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Why did the launching of Sputnik cause fear in the U.S.?
They might be smarter than us
They could potentially create long range missiles
Now they would be the Dominant Super Power
Sputnik was a scary name
2
Nuclear weapons of the Cold War were used as ___________- avoid attacking, avoid destruction.
deterrents
diplomatic resolutions
WMD
military strategies
3
What did the House of Un-American Activities Committee do?
Searched Americans under communist suspicion
Got rid of spies
Encouraged acts against the US government
Part of the Loyalty Review Board that questioned Hollywood
4
McCarthyism refers to-?
dislike towards communists
cool election motto
boy who cried wolf
providing false evidence for a harsh accusation
5
During the Cold War, educational programs and funds were created to recruit students for--
foreign diplomacy
math, science, and foreign language
history, language arts, and science
democracy
6
What had the Soviet Union created 1 year after the U.S. created the atomic bomb?
long range missile
sputnik
soviet secret intelligence
hydrogen bomb
7
All of the following were IMPACTS of defense spending during the Cold War, EXCEPT-
New funds for research and development
New technological industries
Increased jobs and employment
Extension of financial crisis
8
The Baby Boom after WWII led to all EXCEPT---
GI Bill
Growth of Business and jobs
Post WWII optimism
Civil Rights
9
After WWII, Americans moved out of urban areas which led to
suburban sprawl, increased traffic & less spaces for nature
individualized homes in suburb areas
renewed cities, more suburbs, and more spaces for nature
less jobs and high unemployment
10
The armistice of the Korean War left the peninsula divided at the-?
didn'd divide the country
vertically down the center
DMZ-38th parallel
10km from the Chinese border
11
Which superpower successfully launched the first satellite?
United States
North Korea
Soviet Union
China
12
Who were the Rosenbergs?
Soviet Spies who were executed
Brother and sister who were American patriots
American Spies
Congress Representatives
13
What did Joseph McCarthy falsely claim to have evidence of?
Mickey Mouse
100 names of communists in the US government
Soviet Treasure
knowledge of the Soviet hydrogen bomb
14
A primary characteristic of the Cold War was--
Foreign Diplomacy
competing ideologies between Democratic USA & Communist USSR
Space Race
Expansion of free markets in European countries
15
In 1997, what publication later proved that the Rosenbergs were in fact Soviet spies?
New York Times
Zimmerman Telegram
Venona Papers
TIME Magazine
