06.10 Module Six Exam

Question:

Answer: a. McCarthyism

Question:

Answer: b. ruined the careers of Americans who had any association with communism

Question: Which of these was a similar feature of the periods that followed the two world wars?

Answer: d. suspicion and persecution of communists

Question:

Answer: b. United Nations

Question: The United Nations was formed in order to do which of the following?

Answer: c. support cooperative efforts to solve international problems

Question: Which of these was created in response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

Answer: a. Warsaw Pact

Question: How did the communist takeover of North Korea impact U.S. foreign policy?

Answer: c. It pushed President Truman to expand containment to include Asia.

Question: The table below shows the amount of economic aid distributed through the Marshall Plan:

Source: http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit231/lesson3_attachments/1.html

Which statement explains the pattern of this aid?

Answer: WRONG: c. Congress only authorized Marshall Plan aid for countries that had opposed the Allies.

Question: How does a hydrogen bomb differ from an atomic bomb?

Answer: a. It is smaller but more powerful.

Question:

Answer: c. the United States