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1
The US joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to ________.
control all trade that went through the Atlantic Ocean
gain control of European nations
spy on the Russians
stop the spread of communism
2
What historical event took place on the location in the map below?
Korean Conflict
Cuban Missle Crisis
Vietnam War
Berlin Wall
3
The event that began with a senator claiming that there were spies in the government is
McCarthyism
Iron Curtain
Atomic panic
Red Scarf
4
An economic system in which the businesses and trade are owned by the government.
Democracy
Facism
Communism
Socialism
5
US President who took over when Franklin Roosevelt died.
Ronald Reagan
Tarry Hruman
Harry Truman
Brad Pitt
6
US policy to provide financial support to rebuild European countries.
Embargo
Molotov plan
Bling policy
Marshall Plan
7
A time when tensions were high between the US and USSR without an actual war.
Rocky IV
Cold War
Chilly Conflict
Ice fight
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Communist leader of Soviet Union during and after WWII.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Ivan the Terrible
Karl Marx
9
A way of manipulating public opinion towards a war.
Arms Race
Sputnik
War Propaganda
Commercials
10
Conflict where the UN sent troops to stop the spread of Communism in South East Asia.
Spanish American War
Berlin Wall
World War 2
The Korean War
11
What most women working in factories did after WWII ended.
got raises
got new jobs
got promoted
left their jobs
12
China helped North Korea invade South Korea because
Both North Korea and China were communist nations
North Korea owed China money and offerd South Korea as pay
China wanted to take over both North and South Korea
China owed North Korea money
13
A form of government in which the people elect their leaders.
Fascism
Oligarchy
Democracy
Autocracy
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The contest between the US and the Soviet Union to reach the moon first.
Space Race
Rocket Man
Space Oddity
Apollo 13
15
An international organization created to promote peace.
Fair Deal
Joined countries
United Nations
Big 10
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Area where no fighting can take place, i.e. the area between North and South Korea.
Fight Club
Demilitarized Zone
Thunder Dome
Iron Curtain
17
Which was an effect of American consumerism?
Bank went out of business
Consumer credit led to fewer credit cards
Women kept working in factories
Service industries grew.
18
The increase in oil prices was caused by what group?
Exxon
NATO
PLO
OPEC
19
US supplied the people of Berlin by plane, after the USSR blockaded the city.
Hiroshima
Berlin Airlift
Orbitz
New York Airlift
20
Advertised goods such as slinkies are in high demand because of __________.
media
cultural events
suburban growth
entertainers
21
Where many middle class families moved after WWII.
metropolis
urban areas
suburbs
rural areas
22
First Soviet satellite.
Sputnik
Spock
Muir Space Station
The Death Star
23
Invisible line that separates North and South Korea.
Great fence of Korea
Maginot line
Line in the sand
38th Parallel
24
Why were US soldiers sent to Vietnam?
to push the Korean army out
to stop the spread of communism in Asia
to stop the spread of democracy
to push the Japanese out
25
The invisible line that separates Capitalist and Communist countries in Europe.
Window
Great Wall of China
Iron Curtain
Berlin Blockade
26
Contest between the USSR and the US to create the deadliest weapons.
Race of death!
3 legged race
Arms Race
Star Wars
27
True or False: The Vietnam War ended with North Vietnam becoming a democratic nation.
True
False
28
The US agency created to explore space.
CBS
NSA
NASA
FBI
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US policy to stop the spread of Communism around the world.
Stoppage
McCarthyism
Red Stare
Containment
