1.
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The Eisenhower campaign was one of the first to use __________ commercials to communicate with voters.
theatre
television
cinema
radio
2.
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_________ actions were part of U.S. efforts to undermine communist efforts.
Brinkmanship
Covert
Encroachment
Overt
3.
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In 1953, _______ and the United States signed a treaty guaranteeing continued U.S. support on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea
the Soviet Union
South Korea
China
4.
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The U.S. House of Representatives formed the ___ to investigate suspicious persons and organizations that might be undermining U.S. security.
Department of Subversive Investigation
Anti-Communist Commission
Homeland Unit of Inquisition
House Un-American Activities Committee
5.
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The policy of ________, reclaiming communist countries, met with limited success.
rollback
encroachment
brinkmanship
domino
6.
Match the people with the accomplishments.
leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin
Russian cosmonaut who became the first person to orbit the earth
7.
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Which strategy was NOT used by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War?
train military forces in other countries
sabotage Soviet Union nuclear weapons
undermine efforts to establish communist parties in other countries
sell weapons to leaders combating communism
8.
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The ___ project was a decades-long secret program that captured and decoded Russian radio messages.
Watcher
Leningrad
Venona
Vigilant
9.
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The Soviets' successful launch of ___ in 1957 shocked and disappointed Americans.
Telstar
Syncom 2
Sputnik 1
Vostok 1
10.
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Which statement does NOT describe an aspect of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The two sides shared information so each side could advance more quickly.
The space race was a contest between capitalism and communism.
The space race was political—both sides desired to show that they would not back down.
Both sides realized that a presence in space could help them gather information about other nations.
11.
Match the people with the accomplishments.
Egyptian leader who created an international crisis by nationalizing the Suez Canal
Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 vice-presidential running mate
Governor from Illinois who lost the 1952 presidential election to Dwight D. Eisenhower
12.
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President Eisenhower believed the communist takeover of China might have a(n) _______ effect on the governments of Asia.
permanent
rollback
domino
limited
13.
Match the conflicts and crises with the results.
Tired of fighting the United States, China agreed to end this conflict without a treaty in 1953.
A cease-fire prevailed after a 20-nation force from the United Nations arrived to police the region.
resulted in China falling under communist rule
resolved after President Eisenhower let it be known he was willing to use nuclear weapons to prevent an attack by Red China
14.
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The belief that neither side would start a nuclear war because both sides would be destroyed was the theory behind the policy of ___.
mutually assured destruction (MAD)
dual elimination and decimation (DEAD)
bilateral assurance of mayhem (BAM)
reciprocal elimination and demolition (READ)
15.
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______ scientists, plans, and rocket parts helped jump start Russian and American rocket programs.
German
Japanese
Italian
16.
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Concerning communism, _________ was the official position of U.S. policy.
brinkmanship
containment
covert operation
encroachment
17.
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Governments pushing to the edge of nuclear war without actually starting one was known as ________.
brinkmanship
containment
covert
rollback
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