After World War II, a cold war developed between what two remaining superpowers?

The Soviet Union and the United States

Senator Joseph McCarthy gained notoriety in the 1950s by…

Accusing members of the government and military of being Communists

Who were the Hollywood Ten?

Screenwriters who were blacklisted after refusing to name communists

What was the containment policy?

Keeping communism from expanding beyond its current borders

How did President Truman’s respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?

He ordered an airlift to help the people of WestBerlin.

What was the result of the Korean War?

North and South Korea remained as two separate countries

How was the United States caught in the act of spying on the Soviet Union?

A U2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace.

How were American students taught to deal with the threat of nuclear war?

To duck and cover under the nearest table or desk immediately.

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Providing financial aid to help the economic recovery of European nations

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1
What term was used to describe the alarm of communist influence in the United States?
The Thin Blue Line
Yellow Fever
Red scare
Red Storm
2
After World War II, a cold war developed between what two remaining superpowers?
The Soviet Union and the United States
China and the Soviet Union
Great Britain and China
The Zooks and the Yooks
3
What term was used to describe the division of Europe into communist and democratic sections?
Iron Curtain
Fist of fury
Godless Communists
Iron Fists
4
Senator Joseph McCarthy gained notoriety in the 1950s by…
Being executed for treason for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets
Setting the world record for most hotdogs eaten in one sitting
Accusing members of the government and military of being Communists
Winning the powerball
5
What alliance did the US join to stand up to the threat of communist aggression in Europe?
NATO
NEAT
SWEAT
Warsaw Pact
6
From 1950-1953 the United States fought an undeclared war to contain communism in
Vietnam
Hoth
Endor
Korea
7
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
Screenwriters who wrote movies celebrating communist activity
The first people to have stars placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A group of actors who worked to expose communist activities in Hollywood
Screenwriters who were blacklisted after refusing to name communists
8
What was the containment policy?
Reducing the size of the Yook's armed forces
Removing Communists from theU.S. government
Creating a way to keep the levees dry
Keeping communism from expanding beyond its current borders
9
How did President Truman’s respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
A. Ordered a boxing match between each countries best boxers
He asked congress to declare war on the SovietUnion
A. He ordered that the U.S.A give over their sector of Berlin to Soviets
He ordered an airlift to help the people of WestBerlin.
10
What was the policy used by President Eisenhower to deal with the threat of communism?
Dollar Diplomacy
Massive Retaliation
Appeasement
Creating new spy network
11
What was the result of the Korean War?
A. Korea initiated the K-Pop music movement
North and South Korea remained as two separate countries
China took over all of Korea
Korea united with a democratic government
12
How was the United States caught in the act of spying on the Soviet Union?
Chuck Yeager was arrested in the act of placing spy cameras in Soviet Union
Alan Shepherd’s secret space mission crash landed in Siberia
A U2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace.
They shot a U.S.A. Spy Balloon down
13
How were American students taught to deal with the threat of nuclear war?
Jump as high as they could to try to avoid the ground shaking below them
To duck and cover under the nearest table or desk immediately.
Evacuate to the nearest parking lot to get out of the burning schools
To end school and go to the safety of their own home.
14
The Rosenbergs sold secrets to what country?
Mexico
China
Zook
Soviet Union
15
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Providing industrial assistance to help China recover
Providing financial aid to help the economic recovery of European nations
Creating a system that would make sure every town had a marshall
Setting up a federal relief program for people in large cities

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