The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated ...

[dejastew]

Question 1

During the mid-1940s, the American economy
 
  A. experienced few labor strikes.
 
  B. was plagued by serious inflation.
 
  C. witnessed a significant tax increase.
 
  D. confronted a wave of unexpected bank failures.
 
  E. fell back to depression conditions.

Question 2

In 1948, President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by
 
  A. threatening war with the Soviet Union.
 
  B. encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions.
 
  C. creating a blockade of East Berlin.
 
  D. airlifting supplies to West Berlin.
 
  E. sending American paratroopers into West Berlin.

Question 3

In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 
  A. was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact.
 
  B. called for a de-militarized zone across Western Europe.
 
  C. both was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact, and declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all.
 
  D. All these answers are correct.
 
  E. declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all.

Question 4

The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated
 
  A. that Chinese aggression against Taiwan would result in war.
 
  B. the United States must gradually increase its level of defense spending.
 
  C. the defense of Western Europe was the key to winning the fight against communism.
 
  D. Western allies must take the initiative in resisting communism in their region.
 
  E. the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world.

[harveenkau8139]

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

D

Answer 3

E

Answer 4

E

[dejastew]

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