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The 1950s & Cold War
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A quiz on post war America from 1945 - 1969.
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1
President Eisenhower helped sign an armistice in this war on communism lasting from 1950-1954.
The Korean War
The Clone Wars
The Cold War
The Vietnam War
2
Which of these countries did not receive aid as a part of the Marshall Plan?
The USSR
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
3
The Marshall Plan was designed to...
fight communism
end the Cold War
rebuild Europe
unify Korea
4
The United States experienced a huge increase in population after WWII called the...
Toddler Topper
Baby Boom
Kid Increase
Child Change
5
During the 1950s, thanks to a healthy economy, Americans moved out of the cities and into...
the coast lines
the suburbs
the countryside
hoovervilles
6
President Truman continued FDR's policies when he took over the presidency with...
Fair Deal
Good Deal
Square Deal
New Deal
7
The Space Race began in 1957 when the USSR launched___________, the first man made satellite.
Challenger
Sputnik
U2
Apollo
8
Returning WWII veterans had an easy time transitioning back to American life thanks to the...
The GI Bill
Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
Fair Deal
9
This "attack" caused President Johnson to send more troops into the war in Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
U2 Incident
10
CIA Pilot ____________ is known for being shot down over Russia in the U2 spy plane in 1960.
"Ike" Eisenhower
George Marshall
Gary Powers
Joe McCarthy
11
The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S. and their fight against...
Fascism
Socialism
Communism
Exorcisms
12
The Vietnam War was the main issue during this President's term in 1963-69.
Richard Nixon
Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
13
The years between 1947-'60 are marked by a witch hunt against communists in the US is called...
The Red Scare
The Green Scare
The Yellow Scare
The Blue Scare
14
Which of the following countries did not control a zone of Germany after WWII?
Great Britain
The Soviet Union
United States
Italy
15
The USSR attempted to keep American influence out of East Germany in 1961 by building the...
Berlin Gate
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
16
President John F. Kennedy was in office when the US was closest to nuclear attack in 1962 in...
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
17
JFK attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962 at the...
Assassination of JFK
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Bay of Pigs
18
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill nicknamed the divide between East and West Germany as
Death Strip
Brick Barricade
Iron Curtain
Steel Curtain
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The policy of the US to keep communism where it already exists and to keep it from spreading.
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
NATO
Containment
20
In 1945 Roosevelt met with Churchill & Stalin to discuss the division of Germany after WWII in
Yalta
Versailles
Camp David
Potsdam
