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Which side does the Soviet Union and China support during the Korean War?
North Korea
South Korea
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A race between nations to build more powerful weapons
nuclear war
arms race
market economy
space race
3
How was society able to create a consumer boom post WW2?
Cheap, international trade.
Saving habits from the Great Depression, and WW2 rationing
Buying on credit.
There was a boom in production.
4
The Warsaw Pact involved
Germany
Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
5
leaders of the non-communist countries formed and alliance called NATO. they hoped it could
unite countries for communism
bring peace to the world
prevent Soviet Union from spreading communism to others
make all countries democratic
6
Who was the first icon of Rock and Roll
Mao Zedong
Elvis
John F. Kennedy
Justin Bieber
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genre of music that became popular in the 1950s
Rock'n'Roll
Jazz
Pop
Soul
8
Nations that were allied to the Soviet Union are referred to as
controlled nations
comets
satellites
alliances
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no one won the Korean War. Why did the US get involved with South Korea?
American warships were sent to blockade Florida
send warships to blockade South Korea
stop spread of communism and keep peace
gain control of North Korea
10
Society in the 1950's thought...
security led to communism
communism led to prosperity
conformity led to security
conformity led to war
11
Airlift in 1948 that kept citizens of West Berlin alive
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Air
Blockade
Berlin Airlift
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Which country(s) controlled West Germany?
Soviet Union
France, US, Great Britain
US, Great Britain, Italy
France, Germany, US
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an era of increase in human birth in America
Baby increase
baby boom
baby boost
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a plan to help European countries rebuild after WW2
GI bill
truman doctrine
marshall plan
warsaw pact
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The policies to stop communism from spreading are called
contradiction
containment
confinement
conversion
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Families fled the impacted cities to move to the
suburbs
South
West coast
country side
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Formed in 1949, grouping of US Canada and Western Europe against Communism
NATO
United Nations
European Union
Warsaw Pact
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did the US and the USSR ever directly fight?
yes
no
19
term created by Churchill to describe the division between the Western and communist nations
Iron Curtain
Iron Maiden
Korean War
Vietnam War
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a dixiecrat is
a non white conservative southern Democrat
a socialist democrat in the South
a conservative white southern Democrat
a liberal white southern Republican
21
What US government action was designed to prevent communism in Greece and Turkey?
Truman Marshall
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Planned Prevention
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What was the CIA created to do?
To spy on the Soviet Union during the Arms/Space Race
Keep communism away
Combat communism in Latin America
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a government that controls production and owns the nations capital resources
communist
capitalist
anti-communist
democracy
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Struggle from 1945 to 1991 between the communist and democratic worlds
Gulf War
Cold War
Clone War
Korean War
25
What was the major difference between North and South Korea?
population
direction
religion
government
26
The Eisenhower Doctrine promised military & econ. aid to those fighting communist aggression in
Europe
Asia
Africa
Middle East
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Theory that if one country falls to communism, others will quickly follow
Domino Theory
Eisenhower Doctrine
Communism Theory
Marshall Plan
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When ordinary people and businesses control the production of goods and services
communism
market economy
command economy
capitalism
29
The Berlin Airlift....
dropped needed supplies to/from West Berlin to East Berlin
was a way to feed poor people in war torn Berlin
was how the allies won the war over Hitler
dropped needed supplies to West Berlin
30
Prior to being divided into North and South, who controlled Korea?
Antartica
Japan
Korea
China
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Which country(s) controlled East Germany?
Soviet Union, Germany
Soviet Union, Italy
Soviet Union
US, Great Britain, France
32
He was an anti-communist senator who alleged that there were communists in the US gov't
Mao Zedong
Douglas MacArrthur
Joseph McCarthy
Carl S Halvorsen
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How does the Korean War end?
South Korea wins
nothing changes
North Korea Wins and takes all of the Korean Peninsula.
China gains control over Korea
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NATO wanted to keep Soviets from forcing nations to be
NATO
communist
federalist
anticommunist
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What state was created for the Jews after WWII?
Israel
Palestine
