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Unit IV WWII and the Cold War
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Unit 5 Review: World War II and Early Cold War
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How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar militarily?
To add colonies to America
Soviet democracy
To industrialize their countries
American Containment
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This event officially started WWII in Europe
Nazi rearmament
Nazi invasion of France
Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia
Nazi invasion of Poland
3
This island-nation chose to side with the Soviets, causing fear and panic in the US
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Jamaica
4
The US officially denounced the Axis Powers by claiming to be a
Shelter for Solidarity
Hope for Peace
Arsenal for Democracy
Beacon of Freedom
5
Which two nations emerged as super powers after WWII
USSR and Germany
USSR and Chad
USA and Mexico
USA and USSR
6
What event led to increased spending for education and technology in the U.S.?
Soviet probe of Luna 2
U. S. probe of Mariner 2
Soviet launch of Sputnik
U. S. launch of Explorer I
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What event happened on December 7, 1941?
Invasion of the Soviet Union
boming of Pear Harbor
bombing of London
blitzkrig of Poland
8
What was the purpose of Mao Zedong's cultural revolution
to remove thinkers from society
increase people moving to China
promote democracy
promote capitalism
9
Tense situation in which Americans provided E. Berlin with supplies to survive USSR blockade
Berlin Airlift
East Berlin Tragedy
Berlin Wall
West Berlin Solidarity
10
The bear represents_____________ and the eagle represents ___________.
Soviet Union, United States
Ottoman Empire, Italy
Japan , Germany
Great Britain, France
11
Why did totalitarian dictators rise in German and Italy between WWI and WWII
Fallout Shelters
The success of the communists
The lack of faith in democratic governments and a depression
Loyalty Oaths
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Why was the 1949 Chinese Revolution successful?
The communists had better technology
The communists were supported by the peasants
The US would not support the Nationalists
Japanese supported the Nationalists
13
Revolutions will occcur more frequently in the industrialized nations as the capitalist system opresses Who said this?
Adam Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
John Locke
Karl Marx
14
Which of the following is not a totalitarian dictator of the 1930s
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15
"A day that will live in infamy." - FDR (December 7, 1941)
FDR loses feeling in his legs
Hitler surrenders
Mussolini takes over Ethiopia
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
16
Which 2 competing organizations, created the the US ad SU, provided military support to their allies?
aid veterans with job opportunities
aid veterans with PTSD
Marshall Plan and COMECON
aid veterans with partaking in the babyboom
17
The Soviets shutting communist Eastern Europe to Western Europe was
The Iron Wall
The Wooden Wall
Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
18
Which international organization was created to avoid future conflicts after WWII?
NATO
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
19
Hitler signed this non-aggression pact with which nation when dividing Poland
Spain
Sweden
Japan
Soviet Union
20
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
creation of the Atomic Bomb
Defend Washington, D.C.
Defend New York City
increased production on Wall Street
21
Where did Harry S. Truman drop the two atomic bombs?
Tokyo and Nagaski
Tokyo and Mt. Fuji
Nagasaki and Osaka
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
22
What was the purpose of SALT treaties?
better relations between the U.S. and its allies
to stop the spread of communism
call world attention to human rights abuses
reduce nuclear military weapons
23
The Soviets created this military alliance in response to NATO
Prague Initiative
UN
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Pact
24
Stalin wanted to move the Soviet Union's economy from
Industrial ----> Agricultural
Agricultural ---> Industrial
Agricultural to more Agricultural
Agricultural with some industrial
25
The US angered Japan by
ignoring their calls for peace
helping them fight against the Allies
Placing an embargo on essential war materials
attacking them by sea and air
26
What was the purpose of America's foreign policy of Containment?
Contain Nazi influence from spreading through Europe
keep democracy from reaching Eastern Europe
Allow Soviet influence around the world
Keep communism from spreading
27
the Baby Boom was
a time in which population increased after WWII
Babys were used in Nuclear experiments
Decrease in American population
28
controlling all aspects of society and economy through nationalistic code Mussolini and Hitler
Communism
Capitalism
Nazism
Fascism
29
Hitler's goal of creating the Third Reich included all except:
empire for all German speakers
Place for Nazi rhetoric to be fulfilled
an empire for the Aryan Race
land redistribution for Jews
30
Kennedy and Krushev are sitting on ________ and what hapens if they press the buttons?
specially made rafts, they will drown
Missiles, and mutally assured destruction
barrels, nothing
chairs, fireworks
31
Censorship, limited liberties and secret police describe
repubican governments
constitutional monarchies
totalitarian governments
democracy
32
The motto of the 1917 Russian Revolution was
Liberty, fraternity, equality
Let them eat cake
Give me liberty or give me death
Peace, land and bread
33
Who is the figure below?
Maude the Mechanic
Rosie the Riveter
Gina the Giftwrapper
Patty the Packager
34
The American's plan of invading Normandy to liberate Nazi-controlled France
D-Day
E-Day
V-E Day
VD-Day
35
Britain and France avoided war by conceding to Hitler's demands. This is an example of _______
containment
side-stepping
appeasement
pleasing
36
Leaders must be held accountable for crimes against humanity. This precedent was set at
Plessy v. Ferguson court case
Munich Conference
Nuremburg Trials
Yalta Conference
37
Which meeting of the Big 3 set the stage for the Cold War by dividing Germany between the Allied Powers?
Tehran
New York
Yalta
Moscow
38
How did FDR announce the official internment of Japanese internment?
Executive Order 3856
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 1025
Executive Order 4040
39
First major war in which the US was called upon to contain communism
WWI
Korean War
100 Years' War
Vietnam War
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Why did Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Japanese called Truman's bluff when threatened with bomb
Soviets urged Truman to drop bomb
End the war quickly with less American casualties
End quickly with few Japanese <br>casualties
41
What foreign policy was adopted by President Truman in 1947?
Neutrality
Isolationism
Imperialism
Containment
42
Which country did NOT make up the Axis Powers of WWII
Italy
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
43
What is the iron curtain described in the following answers?
economic aid to nobody
a symbolic division between Eastern & Western Europe
economic aid to totalitarian regimes
economic aid to only democratic-supported nations
44
The Soviet term of openess to criticism of government
capitalism
democracy
perestrokia
glasnost
45
What event occured on June 6, 1944
Midway
NASA
D-Day invastion
Pearl Harbor
46
Due to the financial depression of the 1920s in Europe, what governments took control?
Monarchy
Totalitarian
Theocratic
Democratic
47
$13 billion in aid to keep re-building nations from turning to communism
Marshall Plan
Stalin Plan
Keenan Plan
Truman Plan
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Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of pereestroika refers to
economic restructuring
more weapons
more satellities
political openess
