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1
They were in charge of investigating communism in the film industry:
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
House Un-American Activities Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
2
What did Winston Churchill compare the spread of communism west to?
Iron Curtain
Communist Cloud
Communist Shadow
Iron Door
3
This president ended the Korean War:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
This idea was used during the Cold War; tried to keep communism in a certain area:
Appeasement
Neutrality
Pacifism
Containment
5
Who was the Senator from Wisconsin who accused people of being "communists?"
Joe McCarver
Joseph McCarthy
Spiro Agnew
J. Edgar Hoover
6
Which of the following events did
NOT
demonstrate the U.S. policy of containment?
The Berlin Airlift
The Warsaw Pact
The Korean War
The formation of NATO
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He invented the vaccine for Polio:
Marco Polo
Jonas Salk
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
8
Most of the homes built in the 1950's were built here:
Big cities
Rural areas
Suburbs
Small cities
9
Democratic portion of Germany:
West Germany
North Germany
South Germany
East Germany
10
Which of the following divided North Korea from South Korea?
38th Parallel
The Ural Mountains
39th Parallel
The Equator
11
This was the U.S. economic plan used to rebuild Europe after WWII
Marshall Plan
Truman Plan
Containment
Appeasement
12
Buying new appliances, furniture, and cars because you have the money to do so:
Consumptionism
Mercantilism
Constipation
Consumerism
13
Which of the following did
NOT
help to increase the influence of McCarthyism?
The launching of Sputnik
The Hollywood Ten
The Rosenberg spy trial
The Fuchs spy trial
14
This was a campaign started by Eleanor Roosevelt:
A campaign against Civil Rights
Military campaign in Ethiopia
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A political campaign for her late husband
15
What did most people in the 1960's rely on to get their news and for entertainment?
Television
Radio
Movies
Instagram
16
What musical artist recorded in Memphis and is call the "King" of rock 'n' roll?
Michael Jackson
B.B. King
Kanye West
Elvis Presley
17
What American General led the U.N. forces in North Korea?
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Edward Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
18
What did the economic prosperity that occurred after WWII contribute to?
Appeasement
The Cold War
The Marshall Plan
The baby boom
19
What contributed to the baby boom after WWII?
Returning military men and women bought homes and had kids
High employment meant more $$ to spend
All of the answers are correct
War industries went back to producing consumer goods
20
What was one of the purposes of the World Bank?
Enforce higher interest rates on communist countries
Create economic sanctions against the Soviet Union
Establish 1 form of currency throughout Europe
Loan $$ to poorer countries to fix their economies
21
Who were the
Hollywood Ten
?
Blacklisted actresses accused of being Nazis
A group of producers and actors accused of being communists
Top ten movies of 1952
Top ten most popular actors in the 1950's
22
What was the name of the 2 people sentenced to death for spying on the United States?
Jerry and Edith Rosenberg
Julius and Margaret Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Joseph and Evelyn Rosenberg
23
This was created to encourage policies that promoted international trade:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Marshall Plan
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
24
U.S. plan used for 45 years that said it would come to the aid of others to fight communism:
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Pacifism
25
This portion of Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union after WWII:
North Germany
South Germany
West Germany
East Germany
