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