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AHII Unit 5 Review: World War II and Early Cold War
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1
This American senator infamously claimed communist activity within American government
Robert McNamara
Joseph McCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
2
This type of government controls all aspects of society and economy through nationalistic code.
Communism
Nazism
Fascism
Capitalism
3
This plan authorized $13 billion in aid to keep rebuilding nations from turning to communism.
Marshall Plan
Truman Plan
Keenan Plan
Stalin Plan
4
Who is this person?
Maude the Mechanic
Patty the Packager
Francine the Flapper
Rosie the Riveter
5
Hitler's goal of creating the Third Reich included all except:
empire for all German speakers
Place for Nazi rhetoric to be fulfilled
an empire for the Aryan Race
land redistribution for Jews
6
The Soviets created this military alliance in response to NATO.
UN
Warsaw Pact
The Avengers
League of Nations
7
The US moved to this policy of neutrality in which nations must pay up front for goods.
Cash and Carry
Lend-Lease
Destroyers for Bases
Laissez-faire
8
Why did Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
British urged Truman to drop the bombs
End the war quickly with fewer Japanese casualties
Soviets urged Truman to drop the bombs
End the war quickly with fewer American casualties
9
Which international organization was created to avoid future conflicts after WWII?
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
NATO
League of Nations
10
The term for the communication barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Europe was
The Iron Wall
Berlin Wall
The North Wall
The Iron Curtain
11
This committee was created to hunt down communists in the US.
NATO
NSA
HUAC
CIA
12
This island-nation chose to side with the Soviets, causing fear and panic in the US in 1962.
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Jamaica
13
Where did Harry S. Truman drop the two atomic bombs?
Okinawa and Nagaski
Nagasaki and Osaka
Hiroshima and Okinawa
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
14
Tense situation in which Americans provided East Berlin with supplies to bypass a USSR blockade
West Berlin Solidarity
Berlin Wall
9/11
Berlin Airlift
15
Which country did NOT make up the Axis Powers of WWII?
Italy
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
16
Which of the following is not a totalitarian dictator of the 1930s?
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
17
Due to the financial depression of the 1920s in Europe, what type of government became popular?
Theocratic
Democratic
Totalitarian
Monarchy
18
What authorized the official internment of Japanese Americans in 1942?
Executive Order 1025
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 4040
Executive Order 3856
19
First major war in which the US was called upon to contain communism
Vietnam War
War on Terror
Korean War
WWII
20
What foreign policy was adopted by President Truman in 1947?
Imperialism
Isolationism
Neutrality
Containment
21
Which two nations emerged as super powers after WWII?
USSR and Chad
USA and USSR
USA and Mexico
Japan and Germany
22
This was the American plan of invading Normandy to liberate Nazi-controlled France.
Operation Dumbo Drop
Operation Torch
Operation Overlord
Operation Iraqi Freedom
23
What officially started WWII in Europe?
Nazi invasion of France
Nazi invasion of Poland
Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia
the Hunger Games
24
Britain and France avoided war by conceding to Hitler's demands. This is an example of _______
pleasing
side-stepping
containment
appeasement
25
The Atlantic Charter was...
America's plan for attack on Japan
Hitler and Mussolini's meeting to strategize
meeting between Hitler and FDR to end WWII
FDR and Churchill's meeting for post-war peace
26
Leaders must be held accountable for crimes against humanity. This precedent was set at the:
Nuremburg Trials
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Munich Conference
27
The US angered Japan enough to cause them to attack Pearl Harbor by:
helping them fight against the Allies
ignoring their calls for peace
placing an embargo on essential war materials
attacking them by sea and air
28
What was the purpose of America's foreign policy of Containment?
Keep democracy from reaching Eastern Europe
Allow Soviet influence around the world
Keep communism from spreading to other nations
Contain Nazi influence from spreading through Europe
29
Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with which nation when dividing Poland?
Spain
Japan
Sweden
Soviet Union
30
The GI Bill was introduced to
aid veterans with partaking in the babyboom
aid veterans with college education or buying a home
aid veterans with PTSD
aid veterans with finding job opportunities