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Who gave the secret of the Atomic bomb to Russia?
Fidel Castro
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Nikita Khrushchev
Harry Truman
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He was the leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Frank Lloyd Wright
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Nikita Khrushchev
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He brought about change in modern architecture
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bill Gates
Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles Drew
4
This war ended in a stalemate with neither side winning and a division between countries at 38
Korean War
Vietnam War
WWII
WWI
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a communist country?
restricted travel
controlled media
freedom of speech
education free
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Who started restaurants where the food is basically the same in VA as it is in CA?...McDonalds
Ray Kroc
Joseph McCarthy
Jimmy Carter
Charles Drew
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What was the Red Scare?
fear of communism taking our country
the color of the Chinese flag
nickname for the Korean War
a contagious disease
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The belief that the US should keep communism from spreading
containment
United Nations
cold war
iron curtain
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He was the leader of Russia during the cold war
Nikita Khrushchev
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
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Court Case that stated separate facilities were equal (schools, hospitals, etc)
GI Bill
Plessy v Ferguson
civil rights
Brown v Board of Education
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What country had the first man on the moon?
Russia
Cuba
US
China
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Which country was the first to send up a satellite?
Russia
Cuba
China
US
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What country had the 1st man in space?
US
Russia
Great Britain
France
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The United States economy after WWII can be characterized as:
depressing
unstable
stagnant
prosperous
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linking nations through trade, information, technology and communication
NOW
superpowers
globalization
iron curtain
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This was a failed amendment to the US Constitution; did draw attention equality for women
NOW
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13th
ERA
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$12 billion given to countries in Europe after WWII to help them rebuild
Marshall Plan
Run on the bank
Domino Theory
GI Bill
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The US believed that if we let one country fall to communism, another would and then another...
containment
GI bill
iron curtain
domino theory
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles Drew
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Ray Kroc
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Other than Korea, what other Japanese colony was divided after WWII?
Puerto Rico
North Korea
Vietnam
Cuba
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When did the Soviet Union begin to participate in the Olympics?
1945
1919
2013
1952
22
The alliance of US and 15 other countries near the
Atlantic Ocean
is...
NATO
iron curtain
cold war
Warsaw Pact
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What failed event started by the US was an attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro?
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Laurence of Aribia
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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US President that started the interstate highway system
Jimmy Carter
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Harry Truman
25
an alliance of all
communist
countries of Eastern Europe
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
iron curtain
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The arms race was a competition of weapons between what two countries?
Russia and China
US and Russia
US and Cuba
Great Britain and the US
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He brought about a change in modern architecture in US
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles Drew
Ray Kroc
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He was the lead scientist for the Manhattan Project
Maya Angelou
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Albert Einstein
Frank Lloyd Wright
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A peacekeeping organization started after WWII
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
iron Curtain
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What President started the Star Wars Project?
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman
George Bush
John Kennedy
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What country helped North Korea during the Korean War?
South Korea
US
Vietnam
China
