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Why did the U.S participate in the Berlin Airlift
To end Nazi occupation of France
To keep West Berlin from falling to communism
To start a baby boom
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel
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Mutual Assured Destruction refers to:
2 nations working together to destroy an enemy.
2 nations being able to destroy each other in a nuclear war
2 teenagers dating each other
2 armies being perfectly matched.
3
What impact did Sputnik have on the US?
Ended the Korean War
Led America to establish a Space program
Led to McCarthyism
Led to construction of the Berlin Wall
4
Who won the first battle of the space race?
United States
Elon Musk
Soviet Union
North Korea
5
Alger Hiss was accused of which of the following
Violating the Truman Doctrine
Building a nuclear weapon
Fleeing North Korea
Passing top-secret document to the Soviets
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What country shocked the world by falling to communism in 1949?
Cuba
China
Soviet Union
United States
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What was the Marshall plan
National Housing Act of 1949
said that US would defend the Middle East
program to aid devastated countries in europe
McCarthyism- attacks on suspected communist within the US government
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What happened to the Hollywood 10 when after they were investigated on communist charges?
They were executed
They were blacklisted
They were sent to jail
The were found to be innocent
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The 2nd Red Scare was most associated with which of the following?
The division of Germany after WWII
The testing of a hydrgen bomb
Panic of communist in America
Economic prosperity after WWII
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How did the Korean War start ?
North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel
China save South Korea weapons
MacArthur dropped a nuke
South Korea fired on North Korea
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Arms Race
A competition between soldiers in one military.
When soldiers compare themselves with the soldiers of another military.
How long it takes a military to use up all of its weapons.
Nations compete for power through buildup of nuclear weapons.
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What impact did Sputnik have on the US?
Led to McCarthyism
Led America to enter the Space Race
Ended the Korean War
Led to the Manhattan Project
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What was the cold war?
A rivalry between the united states and the soviet union.
A war involving Russia and netherlands
A war that was very cold.
A world war.
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What is the Red Scare?
fear of the Nazism
fear of terrorism
widespread fear of communism or radicalism
fear of the government
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what was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
keep peace in the UN
promote free elections in south america
contain the spread of communism
help Germany unite
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In communism...
Leaders are chosen by the people
Wealth is suppose to be divided evenly among the people
Free thought is encouraged
The government doesn't interfere in the economy.
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What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
To prevent Russian immigrants from coming to America
To assist democratic nations threatened by communism
To reppair the banking deposit systems
To tear down the Berlin Wall
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What was the iron curtain?
a political boundary dividing Europe into two sperate areas
Stalin's phrase to describe the United States.
It was the line separating North and South Vietnam.
A divide between communist Berlin and free Berlin
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Which was NOT a cause of the Baby Boom that happened after WWII?
Economic prosperity
More women attended college
Increased medical knowledge
Husbands returning from war
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What was the result of the Korean War
South Korea fell to Communism
North Korea became free
Korea was nuked
Korea remained divided
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Who's Joseph McCarthy ?
An accused immigrant
A senator who was against communism
A president of the US
A soviet spy
22
What affect did the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 have on the US?
Decreased suburbs
helped spread Communism
constructed nation's major roadways
increased communication
23
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea remained communist
The USSR took over North and South Korea
Communism ended in both North and South Korea
South Korea became communist
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The creation of NASA led to more government spending for:
Physical Education
Social Studies
Math and science
Reading
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What did the GI Bill do?
made conscription (the draft) illegal
allowed women to have combat roles in the military
released all soldiers from Vietnam
provided support to veterans after WWII
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Although the US did not gain anything, why was the Korean War not a total failure?
The Soviet Union turned over Korea to democracy
The US supplied Berlin by air
North Korea got rid of their nukes
South Korea did not fall to communism
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Satellite States are...
An independent Country
Economically and politically controlled by another country
Countries that got Marshall Plan money
Countries with Satellites
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Why was NATO formed?
To help veterans
To combat McCarthy
To fight terrorists.
To protect countries from communism.
29
The Rosenbergs were:
American senators
Immigrants from Italy
Officials who were very much against communism.
Couple accused of being Soviet spies.
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The U.S participated in the event below to keep Communism from spreading to what area in 1948?
China
South Korea
West Berlin
Vietnam
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What was the goal of Communism
To make a profit
To achieve harmony
To spread Communism
To win wars
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What was the Domino Theory?
If one national leader was assassinated, others would follow
If a country resisted Communism, it would become a target
Knocking over one domino wouldn't make the others fall
If one country fell to Communism, the others around it would
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The imaginary line dividing Communist Europe from free Europe was known as the:
Curtain of crappiness
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Domino divider
