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1
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To keep East Germans from entering West Germany
To keep Americans from entering Russia
To stop Germany from invading Great Britain
To keep the USSR from invading East Germany
2
What political system prevailed (won) in Vietnam after the Vietnam was ended?
Communism
Capitalism
The "domino theory"
McCarthyism
3
Who was Rosa Parks?
African American woman who refused to give up her seat
Speaker at the March on Washington and speechwriter for MLK
Congresswoman from Mississippi
African American bus driver
4
What happened as people moved to the suburbs after WWII?
The automobile industry grew
Living in apartments became popular
More people moved into big cities
The automobile industry collapsed
5
Who led the March on Washington and gave the "I have a dream" speech?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
President Kennedy
6
What was the baby boom?
Decline in the number of babies born after WWII
Children of English soldiers born during WWII
When many babies were born after WWII
All babies born during WWII
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What is the name of the first satellite launched by the Soviet Union?
Pluto X
Saturn V
Apollo 11
Sputnik
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What is NATO?
Organization created to keep peace
alliance to protect nations against Soviet Union attack
Controls trade
Controls oil prices
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Which statement describes Communism?
industries and property are controlled by the government
communism is a free enterprise system
Industries are privately owned
prices are determined by business owners
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Which of these is one reason the U.S. economy was prosperous after WWII?
European Economy was booming
U.S. had little competition from economic rivals
American workforce shrank
Space industry hurt the economy
11
Which of the following was the main cause of the Cold War?
US wanted to spread communism
Soviet Union was committed to spreading democracy
Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism
US refused to allow rise of democracy in Eastern Europe
12
Which organization is responsible for regulating oil prices and supply?
UN
NATO
U.S.S.R.
OPEC
13
What was the iron curtain?
the Berlin Wall
line dividing Europe into communist and noncommunist
a curtain made of iron
curtain in the U.S.S.R
14
What was the result of
Brown v. Board of Education
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Supreme Court decision creating "separate but equal" law
Supreme Court decision ending segregation in public schools
Montgomery Bus Boycott
civil rights march on Washington
15
How did television affect family time in many homes?
Made it impossible for family time together
Led to many arguments
Made family time together around the TV
Led to more families eating out for dinner
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What was McCarthyism?
The dividing of Korea
The Cold War
A containment policy
The Search for communists in the US
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How are the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War ALIKE?
The fighting was to stop the spread of Communism
Both were about stopping the spread of Capitalism
Both were fought to end Socialism
Both were fought to end Facism
