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1
Which couple was put to death during the Red Scare here at home?
Sacco & Vanzetti
The Rosenbergs
The Landers
The Smiths
2
When N. Korea invaded S.Korea, President Truman's actions illustrated his commitment to...
Neutrality
Dictatorship
Containment
Isolationism
3
Why did Americans get involved in the Korean War?
The United Nations told us to go
Truman wanted to trade with North Korea
Truman felt a united Korea would help the rest of the world
Leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression
4
What was a huge fear for Americans in the 1950s?
Unemployment
Cold War
Crime
Growing national debt
5
"McCarthyism" is the term to describe...
removing members of congress from Capitol Hill
when you investigate the government
falsely accusing ppl of activities
The Red Scare
6
What is the PRIMARY goal of NATO?
To bring greater equality to Europe
to monitor people trying to flee communism
to stop communism in Asia
To unite western Europe in response to the threat of Commun.
7
Why did the US fund educational programs promoting math and science in the 1950's?
bc of the launch of the first satellite
Bc we wanted to make it really hard for you ppl to graduate
Bc the state board of education said so
Bc we discovered new chemical elements
8
What was confirmed by the publication of the Venona Papers?
Hollywood was flooded with Communists
Organized groups of Communists had been terrorists
Thousands of suspected communists were deported back to S.U.
the reputations of many ppl were ruined by false accusations
9
When the Korean war ended, the outcome was...
we became bff's with North Korea
China started ruling Korea
The South fell to Communism
N. & S. were still divided along the 38th parallel
10
1950's prosperity occurred after a major____________?
Recession
Dust Bowl
Presidential Assassination
War
11
The immediate crisis in ______________ & _______________ prompted the start of Truman Doctrine
Korea and China
Turkey and Greece
Cuba and Russia
Turkey and China
12
Why did we stop being allies with the Soviet Union after WWII?
The U.S. public demanded that we cut ties with them
Truman decided it was it bad for economy
We didn't have a mutual self-interest anymore
Stalin died
13
Accusations that Communists were widely present in the US Govt/Military came from whom?
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph MCCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alger Hiss
14
The Truman Doctrine focused on...
Financially helping ppl who wanted to fight communism
financially helping latin america
rebuilding the Japanese military
increasing trade with African nations
15
What is the primary goal of our US Containment policy after WWII?
Stop the spread of Soviet influence
end colonialism in Asia and Africa
To trap the remaining Nazis in Europe
Limit the use of atomic bombs
16
What was the PRIMARY reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950's?
North Korea challenged our policy of Containment
We had to investigate their election process
Communities in Korea needed food
We really loved Korean food, so we wanted their recipes
17
This committee investigated Hollywood for suspected Communists in the film industry...
House Un-American Activities Committee
The Motion Picture Association of America
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Bureau of Immigration Services
18
In order to combat the Soviet blockade of Berlin, the Allies did what?
tore a chunk out of the Berlin wall
Helped all the women knit sweaters for the Soviets
Berlin bombing
Berlin Airlift
19
Petroleum is another word for_______________, and it makes the world run.
Coal
Gold
Steel
Oil
20
At the end of the Korean War, what happens?
North Korea blows up
Democracy wins
Communism wins
It remained divided
21
The Cold War is characterized by...
A huge cold front that hit North America
The strengthening of relations with the Soviet Union
Another World War
Political and military tension
22
Why were planes needed during the Berlin Airlift?
To provide supplies to a blockaded city
To rescue dogs in Berlin bc it just flooded
To better invade the Soviet Union
For rapid withdrawal of troops
23
With more $ to spend & more products to buy __________ became an American way of life...
living on fast food
Consumerism
Communism
a 40 hour work week
24
What caused/led to advances in the quality of life for most Americans?
space technology
The Cold War ending
alternative sources of fuel
living in the suburbs
25
What was the main objective of the Marshall Plan?
to fight poverty in Latin America
To stop communist aggression in Korea
To provide jobs to Americans
To rebuild the economies of Europe after WWII
26
If one East Asian country fell to Communism, chances are others around it would as well...
The Red Scare
McCarthyism
Containment
Domino Theory
27
Who was the Christian Minister and Presidential Adviser who was popular in the 1950's?
Rev. Claude Farris
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Rev. Martin Luther King
Rev. Billy Graham
28
The GI Bill helps soldiers returning from WWII afford _____________ & ________________?
houses and college
houses and cars
cars and college
girls and cars
29
Why didn't Truman want to use an Atomic bomb in Korea like he did in Japan in WWII?
In 1945 we had a lot of allies, in 1951 we had two
The Japanese were fiercer fighters than the North Koreans
Japan bomb ended a war, Korean bomb would have started one
Japan was more powerful than China and Korea combined
30
Why did Americans get involved in the Korean War?
Leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression
Truman felt a united Korea would help the rest of the world
The United Nations told us to go
Truman wanted to trade with North Korea
31
In the 1950's both the Beat Movement & Rock and Roll were viewed as forms of...
American Values
Harmless Entertainment
Rebellion
Aggression
32
Eisenhower Doctrine provides military intervention in the _________________________
Pacific
Atlantic
North Pole
Middle East
33
Which President removed General MacArthur from his duties during the Korean War?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Truman
Roosevelt
