In a capitalist system

private citizens controls economic activity

Eleanor Roosevelt played a key role in the completion of WWII how?

She helped give humanitarian aid to 3rd world countries.

What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?

to defend satellite nations if attacked

The Korean Conflict was caused by

North Korea wanted to unite the country

Stalin violated the pledges he made at the Yalta Conference by

setting up a communist governments in eastern countries

The Central Intelligence Agency was established to

coordinate intelligence in foreign nations

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

North and South Korea were divided along the 38th parallel

Why was the UN more important at the end of WWII, than the League of Nations at the end of WWI?

The US did not join the League of Nations and regretted it.

The idea behind the Truman Doctrine was to

provide aid to nations so they could resist communism

The Nuremberg trial were important because?

showed world how democracy worked by using a trail by jury

The U.S. responded to the 1948 Soviet blockade of Berlin by

airlifting supplies to the city

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1
In a capitalist system
elected officials control economic activity
a dictator controls economic activity
the state controls economic activity
private citizens controls economic activity
2
Eleanor Roosevelt played a key role in the completion of WWII how?
She helped give humanitarian aid to 3rd world countries.
She did very little at the conclusion of the war
She was the First Lady and helped FDR
She dedicated the rest of her life to her children
3
What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
To defend China from invasion
to defend satellite nations if attacked
The keep North Korea from invading South Korea
Defend democratic nations from invading communists countries
4
The Korean Conflict was caused by
Japan attempting to re-occupy Korea
The refusal of the United Nations to intervene
North Korea wanted to unite the country
The annexation of North Korea by the U.S.S.R.
5
This group subpoenaed film industry officials to give testimony on communists in American
Warsaw Pact
Hollywood Ten
HUAC
McCarthyism
6
In which time period did the U.S. try to clean up political and social corruption?
Reconstruction
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Imperialism
7
What year did the Great Depression begin with the crash of the stock market?
1939
1929
1928
1945
8
Stalin violated the pledges he made at the Yalta Conference by
refusing to participate in the United Nations
refusing to take responsibility of one sector of Berlin
setting up a communist governments in eastern countries
holding democratic elections in Poland, Romania and Hungary
9
In which year did the U.S. acquire new territories, positioning itself as a world power?
1776
1876
1914
1898
10
The Central Intelligence Agency was established to
contain communist expansion solely through open warfare
coordinate intelligence in foreign nations
advise the president on matters of cold war propaganda
test the effects of radiation on humans during hydrogen
11
When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
a communist government was established in South Korea
North and South Korea were divided along the 38th parallel
communist fears in the U.S. were lifted
china gained control of the entire peninsula
12
Why was the UN more important at the end of WWII, than the League of Nations at the end of WWI?
The US joined both the UN and the League of Nations
The US did not want to get involved in foreign wars
The US did not join the League of Nations and regretted it.
The US did not join the U.N.
13
The idea behind the Truman Doctrine was to
provide aid to nations so they could resist communism
end the Cold War
fight communism in Southeast Asia
provide equal rights to minority groups
14
The Nuremberg trial were important because?
They were not successful in bringing major war criminals
showed world how democracy worked by using a trail by jury
Executed all German scientists
Never took place because of the lack of evidence
15
The U.S. responded to the 1948 Soviet blockade of Berlin by
airlifting supplies to the city
providing more money to Great Britain
declaring war on the U.S.S.R.
imposing a blockage on Cuba

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