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After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Spain
Italy
Soviet Union
Germany
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What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
An atomic bomb
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
3
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
free trade.
collective security.
appeasement.
isolationism.
4
Who was the leader of the Communists in China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
5
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
Satellite Nations
States
6
What principle was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) based on?
appeasement
isolationism
collective security
free trade
7
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Space race
Berlin airlift
Cold War
Truman Doctrine
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What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
reunification of East and West Germany
German development of the atomic bomb
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin wall
9
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
10
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?
by firing satellite into space.
by exploding an atomic bomb
By forming NATO
by exploding a hydrogen bomb
11
General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
was not a vital American interest.
should be extended into a war against China.
should be limited to Korea.
should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.
12
The students who desegregated Central High School in Arkansas were known by what name?
The Alabama 7
The Jackson 5
The Fayetteville 5
The Little Rock 9
13
This president sent federal troops to desecrate public high schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
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Who was the leader of the communists in China?
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim II Sung
Mao Zedong
15
What were sit-ins?
Black Americans marched through segregated areas to protest
Black Americans sat on the White House's lawn in protest
Black Americans refused to give up their seats to whites
Black Americans sat in whites-only areas and would not leave
16
The first satellite launched into space was
Discovery
Sputnik
Apollo II
NCC-1701
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What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?
Promote free public transportation
To test desegregation in interestate bus stations
To support Rosa Parks
To transport protesters to and from the March on Washington
18
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
the United States
the United Nations
China
Souht Korea
19
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Was merely a symbolic act of Congress
Sent federal election officials South for black voters
Outlawed racial discrimination in most public places
Banned poll tax requirements for voting in elections
20
Who appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict?
Nationalists
North Korean
South Koreans
Communists
21
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
Korea and China.
North and South China.
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
North and South Korea.
22
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Stop the spread of communism
Jumpstart Europe's economy
Deliver Poland to the West
23
Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked what early Civil Rights protest?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma to Montgomery March
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
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How did the the Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education change education?
It ruled that segregation in public schools was illegal
It ruled that Plessy v. Ferguson was legal
It ruled that segregation could continue in public school
It ruled that segregation in public schools was legal