Competition b/w the US and Soviet Union over weapons tech.

What is the Cold War?

United States Democracy vs. the Soviet Union's Communism.

Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

Japan felt threatened by American presence in the Pacific.

Allies landed on the beaches of France to fight Germany.

According to the Truman Doctrine, the United States would...

help countries struggling against communism

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American History II: World War II and the Cold War

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10 Multiple Choice Questions about World War II, the Cold War and Postwar America.

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1
The Arms Race was...
Which nation would be the first to access the internet?
Competition b/w the US and Soviet Union over weapons tech.
England's attempt to build the fastest jet before Germany.
The Olympic event the U.S. won in Germany.
2
Untouched by the devastation of WW2, the US began to produce about _____ of the world's output.
50%
25%
75%
100%
3
What is the most likely explanation of this image during the 1950s in America?
The lower levels of a ship.
Rural Classroom
Nuclear Fallout Bomb Shelter
Sunday School
4
Which DID NOT take place during the 1950s?
Beatnik Culture
Baby Boom
The Assassination of JFK
Increase in Housing Developments
5
During the early 1930s, England, France and the US pursued ______ tactics with Germany & Japan.
nuclear threat
imperial
appeasement
communist
6
What is the Cold War?
Hitler vs Stalin
The battle between Conservatives and Liberals.
United States Democracy vs. the Soviet Union's Communism.
Fighting in Antarctica.
7
Which American president was in office to make the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan?
Harry Truman
FDR
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas McCarthur
8
Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
The United States had bombed Iwo Jima already.
Japan felt threatened by American presence in the Pacific.
Germany told them they had to do it to prove their loyalty.
It was an enormous accident.
9
Who is this man?
Winston Churchill
Mr. Boller
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
10
Who was one of Germany's allies during World War II?
France
Japan
Sweden
Spain
11
What is D-day?
The day England dropped an atomic bomb on Berlin.
The anniversary for victory over Japan.
Allies landed on the beaches of France to fight Germany.
The day for remembering the holocaust.
12
During WW2, women made up about ______ of the wartime workforce.
100%
3/4
0%
1/3
13
Who came out as the winner in the Cold War?
Russia
India
China
America
14
According to the Truman Doctrine, the United States would...
help rebuild Japan's economy.
decrease their amount of nuclear weapons
help countries struggling against communism
enforce laws meant to protect the environment

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