Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

An all-Black unit of American combat pilots

What was the result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

The U. S. declared war on Japan.

What is the Truman Doctrine

Pledge to help any free people resisting communism

The diplomatic policy of “appeasement”—

Makes political and material concessions to an aggressive power

What is the Domino Theory?

if one country falls to communism, countries will also fall to communism

What is the Arms Race

Competition to strengthen each side’s armed forces and weapon systems

The National Security Act

created the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and the CIA

What is the Warsaw Pact?

alliance between the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, China and some of Africa

Imaginary barrier split Europe into non-communist west and Communist east

What is brinkmanship?

pushing a dangerous situation to the edge of disaster for the best outcome

The Neutrality Act of 1939 “Cash and Carry” policy defined that countries?

purchase US supplies as long as they paid in cash and transport themselves

The first few months of the Korean War could be described as

Major success for North Korea with almost all of South Korea conquered

What is the Marshall Plan

The United States gave aid to rebuild Europe’s economy under this act

What was Operation Ajax?

A CIA-led operation that overthrew Iran’s Prime Minister in 1953

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1
East Germany was supported and controlled by
Dominican Republic
United States and the UN
China
Russia and the Warsaw Pact
2
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
An all-Black unit of American combat pilots
A Navajo-only squadron of U.S. Navy pilots in the Pacific.
German pilots shot down who were moved to a POW camp in Tuskegee, Alabama.
None of the Above
3
The leader that would take over Russia after Joseph Stalin was
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin Jr
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
4
Korematsu V. US resulted in the American Gov closing Japanese detention centers
False
True
5
What was the result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
The U. S. declared war on Japan.
U.S. warships and aircraft would immediately attack Japan
The U.S. signed a peace agreement with Japan.
All of the U. S. aircraft carriers were destroyed.
6
Around how many American soldiers died during World War II
3 million
400,000
1 million
710,000
7
What is the Truman Doctrine
Competition to strengthen each side’s armed forces and weapon systems
Pledge to help any free people resisting communism
created the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and the CIA
The United States gave aid to rebuild Europe’s economy under this act
8
M.A.D. stands for Mutual Assured Destruction
False
True
9
The diplomatic policy of “appeasement”—
Is used only between communist nations.
Takes into account the ethnic diversity of an allied country or territory.
Has not been used by a world power since 1820.
Makes political and material concessions to an aggressive power
10
What is the Domino Theory?
A theory in economics about impact of financial crises on global markets
A military tactic used in World War II to outflank enemy forces
if one country falls to communism, countries will also fall to communism
strategy for winning election by eliminating political opponents one by one
11
SEATO was the main military alliance for the communist powers
False
True
12
During the 1980’s the United States outproduced Russia making Nuclear weapons
True
False
13
The D-Day Invasion was an invasion of which country
The Netherlands
Belgium
Great Britain
France
14
The War Relocation Authority
forced about 70,000 U. S. citizens into internment camps.
both a and b
was created with an Executive Order by President Roosevelt.
gave citizens a way to appeal their detention.
15
What is the Arms Race
Competition to strengthen each side’s armed forces and weapon systems
Pledge to help any free people resisting communism
The United States gave aid to rebuild Europe’s economy under this act
created the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and the CIA
16
How many African American soldiers served in World War 2
1.3 million
1 million
3 million
500,000
17
The official start of World War II began when Germany invaded this country?
Serbia
France
Pearl Harbor
Poland
18
Robert Oppenheimer was the leader of the Manhattan Project
True
False
19
The National Security Act
Pledge to help any free people resisting communism
The United States gave aid to rebuild Europe’s economy under this act
created the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and the CIA
Competition to strengthen each side’s armed forces and weapon systems
20
What is the Warsaw Pact?
agreement between world powers to not use Nuclear warfare
agreement with North and South Korea to create a lasting peace to this day
alliance to defend member nations. Members include US, England, and France
alliance between the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, China and some of Africa
21
The dictator known as "The Man of Steel"
Francisco Franco
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
22
How many Jewish people would be killed in the Holocaust?
6 million
1 million
3 million
500,000
23
The Iron Curtain is
Was the Wall built to separate West Berlin from East Berlin
Separated Communist North Korea from South Korea
Imaginary barrier split Europe into non-communist west and Communist east
Was the name given to the tanks and airplanes protecting the Soviet Union
24
What are the names of the two cities that America bombed in Japan?
Tokyo, Hiroshima
Bordeaux, Paris
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Odessa, Minsk
25
How did Hitler die?
Old Age
Suicide
In Jail
Assassination
26
What is brinkmanship?
A diplomatic approach focused on negotiation and compromise
A policy of avoiding conflict at all costs
pushing a dangerous situation to the edge of disaster for the best outcome
A method of economic planning used during the Cold War
27
The only four-term President was
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
28
The Neutrality Act of 1939 “Cash and Carry” policy defined that countries?
purchase US military supplies but must allow for the US Navy to escort them
US would allow the purchase of weapons but only if credit was utilized.
purchase US supplies as long as they paid in cash and transport themselves
allowed only for the purchase of food and medical
29
The first few months of the Korean War could be described as
Major success for North Korea with almost all of South Korea conquered
A clear stalemate with both sides unable to gain a major victory
A political fight with negotiations between both nations breaking down
Major success for South Korea with almost all of North Korea conquered
30
America would raise money for the war by raising taxes and selling liberty bonds
True
False
31
What is the Marshall Plan
Competition to strengthen each side’s armed forces and weapon systems
The United States gave aid to rebuild Europe’s economy under this act
Pledge to help any free people resisting communism
created the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and the CIA
32
What was Operation Ajax?
A CIA-led operation that overthrew Iran’s Prime Minister in 1953
A Cold War military invasion of North Korea
A Soviet strategy to spread communism in the Middle East
A U.S. mission to capture terrorist leaders in Afghanistan
33
Korea was divided along the ______ parallel
38th
15th
56th
19th
34
In the Korean War, the _________ was communist and the __________ was capitalist
North_____South
South_____East
West_____East
East______West
35
“A day that will live in infamy” referred to…?
Pearl Harbor
The Liberation of Paris
D-Day
Hitler's Invasion of the Czech Republic

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