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Review of Topic 15, the Cold War
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1
Which imaginary line on the earth divided the Korean Peninsula prior to 1950?
38th Street
38th Parallel
38th Meridian
.38 Special
2
Dwight D. Eisenhower's most valuable contribution to America was probably the ...
national park system.
highway system.
Roman aqueducts.
Electric Slide.
3
Which event clearly illustrated the failure of Eisenhower's "massive retaliation" strategy?
Egyptian Panama Canal Crisis
Super Mario Brothers II
Taiwanese Rebellion
Hungarian Rebellion
4
What was passed in response to the Soviet's launching of Sputnik I?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
G.I. Bill
National Defense Education Act
Neutrality Act of 1957
5
Hipsters:today as __________:1950
Flappers
Beatniks
Hippies
Rock-a-billies
6
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the American economy after WWII?
Demobilization
National Defense Education Act
G.I. Bill
Marshall Plan
7
What was the name of the period between 1945 and 1990?
Cold War
Hot War
Gulf War
Medium War
8
Why was the Commander of U.N. forces in Korea removed from power?
He argued publicly with the British Prime Minister
He failed to remove the North Korean forces from Seoul
He didn't want to launch the ordered invasion of China
He disagreed with the American President on the war's goals
9
Which concept solidified American Cold War strategy for the next 40 years?
Roosevelt Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
10
Which of these was intended to aid the veterans of WWII as they returned home after the war?
Educational Endowment for Veterans
G.I. Bill
Veterans' Bill for Readjustment
Military-Civilian Readjustment Act of 1944
11
Which person was the
most
responsible for the Second Red Scare in the United States?
Fawn Leibowitz
Joe McCarthy
Joseph McMillen
Harry Truman
12
Which of the following was
not
included in the Fair Deal, proposed by Harry Truman?
Protection from racism in hiring for government jobs
Guaranteed employment
Housing assistance to those in need
A higher minimum wage for workers
13
Which of the following was
not
a philosophy associated with the Cold War in the 1950s?
Brinkmanship
Peaceful Co-Existence
Massive Retaliation
Containment
14
Who succeeded Joseph Stalin as ruler of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Paige Brindle
Leonid Brezhnev
15
What happened to the Siberian Husky "Laika" that the Soviets launched into space?
It survived re-entry and is on display in Moscow
No one knows
It is still up there eating Kibbles n Bits
Bark Bark Splat
16
What was the most popular music of the 1950s?
Bluegrass
Grunge
Smooth Jazz
Rock n' Roll
17
When did the nuclear portion of the Cold War "arms race" begin?
1949
1948
1950
1951
18
Many people migrated to the _____ following WWII and the introduction of the air conditioner.
Midwest
Sunbelt
Snowbelt
Northwest
19
When did the Chinese forces become involved in the Korean War?
Nov., 1950
Aug., 1951
Oct., 1952
June, 1950
20
Which of the following was not a feature of competition involved in the Cold War?
Ideology
Colonization
Geopolitical
Technology
21
Who was in charge of U.N. forces in Korea until April, 1951?
General Robert E. Lee
General Douglas MacArthur
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Lee Majors
22
When did the Korean War/Conflict begin?
October 21, 1985
May 3, 1953
August 33, 1955
June 25, 1950
23
Which region of Europe probably received the
least
amount of money from the Marshall Plan?
Southern Europe
Northern Europe
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
24
Which of the following aspects of the Space Race did the Americans win?
First man on the moon
First satellite in space
First man in space
First animal in space
25
China "fell" to the Communists in ...
1951
1950
1949
1948
