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The Early Cold War Exam Review
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A review of the major concepts, people and events of the early Cold War period in US History.
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1
The Cold War is characterized by fundamental differences between _________ and ________.
Communism and Democracy
Socialism and Communism
Germany and The USSR
Europe and America
2
This picture depicts which Cold War incident?
Who knows?
The Marshall Plan
The Potsdam Conference
The Berlin Airlift
3
Which famous idea stated that the US would send money and troops anywhere communism tried to go
Truman Doctrine
Massive Retaliation
Brinkmanship
Domino Theory
4
What were the countries of Eastern Europe known as that became Communist countries after WWII?
The United Nations
Satellite Nations
Gulags
NATO
5
Which international organization's aim is to prevent another world war?
United Nations
The Communist Bloc
NATO
Warsaw Pact
6
Which very famous 1950s era American Artist painted the picture that is shown?
Andy Warhol
John Lennon
Chuck Berry
Jackson Pollock
7
What was the race to build the most weapons of mass destruction after WWII called?
Kill em all Race
MOAB Race
Arms Race
Space Race
8
Which of the following genres of music DID NOT influence Rock-N-Roll?
Classical Music
African American Gospel Music
Country Music
Jazz Music
9
Which US Senator went a Communist witch hunt in the US Government and cause another Red Scare?
Joseph McCarthy
Bretton Woods
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lyndon Baines Johnson
10
The folks shown in the picture most likely belonged to which group of the 1950s?
The News Media
The US Marine Corps
The Beatniks
The PGA tour
11
Which generation was born in the late 1940s and early 1950s after WWII?
Millennials
Baby Boomers
Generation X
Generation Z
12
As far as the US was concerned the root of all evil during the Cold War was....
Nazi Germany
communism
Radical Islam
The Rise of the Beat Culture
13
America's response to the launch of Sputnik was
To create the UN
To create NATO
To create NASA
To create NAFTA
14
The Venona Papers released in 1997 showed that ________ was a spy for the USSR.
Elvis Presley
J.Edgar Hoover
John Foster Dulles
Julius Rosenberg
15
Which group unfortunately
DID NOT
benefit from the economic boom of the 1950s?
Anglo Americans
Mexican Americans
African Americans
Native Americans
16
Which group grew from the prosperity of the 1950s?
Upper Class
Poor Class
Middle Class
Working Class
17
Many automobile designs of the 1950s were born from the ____.
Russians
Allied victory in WWII
Communist Chinese
Space Race
18
What provided loans for education, houses or loans for to start a business for veterans?
NASA
Sputnik
NATO
GI Bill of Rights
19
The main reason that our Interstate Highways were created were to
Make it easier to get to and from work.
To get goods and services faster.
To move the military and machinery in case of invasion.
To make it faster to get to Grandma's House at Christmas.
20
Why were relations between the US and USSR strained after WWII?
Because both were spying on each other.
All of the above
Because both wanted to spread their brand of government!
Because both of them mistrusted each other.
21
The Threat of the use of Nuclear weapons to contain communism was called _______.
Massive Retaliation
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Game Over Policy
22
Which medium replaced the radio as the main source of news and entertainment in the 1950s?
Television
Computers
Newspapers
Movie newsreels
23
The Marshall Plan was offered to ALL countries effected by WWII to encourage the growth of ___.
Democracy
Communism
Socialism
Totalitarianism
24
Which infamous couple were executed for allegedly selling atomic secrets to the USSR?
Rowan and Martin
Sacco and Vanzetti
Laurel and Hardy
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
25
Which Famous Doctor invented the Polio vaccine in the 1950s?
Dr. Jonas Salk
Dr. Julius Irving
Dr. Denton Cooley
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
26
Which conflict of the Cold War lasted from 1950-1953 and was ended with an armistice?
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Seven Years War
The War on Terror
27
Which school subjects saw increased importance as a result of the Space Race of the 1950s?
Math and Science
Psychology and Sociology
History and Philosophy
Art and Literature
28
What line of Latitude divides the country of Korea into North and South?
48 Degrees North Latitude Line
38 Degrees South Latitude Line
0 Degrees Latitude Line
38 Degrees North Latitude Line
29
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe how communism was taking over Europe after WWII?
Elvis Presley
Harry S. Truman
Joseph McCarthy
Winston Churchill
30
Which famous General was fired by President Truman because he called Truman soft on communism?
Curtis LeMay
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George S. Patton
31
Which medical technology was NOT discovered in the 1950s?
Polio Vaccine
Antibiotics
Cure for Cancer
Streptomycin to combat TB
32
What time period in US History lasts from the year 1946-1991?
The best of times and the worst of times
The Gilded Age
The Cold War
The Era of Tensions
33
What was the Allied mutual defense alliance created after WWII called?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The Warsaw Pact
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
The United Nations
34
Who was President of the US when the Cold War started in 1945/46?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
35
Who is this "King" in the picture that changed American Pop culture and music forever?
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Pat Boone
Little Richard
