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How did American economy change after WWII
All of the above
more diverse employment opportunity
wartime jobs to civilian jobs
Women returned to being housewives
2
The Korean and Vietnam wars were fought over to stop the spread of Communism
False
True
3
The two superpowers emerging after WWII
US and Germany
NATO
China and USSR
USSR and US
4
Under which US President was the armed forces de-segregated
Truman
FDR
Eisenhower
JFK
5
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Satellite Nations
States
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
6
Which country occupied East Germany post WWII?
US
England
USSR
FRance
7
The Big Three met here to discuss the fate of post war Germany
Versailles
Nuremberg
Berlin
Yalta
8
What did the Soviet Union do in response to Eastern Berliner's leaving for the west?
An atomic bomb
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
construction of the Berlin Wall
9
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
reunification of East and West Germany
construction of the Berlin wall
German development of the atomic bomb
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
10
Which is NOT an example of Communism
Government ownership of property
One party system
Free elections
Censorship
11
Which two forms of government were competing during the Cold War?
communism and socialism
democracy and communism
socialism and capitalism
democracy and capitalism
12
What were the Cold War drills done at school called?
drop and roll
duck and cover
evacuation drills
13
The global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Space race
Berlin airlift
14
A agreement between Eastern European nations and the USSR
Warsaw Pact
Communist Block
Iron Curtain
NATO
15
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Jumpstart Europe's economy
Deliver Poland to the West
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Stop the spread of communism
16
Jackie Robinson was the first African American
Baseball player
Basketball player
Football player
17
Invisible line dividing communist and democratic Europe
berlin wall
cold war line
communist block
iron curtain
18
The US fought a war in Korea
North Korean
To prevent an overthrow of the Sout Korean government
to stop spread of Communists
To
19
No private property
None of these
socialism
capitalism
communism
20
Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?
France
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
21
U-2 spy plane
USSR shot down over Russian territory
Western Union
US shot down over American territory
22
After WWII, the Soviets promised
peace with the US
never to build atomic weapons
freedom of speech
free elections
23
US policy to in an attempt to stop the spread of Communism
Deterence
Containment
Red & Blue
Mutual assured destruction
24
The Big Three
Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt
Anti communism Doctrine
Rooseelt, Chamberlain, Stalin
Truman, Stalin, churchill
25
What principle was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) based on?
appeasement
free trade
isolationism
collective security of free world
26
The purpose of the United Nations is to
Prevent future wars
Enter another World War
To build a multi cultural respect among nations
Form an alliance against the Soviet Union
27
The people vote for their representives
Democracy
Authoritarianism
None of these
Autocracy
28
Cookie-cutter homes made at low cost
duplexes
suburbs
levittowns
29
Which of the following nations wer impacted mostly in terms of causalties during WWII
Britain
USSR
France
30
President Truman desegregated
armed forces
transportation system
restaurants
schools
31
Aid given by the US to help Western Europe rebuild
Truman doctrine
Capitalism
Marshall plan
Containment Policy
32
Which 3 nations controlled West Berlin
US, England, Canada
US, West Germany, England
US, England, France
33
Western European and North American allies
WArsaw Pact
Triple Alliance
NATO
Triple Entente
34
Government owns all property and industry
Capitalism
Communism
Totalitarianism
Socialism
35
Who was the leader of the Communists USSR?
Kruschhev
Lenin
Stalin
36
What was the outcome of the Korean war
Korea became one country
China took over North Korea
North and South became seperate countries
China took over Korea
37
After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and
Germany
Italy
Spain
Soviet Union
38
Invisible wall that separated Europe between the free world and the communist world
Soviet Block
17th Parallel
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
39
Since the the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?
McCarthyism
containment
infiltration
brinkmanship
40
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
United Nations
League of Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
41
USSR attempted to cut off supplies sent to West Berlin
None of these
Containment
Communist Block
Berlin Airlift
42
which region of Europe was occupied by the USSR post WWII
West
East
Belgium
43
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
Stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.
Prevent food from entering Poland.
Prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
44
What happens to China after WWII
China becomes communist
China joins NATO
China invades Korea
45
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
South Korea
the United States
China
the United Nations
46
What was one major problem American soldiers faced upon returning home from the WWII
Few Jobs
High cost of housing
Baby Boom
47
Which years mark the beginning and end of the cold War period?
1949-1990
1939-1990
1945-1990
1945-19
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Policy to aimed at preventing the spread of Communism
eisnerhower doctrine
containment
truman doctrine
marshall plan
