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1
Which of these countries emerged from WWII as a superpower?
Great Britain
France
Japan
the Soviet Union
2
Sputnik was the world's first artificial satellite.
True
False
3
Which part of the New Deal was not passed by Congress?
the plan for ending racial discrimination
a national health insurance plan
expanded social security benefits for the elderly
higher minimum wage for all Americans
4
Which of the following words is not part of HUAC's title?
House
Communism
Committee
Activities
5
Which of these groups was largely satisfied with 1950s society?
African-Americans
white men
beatniks
women
6
Who was not a member of the Big Three?
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
7
What was the point of the Berlin Airlift?
to send supplies to stranded communists living in Berlin
to establish unity/cooperation between the US and trapped Berliners
to share supplies with Holocaust survivors still living in Berlin
to cut Allied countries off from Axis powers
8
Which is NOT a major decision Truman had to deal with when he came into office?
whether to use the atomic bomb
how to defeat the Germans to finally end the war
how to help the US economy stay prosperous
how to contain communism
9
Which of these was not a common occupation for women in the 1950s?
nurse
mother and wife
teacher
lawyer
10
The Nazis at Nuremberg were charged with and some were executed for
crimes against humanity
the crime of murder
the crime of mass homicide
crimes of passion
11
This leader's incredible wife was one of the first delegates to the UN:
Joseph Stalin
Harry S Truman
FDR
Winston Churchill
12
McCarthy finally lost his reputation when he...
died
exposed himself as having communist sympathies
accused the president of being a communist
claimed there were communists in the US military
13
During what other time had America experienced a Red Scare?
during the Civil War
during the Roaring Twenties
during the Great Depression
during WWI
14
Which country started the conflict over the Suez Canal that almost became WWIII?
Egypt
Greece
Great Britain
France
15
Edward R. Murrow's main criticism of McCarthy was that...
McCarthy didn't have enough proof to accuse people
he was taking advantage of the Red Scare craze
the man was a communist himself
he invented the Red Scare to frighten people
16
The 1956 Highway Act led to the creation of 41,000 miles of roads
False
True
17
Which country was not involved in the first meeting of the UN?
France
the Soviet Union
China
Great Britain
18
Why did people NOT move to the Sun Belt?
warmer year-round climate
more jobs available
higher paying job opportunities
better quality of life
19
A meeting of major leaders to decide the fate of the postwar world:
Yalta Conference
United Nations
NATO
Nuremberg Trials
20
Why was urban renewal necessary?
It was in an effort to draw people back to cities
Too many people had left, taking their tax money with them
Cities upkeep had been neglected during the war
Cities became too crowded and began to become worn down
21
What does NATO stand for?
New Alliance Treaty Organization
North American Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treachery Organization
22
A method of making aggressive accusations with undeniable proof is known as McCarthyism.
True
False
23
Which of these was NOT a common criticism of suburbs?
encouraged creativity and innovation
encouraged racial discrimination
drew people away from cities
encouraged conformity
24
In what ways were Levitt's houses NOT similar to Model T Fords?
affordable financially
encouraged racial segregation
simply designed
basic model
25
The GI Bill did NOT allow returning veterans to afford to buy:
homes
schools
farms
businesses
26
The iron curtain refers to:
how communist countries sealed off their economies
how communism could be successfully contained
how communist countries cut off others' access to the western world
how quickly communism spread
27
When Berlin was divided between the US, the UK, France, and the Soviet Union, who got the biggest share?
France
Soviet Union
UK
United States
28
The 38th Parallel marks the line on which the Korean War ended.
False
True
29
Marshall instituted the Marshall plan because he was worried...
that Europe's damaged economy would hurt the US's economy
the war had left Europe vulnerable to Communism
that Europe would be angry if the US helped Japan but not Europe
That European leaders would withdraw from NATO
30
Which two groups were warring over Israel during this time period?
Christians & Jews
Jews & Communists
Christians & Muslims
Jews & Muslims
31
Containment was an attempt to get rid of communism altogether
False
True
32
The Korean War began when...
the Soviet Union invaded North Korea
China sent thousands of troops into North Korea
North Korea unexpectedly stormed across the 38th Parallel
MacArthur proposed bombing China
33
Who was a supporter of brinkmanship?
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
34
This man accused many prominent people of being communists.
Douglas McCarthy
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph MacArthur
35
The war crimes trials after WWII confirmed that soldiers could be charged with crimes, even if obeying orders
False
True
36
The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union's response to the formation of NATO.
False
True
37
The plan to help Europe get back on its feet was known as...
the Fair Deal
the New Deal
the Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
38
At the Yalta conference, the Big 3 decided that the occupied Axis countries would all become...
communist governments
liberated to decide their own government type
subject to martial law
democratic governments
39
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were both...
promises to help Europe gets back its feet after WWII
promises between countries to defend one another if attacked
deals involving only western countries
about preventing the spread of communism
40
This was a policy to help foreign governments fight against communist uprisings:
GI Bill of Rights
Truman Doctrine
Fair Deal
Marshall Plan
41
The Communist leader who established the People's Republic of China:
Mao Zadong
Mow Zedonge
Mao Zedong
Moa Zadong
42
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for...
granting a soviet group access to a warehouse containing the US's H-bomb
recruiting American students to become communists
giving the Soviets info on the hydrogen bomb
sharing plans for the original atomic bomb from WWII
43
NASA was created in response to the launch of Russia's Sputnik.
True
False
44
The Dixiecrats were a political group who opposed Truman and supported
equal rights
racial integration
racial segregation
civil rights
45
MacArthur was ultimately "relieved of his duty" because
he defied orders and bombed China
he criticized the president in public
he committed war crimes behind the president's back
he accused the president of being a communist
46
Actors being refused work due to suspicions of being communists is known as being
blackboarded
redlisted
blacklisted
prohibited
47
The school exercise to protect US school children from the nuclear bomb was called...
really big fire alarm
cover and duck drill
lockdown drill
duck and cover drill
