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ASII, Cold War and Post WWII Domestic
ASII, Cold War and Post WWII Domestic
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A review of the Cold War Unit
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1
President Truman fired this General during the Korean War
Sherman
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Lemay
2
The Korean war was between_________ and ______ vs _______ and ______ which ended in a stalemate
North and South Korea Vs the US and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Korea Vs the US and Vietnam
North Korea and China vs South Korea and the US
Germany and Austro Hungary VS US and Great Britan
3
Truman's economic Deal, which increased the minimum wage, is know as:
Square Deal
New Deal
Fair Deal
Raw Deal
4
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them medals of honor
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
Gave them benefits when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
5
Operation AJAX occurred in the country; the CIA plotted a coup and installed a royal dictator:
Iran
Cuba
North Vietnam
Guatamela
6
THIS is a characteristic of a market economy?
Private Property
All of the choices are correct
Free Markets
Competition
7
A pact created to protect the gains of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
NAACP
Warsaw Pact
NATO
United Nations
8
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It made people sick
It weakened the economy in America
Democracy would spread
It was like Fascism and could cause WWIII
9
How did the Eisenhower Doctrine differ from the Truman Doctrine?
Eisenhower Doctrine expanded it to include China and Korea
Eisenhower Doctrine expanded it to include South Africa
Eisenhower Doctrine expanded it to include the Middle East
Eisenhower Doctrine expanded it to include South American
10
To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______
Extermination
Containment
Guerrilla Warfare
Hide and Seek
11
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
United Nations
Action League NOW
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
12
The innovation that MOST LIKELY caused the pictured town to deteriorate is:
Interstate Highways
Steamship
Air Travel by Jet
Transcontinental Railroads
13
After the Soviet Union cut off access to West Berlin, how did the Allies help?
Supplies were carried in through a series of tunnels
Communist leaders gave them all homes and jobs
They were each given Marshall Checks.
Berlin Airlift-supplies were brought to West Berlin by plane
14
This medium transformed the U.S. in the 1950's, showing how conservative U.S. values were:
Novels
Television
Movies
Radio
15
What is the best title for this map?
Vietnam during the Cold War
Europe during the Great Depression
Europe after the Cold War
Europe during the Cold War
16
This Supreme Court case marked the end of segregation in public schools:
Brown v. Board Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
17
All of the following music styles appeared in the 1950's
EXCEPT FOR:
Disco
Rock and Roll
Doo Wop
Classic Pop/Crooners
18
The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism
NATO
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
19
Choose the answer that best describes the image to the left:
A physical barrier dividing East and West Germany
The border between Poland and Russia
A wall surrounding all of Berlin
imaginary line that divided Communist Europe and Free Europe
20
The border of North and South Korea loosely follows what map feature?
Yangtze River
Yalu River
38th Parallel
35th Parallel
21
Society in the 1950's caused the following changes by the end of the decade
EXCEPT FOR:
Spiritual Liberation
Rejection of conformist society
Acceptance of traditional family structures
Increase in Juvenile Delinquency
22
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
Hot War
Cold War
Vietnam War
WWII
23
This was the first satellite launched into the space by the Soviets
Stalin One
Russian One
Sputnik
Leika
24
Jack Kerouac was the lead author of what literary movement?
Conservativism
Beatniks
Romanticism
Realists
25
Eisenhower warned against THIS during his Farewell Address
Foreign Entaglements
Military-Industrial Complex
Political parties
Soviet Expansion
26
Harry Truman coined this term to limit the spread of communism.
Iron Curtain
Containment Theory
Wild Fire Theory
Multiply Theory
27
This Senator went on a Witch Hunt for communists during the 1950's:
McCain
Nixon
Cohn
McCarthy
28
Economically, this innovation brought the focus from downtown to areas located further away:
Shipping Hubs
Internet Shopping
Shopping Mall
Walmart
29
IN 1954, this phrase was added to the Pledge of Allegiance:
Under God
With Liberty and Justice for All
Indivisible
One Nation
30
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Gained total control of Europe
Nuclear Attack
Divided amongst the Allied Powers
Paid High War Debts
31
The Truman Doctrine offered aid to any country fighting communism, especially these 2 countries
Iran and Greece
Germany and Japan
Turkey and the Ukraine
Greece and Turkey
32
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Built a wall in Berlin
Allowed all refugees to live in America
broke apart Germany
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
33
Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
Distraction Wars
Proxy Wars
Star Wars
Battles
34
The main concern of a traditional economic system is...
A. To support the wants and needs of an individual consumer
A. To be the most productive society globally
A. To make laws regarding private property ownership
To ensure the basic needs of each individual is met by the government
35
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Korean War
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
36
After WWII, Japan became a
Democratic Nation and Ally of the United States
Broken Nation divided by allied powers
Monarchy and Ally of China
Radiation Hot zone where no human could live
37
Which countries were superpowers during in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and Japan
Korea and Vietnam
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and United States
38
This was the belief that if one country fell to communism, the rest would follow
Restraint Theory
Containment Theory
Domino Theory
MAD Theory
39
Which of the basic economic systems allows the government to control most aspects of the economy?
Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
40
This group of students' entry into school forced Eisenhower to call out the US Army:
Memphis 8
Little Rock 9
Three Musketeers
Birmingham 7