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Review for Chapter 26 Exam
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Superpowers
Soviet Union and USA
Turkey and Greece
China and Japan
Great Britain and France
2
In 1948 Pres. Truman signed Executive Oder 9981 to do what?
ban racial segregation in the armed forces
send Japanese Americans to internment camps
force Native Americans to live on reservations
create government jobs for returning soldiers
3
Stalin's reason for the Berlin Blockade
US military in Japan
Marshall Plan
merging of French British and US zones in Germany
US use of atomic bomb in Japan
4
One purpose of the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) was
replace the draft with an all-volunteer military.
give educational aid to returning veterans.
maintain troop strength to WWII levels.
end racial segregation in the military.
5
Theory that if one nation falls to communism others will follow
Lincoln Log Theory
Lego Theory
Tree in the Forest Theory
Domino Theory
6
What were the names of the Japanese cities where the atomic bombs were dropped?
Yokoska and Asakusa
Chiba and Yamamoto
Kawasaki & Kyoto
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
7
Making accusations of treason with no hard evidence
McCarthyism
Blacklisting
espionage
Trumpism
8
Which of the following was the result of the post WWII urban-suburban pattern shift?
A decline in the number of middle income families.
An increase in the number offarms
Movement of factories to rural areas
Expansion of highway system and car ownership
9
When countries were trying to stock pile weapons during the Cold War
Star Wars
Arms Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nuke Wars
10
Which of these factors led to an increase in suburban neighborhoods?
decrease in construction of homes and schools.
a rise in birth rates.
decrease in number of home loans.
increase in number of women in the workforce.
11
What is the name for the Jewish homeland that was formed by the UN in former British held area.
Israel
Kuwait
Iraq
Jordan
12
Made US look like we had fallen behind in scientific achievement
US placing missiles in Turkey
Launch of Sputnik by the USSR
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Cuban Missile Crisis
13
Buffer zone between North and South Korea
Dead zone
Demilitarized zone
No man's' land
Nuke zone
14
Which of these is NOT an example of the Second Red Scare?
the McCarthy Hearings
Alger Hiss conviction
the election of Dwight D. Eisenshower
The Rosenberg Trial and execution
15
Why was NATO created?
share funds of the Marshall Plan
protect North America
Protect nations from USSR aggression
promote trade with eastern Europe
16
Soviet Union's and North Korea's economic system?
taoism
socialism
communism
capitalism
17
Who was Senator that said they could identify communist in govt. and society?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
18
After WWII, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to
remove all weapons of war from Europe.
improve diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
bring Nazi war criminals to justice.
help European nations recover economically.
19
Which country came to the aid of Communist North Korea during the Korean War?
China
United States
Soviet Union
Vietnam
20
Which of these is an example that best illustrates the Cold War Policy of Containment?
Support of Mao Zedong in China
Korean War
Recognizing the state of Israel
Nuremberg Trials
21
The Berlin Airlift was in response to
Elephants being dropped into Vietnam
Germany refusing to pay war reparations
The Soviet Unions blockade of West Berlin
War crime trials at Nuremeburg
22
First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Laika
Apollo
Challenger
Sputnik
23
What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift?
spreading democracy to developing nations
spreading communism
stopping the political and military expansion of the USSR
controlling Nazism in Europe
24
1945-1991 conflict between the US and the USSR
The Not So Hot War
Berlin Crisis
The Cold War
World War III
25
What was the reason that President Truman decided to use atomic bombs on Japan?
Japan was developing an atomic weapon.
Germany would surrender if Japan was defeated.
Japan and the USSR were forming an alliance against the USA,
Too many Allied soldiers would die.
26
American life in the 1950s was one of
decrease in automobile ownership.
declining importance of media.
increase in number of elderly people.
conformity.
27
US's economic system?
nazism
capitalism
socialism
communism
28
The Marshall Plan...
plan to aid Europe after the war
plan to defend against nuclear attack
plan to defeat Japan
plan to defeat Germany
29
Economic system where whole community collectively owns & controls property, goods & production
communism
nazism
capitalism
socialism
30
Isolation of the Soviet Union from the rest of the world
Iron Curtain
Isolationism
DMZ
Cold War
31
Truman's containment policy...
support people resisting the spread of capitalism
keep Soviets from traveling
a policy of US isolationism
support people resisting the spread of communism
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US foreign policy to stop the spread of communism
Cold War
Containment
Arms Race
Capitalism
33
A belief that becomes popular and gains followers
ideology
fad
communism
Cold War
34
Which if these is a valid conclusion concerning the US's involvement in the Korean War?
Policy of containment was applied to Asia as well as Europe.
America emerged as the winner in the Korean War.
Americans will support war, whether declared or undeclared.
UN economic sanctions are better than military action.
35
Which two countries participated in the Berlin Airlift to provide supplies for nearly a year?
Germany and Soviet Union
France and Japan
Ukraine and Czechoslovakia
United States and Great Britain
