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1
What is a temporary suspension of fighting, usually during peace talks?
pacification
augmentation
protraction
cease-fire
2
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country.
Government
Democracy
Communism
Socialism
3
This was a secret project of the United States government to produce the world’s first nuclear bomb...
Manhattan Project
Top Secret Project
Buffalo Project
New York Project
4
What did German scientist create while experimenting on Uranium?
nuclear problem
nuclear atoms
nuclear fission
nuclear bonds
5
Which of the following is an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods?
socialism
capitalism
communism
fascism
6
This was a US government strategic plan during the Cold War to prevent the spread of Communism abroad...
foreign policy
allowance policy
conatinment policy
prevention policy
7
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
democracy
capitalism
communism
socialism
8
This operation was a classified US military mission to extricate top German scientists to America
Operation Paperclip
Operation Barbarossa
Operation German Scientists
Operation NASA
9
This battle was a turning point of the Korean War...
Pusan Perimeter
Hill Eerie
Inchon Bay
Chosin Reservoir
10
Ordinary people & businesses control the production of goods and services is called _________________________.
free trade
capitalism
marketing
communism
11
What is the suppression of communication that may be considered harmful or objectionable
yelloe journalism
socialism
communism
censorship
12
What was the counterculture?
a means of overthrowing a nation by infiltrating its military forces
citizens who questioned the established political and social norms
a CIA plan to plant agents in student protest groups to inform on them
civil rights protesters who organized sit-in protests at lunch counters
13
This was a political and military barrier that separated Western Europe from the Soviet bloc...
Iron Curtain
Iron Border
Iron Wall
Iron Bloc
14
Which battle was a major turning point for US and South Korean forces during the Korean War?
Spring Offensive
Battle of Pork Chop Hill
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
Inchon Bay landing
15
Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?
indirect warfare between three superpowers
nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union
competition for global influence between two superpowers
direct warfare between two superpowers
16
This type of government is ran by the people.
Communism
Government
Democracy
Socialism
17
What is the belief that if one nation falls to Communist control, others in the region are more likely to do so?
red theory
domino theory
string theory
snowfall theory
18
What was the Truman Doctrine?
a set of goals to prevent the expansion of Nazism in the United States
a policy change to provide aid to groups that resisted Communism
an American policy to stop the expansion of Communism across the globe
an extension of the Monroe Doctrine to restrict European colonization
19
What is the name of the border that separates North and South Korea?
37th Parallel
38th Parallel
39th Parallel
40th Parallel
20
Which country earned independence through concooperation and civil disobedience?
India
Egypt
Great Britain
Korea
21
What effect did the space race have on American public education during the middle of the 20th century?
incresed importance on math and science
increased importance on foreign languages, specifically Russian
increased the importance of teaching military science
increased importance on graduating as many students as possible
22
Who was South Korea's first democratic president?
Kim Il-Sung
Mao Zedong
Syngmann Rhee
Chang Kai-shek
23
Which identifies Chiang Kai-shek?
leader of the Chinese Nationalists
leader of the Chinese Capitalists
leader of the Chinese Naturalists
leader of the Chinese Communist Party
24
This is an alliance with nations in the North Atlantic (Europe) that would provide a defense response
HAUC
JIWO
FDIC
NATO
25
The United Nations was created to improve and replace which organization?
The Potsdam Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The Treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations
26
What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?
having the most superior weapons
all of the above
the best technology
political, economic, and military influence
27
This German scientist played a significant role in the space race and arms race of the Cold War.
Yuri Gagarin
Adolf Busemann
Wernher Von Braun
Herman Oberth
28
How many zones was the country of Germany split into after WWII?
2
5
3
4
29
This leader was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China
Ho Chi Minh
Sun Yixian
Mao Zedong
Kim Jung il
30
This map shows _____.
territory invaded by HItler
the European Green Belt
Europe during the Cold War
German Reunification
31
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years.
US and USSR
USSR and England
North and South Korea
US and Cuba
32
This policy during the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism...
Domino Theory
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
33
What was "duck and cover"?
a slogan and song that taught a defensive posture in case of atomic attack
a children’s game that some interpret as an allegory of the atomic age
a television show about a group of soldiers in a bomb-testing unit
an easy-to-prepare dish that could be served in air-raid shelters
34
What was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth?
Sputnik
Explorer
Jupiter C
Apollo 11
35
Which defines the Berlin Airlift?
the failed Nazi offensive to overthrow the Soviet occupation force
the Allied humanitarian response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin
the US mission to firebomb Berlin and force Hitler to surrender
the symphonic tribute to Berlin written by composer Jean Sibelius
36
What was the result of the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba?
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Revolution
Cuban Missile Crisis
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
37
What effect did the space race have on American public education during the middle of the 20th century?
It increased the importance of teaching military science.
It placed increased importance on graduating as many students as possible.
It put increased importance on foreign languages, specifically Russian.
It placed increased importance on math and science.
38
Senator ________ launched an anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s.
Joseph McCarthy
Lee Overman
Martin Dies
Paul Robeson
39
What was goal of the Marshall Plan?
to provide foreign aid to Western Europe
to provide aid to Japan
to provide foreign aid to Latin America
to provide foreign aid to the Soviet Union
40
This general commanded U.S. forces in the Southwest Pacific, oversaw postwar-Japan, and led UN forces in the Korean War.
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArther
George C. Marshall
41
What was the main reason for U.S. involvement in Korean and Vietnam War?
containment of communism
stop terrorism
prevention of biological warfare
improve trade
42
What was the objective of the House Un-American Activities Committee?
investigate protestors that burned the American flag
eliminate foreign diplomats with ties to terrorist organizations
investigate people suspected of Communist activities
review the applications of refugees seeking political asylum
43
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
President Kennedy
Ho Chi Minh
Sui Chin
Ngo Dihn Diem
44
Which political ideology is the establishment of a society where order is structured upon the ideas of common ownership?
capitalism
socialism
fascism
communism
45
Which of the following people carried out a witch hunt to expose communists in the United States?
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Edward R. Murrow
46
What event led to the start of the Korean War?
The North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel.
The Soviet Union invaded South Korea.
The South Korean army crossed the Yalu River.
The United Nations forces landed at the Bay of Inchon.