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Brief review of early Cold War events
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1
Why did Eisenhower build the interstate highway system?
to increase the national debt
to create jobs
to get himself reelected
for defensive purposes
2
The US went to war in Korea because
It wanted to established a colony in Asia
China had invaded North Korea
The Soviet Union invaded Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
3
Which of the following was NOT part of the Military Industrial Complex according to Eisenhower?
military
education
government
business
4
All of the following contributed to the growth of suburbia EXCEPT
higher divorce rate
The Baby Boom
The GI Bill
Mass produced homes
5
Which contributed to the conformity of the 1950s?
The Beat Generation
African American Civil Rights movement
Betty Freidan's the Feminine Mystique
the television
6
At which conference did the Soviet Union agree to allow for free elections in Eastern Europe?
Yalta
Tehran
NATO
Casablanca
7
Which group challenged conformity through poetry, music and art?
The greasers
the Bohemians
The Beatniks
The baby boomers
8
What country became Communist in 1949 causing Americans to panic over the spread of communism?
Korea
China
Soviet Union
Poland
9
What developed because of teen culture of the 1950s?
strict rules for dating
a generation gap between kids and their parents
a car culture in America
traditional gender roles for women and men
10
WHat happened to those who were determined to be communist or soft on commnism?
jailed
executed
blacklisted
homes were taken
11
What did the Soviet Union develop in 1949 that triggered a communist witch hunt in the U.S.
hydrogen bomb
long range ICBM
nuclear bomb
nuclear submarines
12
Which of the following challenged gender roles for women?
the book titled The Feminine Mystique
Television shows like Father Knows Best
education opportunities for women
Advertisements for household products
13
Who was executed for handing classified documents over the to Soviet Union?
Richard Nixon
the Rosenbergs
Alger Hiss
Joe McCarthy
14
What was the Second Red Scare referred to as?
Red hunt
McCarthy Era
Nixonism
the witch hunts
15
Why was Churchill's Iron Curtain speech significant?
It led to peaceful relations between the US and the SU
It made Americans fear the spread of Communism
It led to the fall of China
It caused the spread of Communism in Eastern Europe
16
What part of society was heavily investigated by HUAC?
Hollywood
lawyers
teachers
unions
17
What was the significance of Sputnik?
It showed that the US was ahead in technology
It made Americans fear communists were in the government
It stared the Space Race
It decreased tensions in the Cold War
18
Who was blamed for not doing enough to stop China from becoming communist?
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Truman
19
What was Eisenhower's policy of Brinkmanship?
The US will push Communism back to the Soviet Union
The US will stop communism from spreading
The US needs to be prepared for war
The US will stay away from conflicts with the Soviet Union
20
What event set the precedent of avoiding actual fighting during the Cold War?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Berlin blockade and airlift
building ot the Berlin Wall
21
Which of the following was a result of the HUAC hearings?
Truman lost the election in 1948
thousands of Communists were rooted out of the State Dept.
the Hollywood ten went to jail and were blacklisted
Many spies were found in the Federal Government and killed
22
Which event did not lead to a feeling of distrust between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
the Geneva Conference
the invasion of South Korea
the U2 Spy plane being shot down
the Berlin Blockade
23
WHat was the outcome of the Korean Conflict?
The conflict ended in a stalemate with no treaty
North Korea took over all of Korea and made it Communist
The Soviet Union took control of all of Korea
The US kicked the Communists out of Korea and Korea united
24
What led to the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
the development of the A-bomb
U.S. landing a man on the moon
the fall of China to Communism
the launching of Sputnik
25
What policy did President Truman develop in response to Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe?
Brinkmanship
Flexible Response
Isolationism
Containment
26
Who used American's fear of Communism to further his own political power?
Joseph McCarthy
Margaret Chase Smith
Dwight D.Eisenhower
Harry Truman
27
What did Winston Churchill call the nations of Eastern Europe on Soviet control?
the Iron Curtain
the Warsaw Pact
the evil empire
the superpact
28
Which of the following decreased Cold War tensions during Eisenhower's administration?
the shooting down of the U2 spy plane
the space race
the launching of Sputnik
The meeting in Geneva, Switzerland with Soviet Premier
29
What plan gave money to European nations to help keep them from turning to communism?
the subversive plan
the generous plan
the Marshall Plan
the Eisenhower Doctrine
