One cause of the Cold War was

the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe after World War II

The U.S. was successful in the Korean War because

it saved South Korea & prevented it from becoming communist

All of the following are examples of the U.S. trying to stop the spread of communism EXCEPT

the Paris Airlift (flying in supplies to West Paris)

The U.S. sent troops to South Korea because

North Korea invaded it and South Korea was losing the war

All of the following helped contribute the prosperous U.S. economy EXCEPT

strong economic competition from Europe and Asia

All of the following are true EXCEPT

East German city of East Berlin was located in West Germany

The main goal of the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was

to stop the spread of communism

The Cold War impacted people living in the U.S. in all of the following ways EXCEPT

thousands of people were deported & sent to the Soviet Union

All of the following were civil rights gains during the Truman years EXCEPT

the desegregation of public buses

The Cold War can best be described as

a war of words and threats, but no real fighting

One failure of the United States during the Korean War was that

it failed eliminate communist North Korea

The G.I. Bill of Rights did all of the following EXCEPT

ended segregation in the military

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1
One cause of the Cold War was
a growing distrust between the U.S and North Korea
the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe after World War II
the U.S. creating the military alliance knows as NATO
the Soviet domination of Japan after World War II
2
The U.S. was successful in the Korean War because
it saved South Korea & prevented it from becoming communist
it was able to conquer North Korea
it was able to defeat China and make it democratic
it forced the Soviets to quit the war
3
All of the following are examples of the U.S. trying to stop the spread of communism EXCEPT
creating NATO (a military alliance)
the Paris Airlift (flying in supplies to West Paris)
the Truman Doctrine (give Greece and Turkey $400 million
the Marshall Plan (giving European countries $13 billion
4
The U.S. sent troops to South Korea because
China planning an annexing all of Korea
because it wanted to stop the music genres known as K-pop
the Soviets threatened to invade it
North Korea invaded it and South Korea was losing the war
5
All of the following helped contribute the prosperous U.S. economy EXCEPT
a baby boom
people buying lots of consumer goods
strong economic competition from Europe and Asia
a housing boom
6
All of the following are true EXCEPT
East Germany became a Soviet ally
West Germany became an American ally
East German city of East Berlin was located in West Germany
after World War II Germany was divided into East and West
7
Random question, what was President Truman's middle name?
Sampson
Joseph
S
Thomas
8
The two main powers during the Cold War were
the U.S. and China
the U.S. and Germany
the U.S. and the Soviet Union
the U.S. and Japan
9
The main goal of the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was
to build good will and offer aid to poor people of the world
to stop the spread of communism
the stop terrorists attacks
invade the Soviet Union and force it to become democratic
10
The Cold War impacted people living in the U.S. in all of the following ways EXCEPT
kids did atomic bomb drills in school
people were scared that communists were everywhere
people were blacklisted and lost their jobs
thousands of people were deported & sent to the Soviet Union
11
Random Question, who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Cold War began?
Vladimir Putin
Adolf Hitler
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
12
All of the following were civil rights gains during the Truman years EXCEPT
Jackie Robinson playing in professional baseball
the desegregation of the military
the desegregation of the federal government
the desegregation of public buses
13
The Cold War can best be described as
a short war that only lasted five years
a conflict using conventional weapons but no nuclear weapons
a struggle between the U.S. and China to gain global support
a war of words and threats, but no real fighting
14
One failure of the United States during the Korean War was that
it forced Japan into the war which killed more Americans
it failed to save South Korea
it failed eliminate communist North Korea
tried to fight the Soviets and North Korea at the same time
15
The G.I. Bill of Rights did all of the following EXCEPT
provided free college tuition
offered low interest home mortagages
ended segregation in the military
provided one year of unemployment benefits

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