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1
The Korean War was a/an:
Axis declared war on Korea
Soviets declaring war on the US in Korea
War declared on North Korea by South Korea
UN police action
2
What two main countries were involved in the Cold War
Germany and Soviets
Mexico and the U.S.
Greece and Turkey
U.S. and Soviets
3
The Cuban missile crisis happened when the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba after the US placed missiles in:
Turkey
Yugoslavia
West Germany
Japan
4
What was the purpose of Bay of Pigs?
Place Castro in charge of Cuba
Remove all nuclear missiles
Take Castro out of power
Provide aid to Cuba
5
The Long Telegram advocated a policy of
Containment
Nationalism
Diplomacy
Brinkmanship
6
McCarran Act was designed to
Take rights away from American Communists
Overthrow the American Government
Highly supported by Truman but not Congress
Help Communists in America
7
The Hollywood Ten were questioned by the:
National Association of Television Officials
House Un-American Activities Committee
Television Advisory Committee
Directors Association of America
8
Which Country was not part of NATO?
Belgium
France
Soviet Union
Luxembourg
9
What dispelled all thoughts in 1995 that Julius and Ethel Rosenberg actually were guilty of conspiracy and espionage?
Project Venona
Project Rome
Project Florence
Project Siena
10
The Bay of Pigs Operation was:
Unsuccessful, failed to remove Castro from power
Unsuccessful, led to JFK's impeachment
Successful, led to decreased tension
Successful, and led to Castro's overthrow
11
The Cold War was an era of high tension and bitter rivalry between:
Soviet Union and US
Germany and Britain
Japan and the US
US and Britain
12
The majority of the people living below the poverty line included except:
single mothers
rural white families
inner city black families
white, middle class men
13
Which European capital was divided at the end of World War II?
Moscow
Berlin
Paris
Pyongyang
14
The Bay of Pigs is located in:
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
15
Which of the following factors was a major cause of the growth of suburbs during the postwar period?
the rise in blue-collar jobs
the affordability of homes
the popularity of television
the Korean War
16
After WWII ended, many Americans worried that the economy would respond like it did after WWI and fall into a:
Recession
Repression
Surplus
Suspension
17
The Berlin Airlift was a success
True
False
18
The 1960 presidential race was the first time candidates made substantial use of
internet
radio
television
newspaper
19
Korean War was a test of
Korean nationalism
Containment policy
Jingoism
Brinkmanship
20
What parallel divided Korea?
The 38th Parallel
The 39th Parallel
The 37th Parallel
The 36th Parallel
21
What does "affluent" mean?
influential
wealthy
powerful
a type of flu
22
The Bay of Pigs is located in:
Cuba
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
23
Dwigh Eisenhower was a WWII veteran that became President in 1952
True
False
24
NATO was formed for the purpose?
Handling International Disputes
Spreading Democracy
Promoting free trade
Mutual Defense
25
Which word below is the best synonym for "affluent"?
Wealthy
Impoverished
Energetic
Influential
26
President Truman's new domestic agenda was called.
Square Deal
2nd New Deal
New Deal
Fair Deal
27
Who launched Sputnik?
Germany
The Soviet Union
The USA
China
28
A new form of music based on African American rhythms was created, called
Rock and Roll
Jazz
Blues
Hip Hop
29
Who coined the term "iron curtain"
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Donald Trump
30
In what country was the Berlin Wall
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Germany
31
Which country was the first to have a man in space?
China
USSR
Germany
USA
32
People in Hollywood who could not get jobs because they were:
Blacklisted
Brownlisted
Graylisted
Redlisted
33
What is a white collar worker?
Unskilled worker
Machine
Perform job duties in an office setting
Perform labor intensive work
34
Where in the US is the sunbelt?
west
east coast
midwest
south
35
Who won the 1960 presidential election?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Gerald Ford
36
Which countries were involved in the Space Race?
U.S.S.R. and Russia
U.S.A. and Vietnam
U.S.S.R. and U.S.A.
U.S.S.R. and Cuba
37
John Dulles supported ___, which meant increasing your nuclear weapons and threatening your opponent
Brinkmanship
Detente
McCarthyism
Containment
38
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944? (GI Bill)
Benefits for buying or building a home
Benefits for buying a new car
Benefits for College Education
Benefits for starting a business
39
Who was the GI Bill or Rights for?
Old Folks
Single Parents
Veterans
Babies
40
The goal of the Soviet Union after World War II was to:
Spread Communism
Punish Germany and receive war reparations
Win the Cold War by dropping the atomic bomb on the US
Isolate itself and rebuild
41
The termination policy impacted ___ the most.
Hispanic Americans
African Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans
42
All of the countries below controlled a zone in Germany following WWII except
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
43
Streams of radioactive particles produced by nuclear explosions is known as
red scare
fireworks
sputnik
nuclear fallout
44
The Red Scare refers to the fear of:
Fascism
Communism
Nationalism
Atomic explosions
45
The Bay of Pigs was a:
Disaster
Mixed results
Plan was never executed
Success
46
Which country built the Berlin Wall?
Britain
Germany
Soviet Union
United States
47
The "baby boom" could be best described as:
the expansion of franchises like McDonalds and Burger King
the "war type" toys children played with following WWII
the significant rise in baby births in the years following WWII
the rise in the death rate of babies because of a lack of medicine
48
What stated that the US would help free peoples resist subjugation primarily through economic and financial aid?
Eisenhower Doctrine
Containment Policy
Treaty of Paris
Truman Doctrine
49
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Truman
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Eisenhower
50
The Bay of Pigs
a US sponsored overthrow of the Cuban government
a clash over the Korean peninsula
dealt with conflict over oil in the Middle East
involved Soviet Missiles in Cuba
51
What was the goal of the US during the Cold War?
Remain Isolated
Neutrality
Spread Communism
Contain Communism
52
Which political party wanted Dwight D. Eisenhower to be president?
Democrats
Neither
Republicans
Both