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Unit 8: Cold War Era
Unit 8: Cold War Era
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A US History Quiz to introduce the Cold War.
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1
Tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R lasting from the 1950s to 1990s is called
Cold War
Treaty of Paris
WWII
WWI
2
What organization was formed for the purpose of a mutual defense of Western allies?
NATO
League of Nations
United Nations
OPEC
3
What conflicts under Kennedy were efforts to contain Communist?
Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean and WWII
Vietnam and Libya
Suez Canal and Vietnam
4
What was Truman's policy toward the Cold War?
use force
massive retaliation
flexible response
containment
5
The fear of communism is called
covert
Red Scare
domino theory
containment
6
The HUAC investigations were similar to
Red Scare
WWI
Great Depression
Prohibition
7
Sputnik I caused the US to
send troops to Cuba
threaten to attack the Soviet Union
increase spending in technology and weapons
send troops to Berlin
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The purpose of this was to limit the spread of communism...
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Truman Doctrine
United Nations
9
What was caused by the headline?
members of movie industry blacklisted
sitins by moviegoers
strikes on movie sets
boycotts by actors
10
What is the name of the international organization to preserve world peace called?
United Nations
NATO
World Trade Organization
League of Nations
11
What historical event is depicted in this cartoon?
The U.S. removing missiles from Cuba
The Soviet Union removing missiles from Cuba
Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba
12
The best title for the information below is
Results of Protectionist Policies
Impacts of Cold War Spending
Effects of Great Society Programs
Causes of Space Exploration
13
What is this depicting?
Korean War
Containment
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
14
GI Bill: unemployment pay for vets, $ for mortgages, and...
creation of cabinet department
access to public transportation
tuition assistance for college
protection of civil rights
15
What type of music broke down raicial barriers in the 1950s and originated from jazz/blues?
R&B
rap
rock n roll
bluegrass
16
First artificial satellite by the Soviets
NDEA
NASA
Apollo
Sputnik I
17
Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Korean War all describe...
Containment
Appeasement
Imperialism
Isolationism
18
What happened in 1969?
NASA created
monkeys land on the moon
Neil Armstrong...man on the moon
Korean War happened
19
What was produced to close escape routes of East Germans?
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Communist Gate
20
Because many people moved to suburbia...this created an increase in
automobile ownership and highways
family members
farms
factories in rural areas
21
Who attempted to identify Communist in the government?
Supreme Court
HUAC
ACT
President's cabinet
22
Where did the Soviets place long-range missiles?
Germany
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
23
What is the best title of this cartoon?
reasons for gov't economic planning
causes and effects of economic prosperity in the 1950s
strength and weaknesses of gov't economic policy
sources of consumer debt
24
What provided supplies to a blockaded city?
Cold War Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
25
The Korean War was an effort by the US to ?
secure trading partners
containment of communism
increase economy by wartime spending
Marshall Plan
26
Trends in this list all occurred as a result of
creation of Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
reduction in peacetime spending
economic prosperity after WWII
immigration after WWII
27
What does this picture depict?
spies were being caught
nation became superpower
fear created by Cold War
steps to hide a nuclear bomb
28
Complete the diagram
US drops atomic bomb on Europe
US builds nuclear facilities in Europe
president orders military strikes
Congress provides financial assistance to Europe
29
Who embraced originality and individuality in their writing, art, and music?
Suburbs
Rock
Beat Generation
Freedom Riders
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Reasons for this: soldiers coming home, GI Bill, culture of the time, and advertising
increase in farms
Red Scare
Baby Boom
Korean War
