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The anticommunist mission to expose supposed communists that characterized the Red Scare
The Cold War
containment
Abolitionism
McCarthyism
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What plan designated millions of U.S. dollars to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Molotov Plan
None of the above
Marshall Plan
Truman Plan
3
The invisible geographic border that divided the Communist Eastern Europe of from the non-communist nations
Iron Curtain
Great Divide
Berlin Wall
Steel Curtain
4
The Korean War began when
South Korea invaded North Korea.
Soviet Union was supplying weapons to Korea.
the Truman Doctrine was presented to Congress.
North Korea invaded South Korea.
5
A crucial event that characterized post-WWII tensions between the U.S. & the Soviets was the:
Potsdam conference
Nuremberg Trials
Berlin Airlift
England wanting to keep its empire
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The condition of free press, speech, and business.
freedom
democracy
totalitarianism
equality
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form of entertainment and news (media) began to dominate American culture in the 1950s?
movies
Radio
television
books
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Basic needs are met for all, such as, food, housing, education, jobs, and health care.
freedom
collective
capitalism
socialism
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Stresses the need for people to do things on their own.
individualism
equality
totalitarianism
freedom
10
Policy of the U.S. to restrict the growth of communism past its post WWII borders was called?
Containment
Brinkmanship
Appeasement
Demobilization
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President Eisenhower warned the nation of this
the Cold War
the military-industrial complex.
The Red Menace
communism
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This term describes freedom of competition and private ownership of industry.
freedom
socialism
capitalism
collective
13
The world was spared from nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis when
The U.S. put a blockade on Soviet ships entering Cuba.
Khrushchev secretly withdrew missiles from Cuba.
Kennedy threatened to send a nuclear missile to Moscow.
Khrushchev and Kennedy agreed to quit the arms race
14
The Cold War can be traced back to disagreements over and the division of what country
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
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Goal is to bring economic equality to people.
democracy
equality
totalitarianism
freedom
16
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
executed for giving secret atomic information to the Soviets
were television performers.
were Americans spying on the Soviet Union.
did not spy on American operations.
17
The sharp rise in the birth rate following World War II became known as
The Baby Boom
The baby factory
generation X
The greatest generation
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the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall to
stop citizens of East Berlin from fleeing
end the Berlin Airlift.
provoke the U.S. to attack the Soviet Union.
encourage Americans to reunite Germany.
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NATO formed for the purpose of…
promoting free trade among members
settling international disputes
mutual defense
spreading democracy
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What did the Truman doctrine establish?
To promise isolationism in foreign affairs.
To condemn nations that support terrorist organizations
The containment policy and to aid free people throughout the world.
That the U.S. would not allow European countries to colonize in America.
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Government by one or a few.
democracy
totalitarianism
equality
freedom
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What was the Berlin Airlift?
Soviets flying their military personnel into West Berlin
U.S. military planes flying hostages out of West Berlin
U.S. sending aid into West Berlin to solve the Berlin Crisis
Stalin’s heavy use of planes to monitor U.S. activities
23
To protect from a nuclear blast, schools and other institutions enacted the _________ drill
Evacuate-and-Protect
Duck-and-Cover
Shelter-and-Kneel
Bend-or-Burn
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The Soviet-created Warsaw Pact was a reaction to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO
North American Territory Operation
United Nations
League of Nations
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Government by the people.
democracy
totalitarianism
equality
freedom
26
As a reaction to
Sputnik
in 1957
the U.S. immediately sent Apollo 11 to the moon.
Kennedy announced plans to go to Mars
Americans celebrated
America and the Soviet Union began the space race.
27
What housing and development pattern is depicted in the image
the suburbs
the inner-cities
rural agriculture
government housing projects
28
American children were instructed to do this in response to a nuclear attack.
fight back
Duck and cover
calmly exit the building
hide and hover
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an era of confrontation and competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Warsaw Pact
Cold War
Red Scare
International Standoff
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Stresses the need for people to do things together to benefit the whole
totalitarianism
capitalism
democracy
collective
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1950s massive building project that revolutionized transportation in the United States
Erie Canal
Interstate Highway System
Hoover dam
transcontinental railroad