Vietnamization was designed to

Increase the military role of South Vietnam in the war

According to Churchill, the iron curtain was a line that

Divided Eastern Europe from the rest of the world

The Great Depression ended after

Mobilization of war created demand for goods

During the Berlin Airlift, the US

Supplied West Berliners with food and fuel

The Venona cables gave evidence that

Communist spies were in the federal government

The Korean War began when

North Korean Troops invaded South Korea

Main reason for relocating Japanese-Americans in Internment camps during WW2

Fear of Japanese Invasion and spies on the West Coast

Dictators won support in Italy and Germany because of

Economic and political instability

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act(GI Bill) boosted the economy by

Loans to veterans for businesses, homes & attending college

Counter Culture can best be defined as

Culture with beliefs & values different than the mainstream

Kristallnacht refers to

The attack of the Jews in Germany

Communist allies in South Vietnam

President Truman's view of containment was that communism

Should stay within its current borders & it would collapse

Cuban Missile Crisis resolved after

USSR ships were turned away from the blockade

The immediate reason for the Japanese to surrender was the

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The goal of the Marshall Plan was to

Lessen the danger of communist revolution in Western Europe

Term "White Collar" and "Blue Collar" describe

Jobs that require protective clothing or not

What was the Holocaust?

The mass killing of millions of European Jews by the Nazis

Significance of Title IX(Title Nine)

Prohibiting discrimination against girls and young women

supported free people who resisted attack

The Cold War is best defined as

Hostility without fighting between the US & the USSR

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Preparation for the EOC with questions on Prelude to War, WW2, The Cold War, 1950's, 1960's, Civil Rights, 1970's and Protest Movement and the #1970s.

