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US History Unit 4B Early Cold War Review 2023
US History Unit 4B Early Cold War Review 2023
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1
What was the Lavender Scare?
A protest against racial segregation
A boycott led by MLK
The refusal to pay social security to olde rAmericans
The removal of gays and lesbians from government jobs
2
What was Eisenhower's foreign policy known as?
Battle Ship
D-Day
Operation Overlord
Brinkmanship
3
Why was the UN created?
To contain communism
To eliminate world poverty and childhood hunger
To maintain international peace and security
To spread communism
4
Which Soviet leader believed in peaceful co-existence?
Stalin
Khrushchev
Gorbechev
Lenin
5
Iron Curtain
A stage curtain that is the color grey.
A prison that was located in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
A pretend barrier that separated the Soviet Union from Western Europe.
A name for the largest prison in the world.
6
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban missile conflict
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fidel Castro
Donald Trump
7
Executive Order 9981 (1948)
desegregated the US military
desegregated all educational institutions
allowed women into the US military
allowed women into all educational institutions
8
Which family leads the nation of North Korea?
Mao
Kai-shek
Minh
Kim
9
What is Sputnik?
was a Russian satellite.
carried a very sophisticated camera.
successfully launched Yuri Gagarin.
was a US satellite.
10
Why did the US enter the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
To eliminate communism in China
To spread Democracy
To rescue prisoners of war
11
What was NOT an outcome of the Bay of Pigs
The US failed in its mission
The US overthrew Castro
Castro became more popular in Cuba
Kennedy looked incompetent
12
How were the 1st and 2nd Red Scares similar?
HUAC investigated suspected communists
Civil liberties were sometimes restricted
Lots of people moved out of Russia
The US and the USSR fought
13
Who said he would go to Korea to end the war?
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Truman
McCarthy
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
militia to support any country at risk of communist take over
money to support any country at risk of capitalist take over
U.S. policy to support any country at risk of communist take over
U.S. policy to declare nuclear war on USSR
15
Who was the communist leader of China
Minh
Kim
Kia-Shek
Mao
16
Which event DID NOT occur in 1949?
Soviet A-Bomb
NATO
Sputnik
Chinese becomes communist
17
Why was the Peace Corps created?
To rebuild Europe
To promote US policies and contain communism
To promote the US economy
To encourage imperialism
18
What did the Berlin Wall do?
Divide USSR and China
Divide East and West Berlin
Divide US and Mexico
Divide East and West Germany
19
What was the name of the US spy plane used in the early Cold War?
U2
UB40
2B
WD40
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Why did Truman fire MacArthur?
MacArthur refused to consider using nuclear weapons
MacArthur was losing
MacArthur wanted to attack China
MacArthur wanted to attack Russia
21
What was the mission of the CIA?
To promote world peace
To monitor foreign activities
To contain communism
To spy on Americans
22
Which country put the first man in space?
USSR
US
23
What started the Korean War?
China invaded North Korea
The UN declared an emergency
The North invaded the South
The South invaded the North
24
Who won the election of 1960?
Johnson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
25
The videos Duck & Cover and Family Fallout Shelters represent 1950 American society's ... ?
fear & preparation for a zombie apocalypse
general fear of communism
fear & preparation for nuclear war
fear & preparation for communist invasion
26
Why did Kennedy support the Bay of Pigs Operation?
To remove Batista
To support the Cuban people
To remove Castro
To support communism
27
What was HUAC?
House Un-American Activities Communism
House Un-American Activities Committee
Hungry Unemployed Artificial Cows
House Un-American Activities Cesar
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Why did Kennedy place a blockade in Cuba?
Because they wanted to stop the trade comerce with Cuba
Because the USA was preparing to attack Cuba
Because he was informed of the missile built up
Because North Korea attempted to attack the USA
29
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To stop the spread of communism
To prevent East Germans from leaving
To create a true Iron Curtain
To prevent West Germans from leaving.
30
How did the US overcome the Berlin Blockade?
Used diplomatic negotiations
Quarantined the city
Built the Berlin Wall
Used an airlift
