Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II?

The country did not suffer economic devastation.

What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II?

The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.

How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War?

Both were occupied by Allied troops.

Which of the following represents the first effort of the United Nations to fulfill its mission

adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?

to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist

Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?

MacArthur publicly criticized the president.

The problem with Truman’s Fair Deal was that it

did not receive support in Congress.

Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?

The United States never officially declared war.

The staggering number of casualties in the final two months of the Korean War showed that

both were losing soldiers to gain small amounts of land

Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare?

Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb

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1
______ was in control of North Korea after WWII
Soviet Union
United States
2
The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called
the Iron Curtain.
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
the International Monetary Fund.
containment.
3
Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II?
US received aid throughout the war from Britain and France.
The US had taken control of profitable German industries.
The U.S. military suffered few losses during the war.
The country did not suffer economic devastation.
4
What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II?
The demand for military supplies dropped sharply.
Government controlled industrial production after the war.
The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.
Labor unrest escalated.
5
How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War?
Both were occupied by Allied troops.
Both had Soviet-controlled puppet governments.
Both were occupied by China during World War II.
Both were representative democracies
6
Which of the following represents the first effort of the United Nations to fulfill its mission
creation of the Peace Corps
adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
founding of the World Bank
creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
7
_____ won the presidential election of 1948.
Dwight K. Schrute
Henry S Truman
Harry S Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
8
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
two of the Hollywood Ten
cartoonists who coined the term “McCarthyism”
convicted spies
anti-Communist leaders in Congress
9
Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?
to prevent all of Germany from becoming Communist
to implement the Marshall Plan
to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist
to rescue Allied troops trapped in Berlin
10
Korea was divided at the ____ after World War II.
38th parallel
52nd parallel
11
____ created a foreign policy known as containment
George F. Kennan
George C. Marshall
12
The policy of ____ aimed to stop Communism from spreading to any other countries
contaminate
the Fare Deal
the Fair Deal
containment
13
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?
MacArthur welcomed the Chinese government to Korea.
MacArthur publicly criticized the president.
MacArthur refused to expand the fighting into China.
MacArthur was a war hero from World War II.
14
Although the fighting in Korea is known as the Korean War, the United States
never admitted that US troops were involved in the fighting.
referred to the fighting as the Cold Action.
fought the Koreans in China but never sent troops to Korea.
never officially declared war.
15
The problem with Truman’s Fair Deal was that it
included too many New Deal programs.
did not receive support in Congress.
focused on a federal health insurance and education.
drew the nation’s attention away from Korea.
16
Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?
South Korea did not have a military.
The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
The United States never officially declared war.
17
_______ was in control of South Korea after WWII.
RSA
USA
UAE
USSR
18
The staggering number of casualties in the final two months of the Korean War showed that
both sides protected civilian lives.
both were losing soldiers to gain small amounts of land
President Truman had been right to fire General MacArthur.
the UN forces were inferior to the Communist forces.
19
What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?
Chiang Kai-shek’s government
the possibility of creating a worldwide currency
domestic Communist threats
President Truman’s firing of General Douglas MacArthur
20
World events in the late summer and fall of 1949 caused
five nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
the British and Americans to begin the Berlin Airlift.
representatives of 50 nations to form the United Nations.
the second Red Scare.
21
Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare?
Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb
the formation of the House Un-American Activities Committee
the passage of the Smith Act
Chiang Kai-shek’s takeover of China

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