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1
The
Iron Curtain
was a massive fence of iron that divided eastern from western Europe
True
False
2
After WWII, the goal of rebuilding European economies was to
show US strength
prevent communist revolutions
build alliances
enable communist revolutions
3
The President that developed the SDI or "Star Wars" defense system was Reagan
True
False
4
Hollywood actors and directors of the 1940s-50s were putting communist propaganda in their films
True
False
5
South Korea is currently a capitalist nation, while the North is communist.
True
False
6
The Marshall Plan helped European countries rebuild after WWII
False
True
7
The Iron Curtain was __________ for the division between capitalist and communist European countries.
a real iron wall
a silver curtain
a metaphor
8
McCarthyism was a time of...
Supporting civil rights for all Americans
Economic Prosperity
False accusations fear about communism
9
The US sent troops to Vietnam War from
1945 - 1955
1965-1973
1950-1955
1975-1985
10
The Goal of Zionism was to
create the Jewish state of Israel
All of the above
send Holocaust refugees to the US
allow Holocause refugees to reclaim homes in Europe
11
The division between the capitalist and communist countries came up in Churchhill's speech about
The Truman Doctrine
the Berlin Blockade
the Iron Curtain
12
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to...
rebuild European economies
build better cities
develop green technologies in Europe
13
Having lots of modern products and appliances in the 1950s was called...
Socialism
McCarthyism
Capitalism
Consumerism
14
The result of the Chinese Civil War was
a dictatorship
none of the above
a capitalist government
a communist government
15
This was Ho Chi Minh's communist army during the Vietnam War
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Cong
Viet Minh
16
The baby boom occurred because of...
Immigration
Government trying to expand the population
The Great Depression
WWII soldiers returning home
17
Henry Kissenger and Richard Nixon embraced RealPolitik
False
True
18
Many innocent people were falsely accused of promoting communism as a result of
NATO
FBI
CIA
HUAC
19
Sputnik was a
The dog who was sent to space
A theme park
Soviet satellite
A new moon of Saturn
20
The new era of a more open Soviet Union was called
Spacibo
Glasnost
Sputnick
KGB
21
This country occupied Palestine from 1918 - 1948
Great Britain
France
Iran
USA
22
This War in Asia from 1950-1953 ended in a stalemate
Vietnam
Ottoman Empire
Korea
Japan
23
This Southeast Asia war ended with the US leaving and a united, communist __________
Vietnam
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Philippines
24
A term for the 1950s era fear of communism was
The Red Scare
The Red Zone
The Red Death
The Red Menace
25
Placing people on a "do not hire" list is also known as
blacklisting
redlining
26
What caused the development of suburbia?
mayors wanted to empty cities
more factory jobs in rural areas
All of the above
new affordable houses were built
27
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was an alliance to promote communism.
True
False
28
After WWII, Women were able to keep their factory jobs and earn equal pay!
False
True
29
The Truman Doctrine of 1947 gave economic and military aide to help countries prevent..
socialism
capitalism
imperialsim
communism
30
Attempting to stop the spread of communism was called...
capitalism
blockade
cleanup
containment
31
Many American youth ________ the Vietnam War.
fully understoood
supported
protested against
ended
32
Detent is the idea that the US and the USSR would
co exist
fight
become allies
33
The result of the Korean War was
a unified Korea
a divided Korea
improved relations with the Soviet Union
ending the Cold War
34
The idea that communist propaganda would influence the public in films came from ...
Winston Churchhill
Karl Marx
Senator Joseph McCarthy
President Harry Truman
35
The Korean War ended with a
communism in the north and the south
stalemate
unified Korea
capitalism in the north and the south
36
The fear that a communist government in one country would quickly spread to others was called...
The Fire Theory
The Domino Theory
The Virus Theory
Chaos Theory
37
Congress declared war on North Korea during the Korean War
True
False
38
The US Military used Search and Destroy methods in Vietnam to locate the Vietcong. This approach...
Won over the Vietnamese people
Caused the Vietnamese people to lose trust in the US
Was a winning strategy
