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US History Chapter 18 and 19 Test review
US History Chapter 18 and 19 Test review
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1
General Douglas MacArther commanded U.S. forces in _____
Korea
Hungary
Middle East
Guatemala
2
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
promote free elections in Europe
force Germany to pay war reparations
restrict the spread of communism
maintain international peace through the UN
3
After the U-2 incident, all of the following events occured EXCEPT
Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after 18 months
Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower's "Open Skies" proposal
Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit
Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the arms race
4
Who were the college aged kids who practiced non conformity in the 1950s and 60s?
Rock n Rollers
Beatles
Beetniks
Angry Artists and Poets
5
Accusations that communism was widely present in the US government and millitary were made by
Alger Hiss
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
Joseph McCarthy
6
The U.S. responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the _____
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
7
an unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence.
communism
Eisenhower Doctrine
McCarthyism
brinkmanship
8
The Soviet Union set up the _____ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany
German Democratic Republic
iron curtain
Berlin airlift
Berlin blockade
9
What is a large corporation that owns a number of smaller companies in different industries?
Government Agency
Franchise
Monopoly
Conglomerate
10
The main goal of the _____ was to stop the spread of communism
iron curtain
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
11
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between, even after the war.
North and South China
China and Taiwan
Korea and China
North and South Korea
12
What policy threatened retaliation against acts of agression toward the United States?
Slash & Burn
McCarthyism
arms race
brinkmanship
13
Where were most new homes built in the 1950s?
Urban Areas
Suburbs
Rural Areas
Small Cities
14
He claimed power in the Soviet Union after Stalin's death
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
Valentina Bantik
Nikita Khrushchev
15
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
Western Europe
Middle East
Latin America
Eastern Europe
16
In a capitalist system,
the state controls economic activity
private citizens control economic activity
the dictator controls economic activity
elected officials control economic activity
17
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
the formation of NATO
the Marshall Plan
effords by Western nations to divide Germany
efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany
18
Who was defeated in Chinese civil war despite 2 billion dollars sent to them from the U.S.?
peasants
Soviets
Communists
Nationalists
19
When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War
China gained control of the entire peninsula
North & South Korea were still divided at the 38th parallel
a communist government was established in South Korea
communist fears in the United States were lifted
20
The beat movement and rock n roll were both considered movements of:
African American Culture
Harmless Entertainment
Rebellion
Mainstream American Values
21
What did not help lead to economic recovery after WWII?
Consumer Demand
Cold War
Labor Strikes
Marshall Plan
22
Who did the GI Bill help by offering cheap education and loans?
Minorities
Poor
Women
Veterans
23
Who appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered?
Communists
North Koreans
Nationalists
South Koreans
24
Satellite nations of the Soviet Union joined the military alliance known as what?
Iron Curtain
NATO
Axis
Warsaw Pact
25
The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because
they were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan
boycotting the UN over the presence of Chinese Communists
They had already sent military aid to South Korea
they had wanted to remain neutral at the time
26
___ was the leader of the Communists in China
Chiang Kai-shek
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
27
American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when
Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb
policy of containment failed in China
Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb
Soviet union launched a space satellite
28
To label someone's activities as _____ would be to say that the person is making false claims.
McCarthyism
containment
brinkmanship
infiltration
29
After WWII, people had more money to spend and items to buy, what did this lead to?
Social Conformity
Consumerism
Planned Obsolescence
40 hour work week
30
How did President Truman threaten individuals who went on strike at work?
Draft
Deport
Arrest
Sue