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The US responded to Soviet aggression in Turkey and Greece by
invading North Korea
starting a war with the USSR
firing General MacArthur
providing aid under the Truman Doctrine
2
To stop the spread of communism, the US gave money to rebuild West European countries through the...
Massive Retaliation plan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Marshall Plan
New Deal
3
JFK's response to Soviet missiles in Cuba was to...
bomb Moscow
quarantine Cuba
invade South Korea
attack the USSR
4
Executive Order 9981 led to the...
funding of math and science classes
the establishment of HUAC
integration of the military
end of Jim Crow laws
5
Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations about communists in the government led to...
the end of internment camps
increase in unemployment
passage of the Pendleton act
fear of communism spreading in America
6
People were exposed to diverse musical styles through...
Space race
Rock and roll
Sputnik
HUAC
7
The Transcontinental Railroad affected the US economy by...
decreasing the number of goods sold in the east
increasing the number of bank railures in the South
expanding trade between the west and the east coasts
limiting job opportunities for factory workers
8
The policy of trying to stop the spread of communism is...
containment
new deal
flexible war
free enterprise
9
The fear of Japanese Americans helping spy for Japan during WWII led to...
issuing of Executive Order 9066
bombing of Pearl Harbor
invasion of Poland
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
10
The idea that if one country falls to communism, other countries will follow is called...
Domino Theory
Appeasement
Sputnik
United Nations
11
Which of the following contributed to economic prosperity in the 1950s?
baby boom
All of the answer choices are correct
increased consumerism
GI Bill
12
More veterans attended college because of the...
Social Security Act
Sputnik Act
GI Bill
North Atlantic Treaty
13
Space race, arms race, McCarthyism, and HUAC are all characteristics of...
the Cold War
the Great Depression
World War I
the Roaring 20s
14
Funding for math and science classes in high school increased due to the...
cutbacks to the Space Race
passing of the National Defense Education Act
end of World war I
outbreak of the Korean War
15
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941 mainly because of the US...
launch of Sputnik
attack on China
embargo against Japan
attack on Poland
16
The launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik lead to the...
National Defense Education Act
Executive order 9981
bombing of Japan
end of World War II
17
People's fears during the Cold War were demonstrated through...
romance novels
decreased consumerism
science fiction stories and movies
rock and roll music
18
The growth of suburbs in the 1950s was due in part to...
improved health care
baby boom
Sputnik
growth of television
19
A result of massive retaliation was...
increase in nuclear weapons
the end of NATO
decrease in tension between the US and USSR
US shares nuclear technology with USSR
20
An increase in consumer spending in the 1950s led to
decrease in urban populations
fewer televisions being purchased
more televisions and cars being purchased
the spread of communism
21
The goal of US foreign policy in Asia was...
containment of communism
acquisition of military bases
prevention of quarantines
economic freedom for China
22
An example of the conflict between traditionalism and modernism in the 1920s is...
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Space Race
Arms Race
Scopes Monkey Trial
23
The space race began when...
Germany invaded Poland
the Berlin Airlift started
the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
24
Vaccination programs were started to...
protect the US against communists
protect Europe from unemployment
protect people from disease
protect agriculture from insects
25
The Cuban Missle Crisis was an example of what president's flexible response foreign policy?
Eisenhower
Truman
Roosevelt
Kennedy
26
Schenck v. the US in 1919 demonstrated that...
separate but equal schools were legal
your 1st Amendment rights could be limited during a war
your rights must be read to you when you are arrested
the military must be integrated
27
Kennedy's idea to send a man to the moon led to...
end of the nuclear arms race
an increase of nuclear weapons in Cuba
the Death Star initiative
increased spending on technology
28
When the Soviets cut off roads to Berlin, the US and Great Britain responded by...
letting West Germany fall to communism
bombing the Berlin Wall
attacking East Germany
airlifting supplies to West Berlin
29
The willingness to go to the edge of war to force the other side to back down is...
brinkmanship
flexible response
communism
appeasement
30
Started after WWII, this organization has many countries participate and maintains peace keeping forces.
the League of Countries
the Moscow Pact
SATO
the United Nations
31
Why did the Soviet Union put missle sites in Cuba?
to have sites close to the US
to enforce the Warsaw Pact
to control the Cuban government
to end the Korean War
32
NATO was formed to...
end the Nazi regime in East Germany
increase communism in the Caribbean
increase US influence in Asia
protect democratic countries from the USSR
33
The interstate highway system allowed for...
escape routes in case of attack
development of suburbs
all answer choices are correct
increased transportation of goods
34
At the end of the Korean War, ...
Korea remained a divided country
All of Korea became a communist country
China annexed Korea
All of Korea became a democratic country
35
The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated the...
German war crimes during WWII
suspected Communists
the Holocaust
outbreak of the Korea War
36
The United States got involved in the Korea War when...
Japan invaded South Korea
Korea attacked the Soviet Union
North Korea invaded South Korea
China attacked North Korea
37
The Iron Curtain was...
the separation of church and state in the US
a wall built between East and West Berlin
the divsion between communist Eastern Europe and the rest of the continent
Truman's foreign policy doctrine in eastern Europe
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One economic effect of increased consumer spending in the 1950s was the..
increase in gross domestic product
growth of unemployment
decreased spending on math education
decline in the birth rate
