as a tool for government propaganda, similar to radio during World War II.

It helped spread a mass culture by advertising new products and standardizing national trends in fashion, entertainment, and values.

It led to a significant decline in literacy rates as Americans spent less time reading newspapers and books.

It caused widespread political division by giving equal airtime to radical left-wing and right-wing viewpoints.

John Foster Dulles's policy of brinkmanship.

the hope that Khrushchev would be less repressive than Stalin.

the end of the Cold War.

the Soviets leaving Hungary.

most people in Hollywood were communist.

The U.S.S.R. was sending agents to work in Hollywood.

some feared that movies might influence people's politics.

wanted more films showing American values