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WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s Review
WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s Review
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This is a review of our 3rd quarter materials: Chapters 24-27.
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1
What ingredient is added to California Burritos in San Diego?
Guacamole
Fish
French Fries
Noodles
2
Who was President for most of the 1950s?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Harry S. Truman
3
Who was the King of Rock'n'Roll?
Buddy Holly
Michael Jackson
Elvis Presley
John Lennon
4
Which of the following was NOT a world leader during the Cold War?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5
Which of the following was NOT a component of the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
Containment
Isolationism
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
6
Which U.S. President fathered the most children (15)?
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Donald Trump
7
What action best characterized American isolationism before WWII?
Arming Greenland
Peacetime Draft
Signing the Atlantic Charter with Britain
Neutrality Acts
8
What was the first satellite in history?
Sputnik
Gemini
Vanguard
Apollo
9
Who is the all-time leading scorer in Coal Ridge Boys Basketball history?
Andy Smedra
Hunter Gerber
Brandon Herrera
Eric Schmitz
10
Which of the following was NOT a WWII general for the U.S.
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew Ridgeway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton
11
Who was President of the U.S. during most of WWII?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
12
Which of the following did NOT occur during WWII?
Rationing
Holocaust
D-Day
MacArthur firing
13
Who was at the center of the Red Scare and communist witch hunts of the 1950s?
Harry S. Truman
Joseph McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
Douglas MacArthur
14
Which of the following was NOT a WWII political leader?
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
15
What style of warfare did the Nazis use in WWII?
Trench Warfare
Siege Tactics with Catapults
Blitzkrieg
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
16
What 1950s trend was NOT a sign of the prosperity during the decade?
Levittowns and growth of suburbs
Baby Boom
Cars were a necessity, not a luxury
Inner-city unemployment
17
What event ended the Cold War thaw of the late 1950s?
McCarthy's Censure
Suez Canal Crisis
U2 Spy Plane Incident
Montgomery Bus Boycott
18
Which of the following was NOT a place of conflict in the early part of the Cold War?
Egypt
Japan
Berlin
Korea
19
What 1950s construction project was the largest government project in American history?
Space Program
Hydrogen Bomb
Federal Highway Act
New Deal
20
What group of writers preached nonconformity and social revolution in the 1950s?
Hippies (Counter Culture)
Environmentalists (Tree Huggers)
Snowflakes
Beats (Beat Generation)
21
What political system has rights taken away for the good of the state and extreme nationalism?
X-Gameism
Communism
Fascism
Capitalism
22
What two franchises of the 1950s revolutionized American businesses?
Sun Records and Red Vine Licorice
JC Penney and Holiday Inn
McDonald's and Coca-Cola
McDonald's and Holiday Inn
23
What two ideologies opposed each other in the Cold War?
Capitalist democracies vs. Communist Dictatorships
Santa's Elves vs. Penguins
Capitalists democracies vs. Nazis
Nazis vs. Communists
24
What policy by European leaders was meant to stave off war by giving into demands of Hitler?
Balance of Power
Isolationism
Appeasement
Containment
25
Which of the following nations was NOT directly involved in the Korean War?
United States
North Korea
China
Soviet Union
