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Duplicate of Early Cold War & 1950s
Duplicate of Early Cold War & 1950s
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1950s test Review #1950s #coldwar #civilrights
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1
What foreign policy theory was used to defend containment as the best policy for the Cold War?
Dice Theory
Domino Theory
Monopoly Theory
Yahtzee Theory
2
What was the purpose of NATO?
mutual defense of Western Europe and North America
To defeat the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
To fight to eliminate communism from the world
Free trade among member nations
3
During the 1950s, many Americans moved out of the cities and into...
the countryside
campgrounds
the suburbs
the coast lines
4
The Berlin Airlift provided food and supplies to the citizens of...
all of Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Oldenburg
5
For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?
espionage
tax evasion
grand theft auto
perjury
6
What was the result of the Korean War?
Victory for West Korea
USSR and North Korea victory
USA and South Korea victory
containment of communism
7
What bill gave financial and educational aid to soldiers returning from WW II?
Dolla' dolla' bill ya'll
Civil Rights Act
Plessy Bill
G.I. Bill
8
Who nicknamed the divide between East and West Germany the "Iron Curtain"?
Churchill
Truman
Stalin
FDR
9
The Senator who started the 1950s Red Scare with a list of communists in the government.
Hoover
McCarthy
Kennedy
Thurmond
10
What group was famously blacklisted for refusing to testify in front of HUAC?
Automobile Ten
Radio Ten
Chicago Ten
Hollywood Ten
11
What was Jonas Salk famous for?
The first Jonas brother
Developing the polio vaccine
Launching Sputnik
Being the Rosenbergs lawyer
12
Who was the commander of UN troops in South Korea?
Patton
Nimitz
MacArthur
Eisenhower
13
Which government agency carried out covert operations during the Cold War?
FBI
MJK
CIA
NSA
14
Which of the following leaders supported using nuclear weapons in the Korean War?
Eisenhower
Truman
MacArthur
Dulles
15
Who was Senator McCarthy investigating that led to his decline in popularity?
Army
Senate
State Department
ACLU
16
The government committee behind the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s was...
HUAC
FBI
Loyalty Review Program
United Nations
17
The policy of the US to keep communism where it already exists and keep it from spreading.
NATO
containment
berlin wall
brinksmanship
18
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Help Western Europe recover from the destruction of WW II
Punish the Soviet Union
To divide Korea into communist and democratic sectors
Prevent Germany from becoming a world power
19
The space race began in 1957 when the USSR launched _______, the first man made satellite.
Sputnik
Challenger
Apollo
U2
