In the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy earned national attention by

falsely accusing many people of being communists

The primary goal of the US foreign policy of containment was to:

stop communist influence from spreading

The National Defense Education Act (1958) was created to

improve education in the areas of science and math

The primary purpose of the creation of the United Nations was to...

promote peace through international agreements

After the Holocaust, what new action did the US take to aid Jews?

It recognizes Israel as a state.

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 came to an end when

Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its missiles from Cuba

The trials at Nuremberg were meant to accomplish which of the following...

provide justice for the Holocaust

Which of the following best describes the Truman Doctrine?

U.S. would support countries trying to resist the spread of Communism

McCarythism in the 1950s is most closely associated with:

claims that communists infiltrated the federal government

In which pair of events is the second event a response to the first?

Holocaust - Nuremberg War Crimes trials

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1
Name of the alliance the Soviet Union created after WW II
NAFTA
NATO
Soviet Satellite Pact
Warsaw Pact
2
In the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy earned national attention by
falsely accusing many people of being communists
almost winning multiple Presidential elections
supporting national desegregation efforts
challenging the President’s decision to use atomic weapons
3
The primary goal of the US foreign policy of containment was to:
gain territories in Africa and Latin America
overthrow existing dictatorships
stop communist influence from spreading
return to noninvolvement in world affairs
4
This event marked the end of the Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
the fall of the Berlin War
Berlin Airlift
Bay of Pigs Invasion
5
The National Defense Education Act (1958) was created to
educate students on the evils of the Soviet Union
desegregate American public schools
educate students on how to survive a nuclear attack
improve education in the areas of science and math
6
The primary purpose of the creation of the United Nations was to...
free eastern European countries from communism
supply food to all member countries
maintain an international army
promote peace through international agreements
7
After the Holocaust, what new action did the US take to aid Jews?
It provided monetary compensation.
It helped locate lost relatives.
It created shelter programs.
It recognizes Israel as a state.
8
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 came to an end when
Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its missiles from Cuba
CIA-backed rebels defeated by Cuba at the Bay of Pigs
a nuclear disarmament plan was agreed upon
UN allowed the US to install nuclear missiles in Key West
9
Which of these most accurately represents the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea won
South Korea won
the United States won
Containment was successful
10
The trials at Nuremberg were meant to accomplish which of the following...
put Adolf Hitler on trial
avenge the bombing of Pearl Harbor
execute Tojo Hideki
provide justice for the Holocaust
11
Following WWII, who described the Soviet Grip on Eastern Europe as an "Iron Curtain"?
Stalin
Truman
Mussolini
Churchill
12
Which of the following best describes the Truman Doctrine?
states trying to integrate public schools
people who were in poverty.
U.S. would support countries trying to resist the spread of Communism
support countries helping the United States in the Vietnam War
13
What country found itself divided into communist and non-communist zones?
United States
Germany
Canada
Thailand
14
McCarythism in the 1950s is most closely associated with:
claims that communists infiltrated the federal government
efforts to prevent pro-communist governments in Latin Americ
passage of the Interstate Highway Act
formation of the Warsaw Pact
15
In which pair of events is the second event a response to the first?
Holocaust - Nuremberg War Crimes trials
Truman Doctrine - D-Day Invasion
Manhattan Project - Lend-Lease Act
Germany's invasion of Poland - Munich Conference
16
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed for the purpose of...
spreading democracy
promoting free trade among members
mutual defense
settling international disputes

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