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1
The Prime Minister of England during most of WW2 was
William Dawes
Margret Thatcher
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlin
2
Vietnamization was designed to
Increase the military role of South Vietnam in the war
Put diplomatic pressure on China
Convince Congress to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
End the bombing of North Vietnam
3
According to Churchill, the iron curtain was a line that
Divided Germany into 4 zones
Divided West and East Berlin
Divided Eastern Europe from the rest of the world
Divided North and South Korean
4
The Great Depression ended after
Factories stepped up production of consumer goods
Mobilization of war created demand for goods
European competitors could no longer ship goods to the US
Armed forces began paying higher wages
5
Allies Powers
Britain, France and Switzerland
Britain, USA and Spain
Britain, USSR and the USA
Britain, France and Italy
6
A "date which will live in Infamy" was
July 4th 1941
June 6th 1942
August 1st 1945
December 7th 1941
7
May 8th, 1945 was V.E. Day. This means
Victory over Extermination Day
Victory for Everyone Day
Victory for England Day
Victory in Europe Day
8
During the Berlin Airlift, the US
Bombed the USSR controlled Berlin
Shut down the Berlin Airport
Supplied West Berliners with food and fuel
Forced the USSR to remove their Air Force
9
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces
Montgomery
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Patton
10
Hitler's book, considered the bible of the Nazis, was called
Gunder
Das Kapital
Blitzkrieg
Mein Kampf
11
The Venona cables gave evidence that
McCarthy was a Communist Agent
Khrushchev had assassinated Stalin
The Soviets secretly wanted peace
Communist spies were in the federal government
12
The Korean War began when
North Korean Troops invaded South Korea
the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan
USSR invaded China
MacArthur bombed China
13
Main reason for relocating Japanese-Americans in Internment camps during WW2
Internment of German and Italians as well
They refused loyalty oaths
Fear of Japanese Invasion and spies on the West Coast
Belonged to Anti-American Groups
14
The communist takeover in China in 1949
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai-shek
Singman Rhee
15
Leader of Italy during WW2
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
16
New International political organization created in 1945 to prevent war.
League of Countries
United Nations
United League
League of Nations
17
Benito Mussolini was the head of which party in Italy
Fascist
Communist
Nazi
Socialist
18
Rosie the Riveter symbolized
Women doing a man's job
Welding professionals
Equal pay for women
Shortage of women workers
19
Dictators won support in Italy and Germany because of
The failure of Good Neighbor Policy
The policy of appeasement
Bad relations with Japan
Economic and political instability
20
Women have a right to terminate a pregnancy
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Wade
Murphy v. Munson
21
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act(GI Bill) boosted the economy by
Forcing the hiring of Union Members
Creating Interstate Highways
Raising Social Security Income
Loans to veterans for businesses, homes & attending college
22
Counter Culture can best be defined as
Culture where parents and children live together in harmony
Culture that resulted in intellectual training & development
Culture with beliefs & values different than the mainstream
Culture that models previous generations
23
The strategy of giving in to some of Hitler's demands in hopes of securing peace was called
Anchluss
Anti-Semitism
Appeasement
Nonaggression pact
24
Erected in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West
The German Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Satellite Wall
The Berlin Wall
25
Axis Powers
Germany, Japan and Italy
Germany, Italy and USSR
Germany, France and Britain
Germany, USSR and Japan
26
Kristallnacht refers to
The Battle of Britain
The attack of the Jews in Germany
FDRs recognition of the USSR
The attack on Pearl Harbor
27
The Bay of Pigs invasion failed
Increasing US Prestige
Leading to popular uprising against Fidel Castro
Leading to a ban on CIA activity in Latin America
Damaging US Prestige
28
The Vietcong were
Americans opposed tot the Vietnam War
American Soldiers in Vietnam
Communist allies in South Vietnam
Members of the Khmer Rouge
29
What happened on D Day?
Pearl Harbor was attacked
Landed on the coast of France
Dropped the atomic bomb
Invaded Italy
30
In the Nazi Holocaust, the number of Jews murdered was
6,000,000+
60,000
600,000
6,000
31
V.J. Day means
Victory over Japanese
Verdict Jury
Verdict over Japan
Victory in Japan
32
President Truman's view of containment was that communism
Was a threat only when supported by the USSR
Should be destroyed
Should stay within its current borders & it would collapse
Offered little threat to democratic nations
33
Cuban Missile Crisis resolved after
USSR ships were turned away from the blockade
Laws were made prohibiting Cuban Americans from voting
US missiles were removed from Turkey
United Nations intervened
34
USSR launched Sputnik. Sputnik is
Artificial Satellite
Nuclear Long Range Missile
B-52 Bomber
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
35
Leader of Germany during WW2
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
36
Truman used the atomic bomb because
It would save American lives
To save taxpayer dollars
It would keep Russia out of Japan
To get even with Japan
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The death of approximately 10,000 US and Filipino soldiers during a forced march was called
Wake Death March
Bataan Death March
Okinawa Death March
Guadalcanal Death March
38
The Manhattan Project developed
Deciphering machine
An atomic bomb
Napalm
Invasion plans
39
Bus Boycotts involved
Montgomery African Americans
Sit In Protestors
Freedom Riders
Selma Marchers
40
The immediate reason for the Japanese to surrender was the
Defeat of the Kamikaze
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Emperor committed Seppuku
Surrender of Germany
41
Leader of England during WW2
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
42
The goal of the Marshall Plan was to
Form a military alliance of the western powers
End WW2
End Civil War in China
Lessen the danger of communist revolution in Western Europe
43
Term "White Collar" and "Blue Collar" describe
Jobs that pay different amounts of money
Colored shirts worn by government employees
Colored shirts worn according to education levels
Jobs that require protective clothing or not
44
The US entered WW2 immediately after the
German bombing of England
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Russian Invasion of Poland
The Battle of Britain
45
Leader of the USSR during WW2
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
46
Famous Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr
I have a Dream
All of the above
...Judged by the content of their Character
Free at Last! Free at Last! Thank God Almighty!
47
The immediate cause of WW2 was
The fall of France
Hitler's rise to Power
Mussolini's rise to Power
Hitler's invasion of Poland
48
What was the Holocaust?
When Britain & France waited for Germany to attack
Unification of Europe of under one leader and purpose
The mass killing of millions of European Jews by the Nazis
Concessions to Germany in Exchange for Peace
49
Significance of Title IX(Title Nine)
Prohibiting discrimination against girls and young women
Women equal to men politically, socially and economically
Work place should be separated by gender
No regulation of abortion
50
The Truman Doctrine
Did not recognize the USSR
sent troops to Europe to fight communism
Did not tolerate disloyal citizens
supported free people who resisted attack
51
The Cold War is best defined as
War fought north of the 38th parallel
Hostility without fighting between the US & the USSR
Battle between Senator McCarthy and the US Army
Korean War
52
Counter Culture members who separated themselves from society were called
Crazies
Hippies
Love Children
Free Loaders
53
Leader of the USA at the start of WW2
Harry S Truman
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight D Eisenhower
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After WW2, what organization was formed to prevent future conflicts?
The United Nations
The League of Nations
The Warsaw Pact
The Yalta Alliance

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