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The Early Cold War Exam Review
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A review of the major concepts, people and events of the early Cold War period in US History.
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1
What were the countries of Eastern Europe known as that became Communist countries after WWII?
Gulags
NATO
The United Nations
Satellite Nations
2
Which very famous 1950s era American Artist painted the picture that is shown?
Chuck Berry
Jackson Pollock
Andy Warhol
John Lennon
3
The Cold War is characterized by fundamental differences between _________ and ________.
Communism and Democracy
Europe and America
Germany and The USSR
Socialism and Communism
4
Which of the following genres of music DID NOT influence Rock-N-Roll?
Classical Music
African American Gospel Music
Country Music
Jazz Music
5
The Marshall Plan was offered to ALL countries effected by WWII to encourage the growth of ___.
Totalitarianism
Socialism
Democracy
Communism
6
What line of Latitude divides the country of Korea into North and South?
48 Degrees North Latitude Line
0 Degrees Latitude Line
38 Degrees North Latitude Line
38 Degrees South Latitude Line
7
As far as the US was concerned the root of all evil during the Cold War was....
Radical Islam
communism
Nazi Germany
The Rise of the Beat Culture
8
This picture depicts which Cold War incident?
The Berlin Airlift
Who knows?
The Potsdam Conference
The Marshall Plan
9
Why were relations between the US and USSR strained after WWII?
All of the above
Because both of them mistrusted each other.
Because both wanted to spread their brand of government!
Because both were spying on each other.
10
Which medical technology was NOT discovered in the 1950s?
Streptomycin to combat TB
Cure for Cancer
Polio Vaccine
Antibiotics
11
The folks shown in the picture most likely belonged to which group of the 1950s?
The News Media
The PGA tour
The US Marine Corps
The Beatniks
12
Many automobile designs of the 1950s were born from the ____.
Russians
Allied victory in WWII
Communist Chinese
Space Race
13
Which infamous couple were executed for allegedly selling atomic secrets to the USSR?
Rowan and Martin
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Sacco and Vanzetti
Laurel and Hardy
14
Which famous General was fired by President Truman because he called Truman soft on communism?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George S. Patton
Curtis LeMay
15
The Venona Papers released in 1997 showed that ________ was a spy for the USSR.
J.Edgar Hoover
Julius Rosenberg
Elvis Presley
John Foster Dulles
16
America's response to the launch of Sputnik was
To create the UN
To create NASA
To create NAFTA
To create NATO
17
Which group grew from the prosperity of the 1950s?
Middle Class
Working Class
Upper Class
Poor Class
18
Which famous idea stated that the US would send money and troops anywhere communism tried to go
Domino Theory
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
Truman Doctrine
19
The Threat of the use of Nuclear weapons to contain communism was called _______.
Massive Retaliation
Marshall Plan
Game Over Policy
Truman Doctrine
20
What provided loans for education, houses or loans for to start a business for veterans?
NATO
Sputnik
GI Bill of Rights
NASA
21
The main reason that our Interstate Highways were created were to
To get goods and services faster.
Make it easier to get to and from work.
To move the military and machinery in case of invasion.
To make it faster to get to Grandma's House at Christmas.
22
Which Famous Doctor invented the Polio vaccine in the 1950s?
Dr. Denton Cooley
Dr. Julius Irving
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Dr. Jonas Salk
23
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe how communism was taking over Europe after WWII?
Joseph McCarthy
Harry S. Truman
Elvis Presley
Winston Churchill
24
What was the Allied mutual defense alliance created after WWII called?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
25
Which school subjects saw increased importance as a result of the Space Race of the 1950s?
Art and Literature
Math and Science
Psychology and Sociology
History and Philosophy
26
Which conflict of the Cold War lasted from 1950-1953 and was ended with an armistice?
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The War on Terror
The Seven Years War
27
Who is this "King" in the picture that changed American Pop culture and music forever?
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Elvis Presley
Pat Boone
28
What time period in US History lasts from the year 1946-1991?
The Cold War
The Gilded Age
The best of times and the worst of times
The Era of Tensions
29
Which generation was born in the late 1940s and early 1950s after WWII?
Generation X
Generation Z
Millennials
Baby Boomers
30
What was the race to build the most weapons of mass destruction after WWII called?
MOAB Race
Arms Race
Kill em all Race
Space Race
31
Which medium replaced the radio as the main source of news and entertainment in the 1950s?
Television
Movie newsreels
Computers
Newspapers
32
Which international organization's aim is to prevent another world war?
The Communist Bloc
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
NATO
33
Which group unfortunately
DID NOT
benefit from the economic boom of the 1950s?
African Americans
Anglo Americans
Native Americans
Mexican Americans
34
Who was President of the US when the Cold War started in 1945/46?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
35
Which US Senator went a Communist witch hunt in the US Government and cause another Red Scare?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bretton Woods
Joseph McCarthy
