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1
How did William J. Levitt contribute to the prosperity of the post–World War II United States?
He invented the modern television advertisement.
He lobbied for passage of the Interstate Highway Act.
He developed affordable housing for working people.
He pioneered the use of consumer credit cards.
2
Which Florida city experienced a population explosion following the 1959 Cuban coup?
Miami
Orlando
Tampa
Jacksonville
3
McCarthy capitalized upon Cold War fears by promising to address which threat to US security?
the perceived superiority of the missiles of the USSR
the USSR's technological superiority in the space race
communist sympathizers living in the United States
unrestricted Russian immigration to the United States
4
What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations responding to NATO?
Second World
Iron Curtain
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Warsaw Pact
5
How did the GI Bill affect African-American war veterans?
Many were able to purchase homes in any suburban community
Many earned college admission to any school of choice.
They were not able to use most GI Bill benefits
Many were able to access low-cost home loans
6
What does M.A.D. stand for (Atomic diplomacy that dominated the years following WWII)?
Mobile Arms Deployment
Mass Arsenal Deployment
Mutually Assured Destruction
Modern Arms Deterrence
7
East Berlin, located deep inside the Soviet Zone of a postwar divided Germany, was:
occupied exclusively by the USSR
occupied exclusively by the Allies
made into a separate new country
itself divided into four zones
8
What plan was installed to help with the economic recovery of Europe after WWII?
Truman Plan
Yalta Plan
Dawes Plan
Marshall Plan
9
The Korean War was primarily a proxy war between which two nations?
North Korea and China
the United States and North Korea
the United States and the Soviet Union
China and the Soviet Union
10
After WWII the purpose of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact was to:
discourage religious toleration
promote economic self-sufficiency
eliminate political corruption
establish a military alliance
11
What was an important consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The United States kept missiles in Turkey
The Soviet Union secretly kept nuclear missiles in Cuba
Soviet and U.S. leaders negotiated a partial test ban treaty
Soviet and U.S. leaders established an emergency "hot line"
12
When the Soviet Union launched
Sputnik I
satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that
Soviet Union would become 1st to place astronauts on Mars
Soviet Union could use satellites to steal secrets from US
Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the US
Soviet Union was ahead of the US in producing missiles
13
Which event led to the United States being considered as a "World Superpower"?
Reparations
Dropping nuclear weapons on Japan
Building the Berlin Wall
Taking control of East Germany
14
What is one way post WWII North Korea and East Germany are similar?
both communist governments faced economic stagnation
both countries threatened chemical weapons against China
monarchies were reestablished in both countries
democratic principles flourished in both countries
15
What did President Truman promise with the Truman Doctrine?
To support nations trying to resist Soviet control.
To fight hunger anywhere in the world.
To reject the former policy of containment.
To enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship.
16
The development of the Marshall Plan & the formation of NATO were part of Truman’s efforts to:
Limit the spread of Communism
Provide aid to Asian nations
Promote and isolationist foreign policy
End the Korean War
17
The Truman Doctrine and NATO were United States responses to the:
fear of economic depression after World War I
threat of the Nazis in the 1930s
concern about the partition of India in 1947
Communist threat after World War II
18
The post war economic structure of the United States could best be described as...
socialist
capitalist
anti-capitalist
imperialist
19
Which statement accurately describes a result of the Korean War?
Korea divided into democratic N Korea & autocratic S Korea.
Korea was united under the rule of an autocratic government.
Korea was united under the rule of a democratic government.
Korea divided into autocratic N Korea & democratic S Korea.
20
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
prevent food from entering Poland
stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berin
prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
21
Which foreign policy decision by President Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
recognizing the new nation of Israel
supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan
providing military aid to Greece and Turkey
relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
22
Which of these groups was largely left out of the rising prosperity in America after WWII?
blue-collar workers
small business owners
inner-city minorities
suburban households
23
President Truman's Executive Order #9981 in 1948 meant that
Free education was promised to veterans who served in WWII.
Southern members left the Democratic Party.
The armed forces of the United States were desegregated.
Education was established to promote science & mathematics.
24
What was the main reason the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed after WWII?
to increase trade between European nations
to encourage "people-to-people" peaceful diplomacy
to rebuild western European economies
to provide collective security against Communist aggression
25
Keeping communism within its geographical boundaries to prevent further aggression is what?
permanent revolution
arms race
policy of containment
deterrence
