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1
What was created in 1949 for the purpose of Mutal Defence?
The Atlantic Treaty
NATO
HUAC
The Warsaw Pact
2
What is a Levittown?
a suburb
an urban housing project
a tax evation scheme
a mexican border town
3
It was the response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin...
The Berlin Airlift
Truman's Promise
The Kremlin Assault
The Quartering of Germany
4
What granted $13 billion in aid for former servicemen, such as education grants & housing?
<p>The Fordney McCumber Act</p>
<p>Executive Order 8806</p>
the GI Bill
The Taft Hartley Act
5
Which country was responsible for the launch of Sputnik?
The United Nations
USSR
China
United States
6
What was used to fight communism covertly
FBI
The Secret Service
CIA
The Pinkertons
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What is Joseph McCarthy responsible for?
negotiating the release of Korean war POWs
the communist whitch hunt
the creation of the domino theory
the rebuildin of Japan
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The red part of this map represents which of the following?
The Sun Belt
The Rust Belt
The Bible Belt
The Wheat Belt
9
What was the poorest group living in American society during the 1950's?
whites
hispanics
blacks
native americans
10
The postwar economy suffered severe...
inflation
unemployment
labor shortages
depression
11
Which of the following did Americans build, out of fear of the Atomic Bomb?
brick schools
fallout shelters
hurrican shelters
titanium homes
12
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
implementation of the domino theory
reconstruction of war torn Europe
containment of communism
<p>elimination of communism</p>
13
Who was the author of the Long Telegram
Joseph Stalin
<p>George Marshall</p>
John Weathington
George Kennan
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Who am I?
Chuck Berry
Elvis
Little Richard
DJ Allen Freed
15
What is the principle of not backing down, even if it meanstaking the country to war
<p>Occurance</p>
Equilibrium
Potsdam
Brinkmanship
16
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenburg?
cosmonauts
married couple who were assassinated by communist
accused communist who were executed
<p>American ambassadors to the USSR</p>
17
Which of the following is Micheal Harrington known for?
developing transistors
writing the book "The Other America"
<p>producing rock n' roll music</p>
<p>making the television more affordable</p>
18
The Korean war resulted in __________.
a victory for the United Nations
no clear victory
a victory for the United States
the death of General MacAurthur
19
Which European nation was NOT occupied by the Soviets and the end of WWII?
Romania
Germany
Italy
Poland
20
Which of the following expanded U.S. interactions with the Middle East
Potsdam
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
21
Who was the leader of the Chinese nationalist, who lost the Chinese Civil War and fled?
Kim Jun II
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moa Zedong
22
<p>Which of the following was responsible for the Federal Highway Act?</p>
Nixon
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
23
What was the official title of the Marshall Plan?
European Containment
European Reconstruction
European Recovery
MP Theory
24
<p>What country was divided by the world powers at the Yalta Conference?</p>
Austria
Germany
Czechloslovakia
Poland
25
What was the name of president Truman's domestic policy?
The New Frontier
the Fair Deal
the New Deal
The Square Deal
