Question 1
During the post-war Red Scare, many individuals suspected of communist sympathies experienced persecution and destruction of their careers:
A) after solid proof was examined in court.
B) based on little more than suspicion and vague accusations.
C) in only a handful of rare cases.
D) only when they admitted Communist Party membership.
Question 2
As early as the Potsdam Conference, the coming of the Cold War could be forecast as the Allies proved unable to agree on:
A) the post-war status of Germany.
B) America's claim to a Western Hemisphere sphere of influence.
C) dividing German and Japanese colonies.
D) which nation would be responsible for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.
Question 3
In 1948, professors at the University of Washington in Seattle faced dismissal when suspected of being:
A) communist subversives.
B) homosexuals.
C) Nazi sympathizers.
D) racists.
Question 4
The United Nations achieved its greatest early success in:
A) slowing down Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe.
B) humanitarian aid to victims of World War II.
C) defending human rights in Asia.
D) occupying defeated Japan and Germany.
Question 5
All member nations in the United Nations were represented in the:
A) General Assembly.
B) International Monetary Fund.
C) Security Council.
D) Secretariat.
Question 6
By not joining the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the Soviet Union:
A) saved itself from the looming global recession.
B) gained more respect from its client states.
C) increased its world status.
D) isolated itself economically.
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