AP US History: Period 8 (1945–1980) 2

Question 1

The policy of containment, articulated in George Kennan's 'Long Telegram,' was primarily aimed at which goal?

Accepted Answer

Preventing the further spread of Soviet communism

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Rolling back existing communist regimes by force

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Promoting free trade with the Soviet Union

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Establishing a permanent military alliance with China

Question 2

The Marshall Plan (1948) provided U.S. economic aid primarily to which region?

Accepted Answer

Western Europe

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Latin America

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Southeast Asia

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 3

The Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949 was a response to what Soviet action?

Accepted Answer

A blockade of West Berlin

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The launch of Sputnik

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The building of the Berlin Wall

Question 4

NSC-68 (1950) recommended which major shift in American Cold War strategy?

Accepted Answer

A dramatic increase in military spending

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Withdrawal from European commitments

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Reliance solely on diplomacy

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Recognition of communist China

Question 5

The Korean War ended in 1953 with what outcome?

Accepted Answer

An armistice near the prewar 38th parallel

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Reunification of Korea under U.S. control

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A communist takeover of the entire peninsula

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A formal peace treaty signed by all parties

Question 6

Senator Joseph McCarthy became notorious in the early 1950s for what?

Accepted Answer

Leading accusations of communist infiltration in government

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Negotiating with Soviet leaders

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Opposing the Korean War

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Authoring the Marshall Plan

Question 7

The launch of Sputnik in 1957 prompted what major U.S. response?

Accepted Answer

Increased funding for science education and NASA's creation

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Immediate invasion of the Soviet Union

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A trade embargo on all communist nations

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Abandonment of the space program