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US History review for common assessment #6 - covers units 11 & 12 - WWII, Cold War, 1950's
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Why did Americans start building fallout shelters in the 1950's?
Natural Disasters
Pandemic Diseases
Global Climate Changes
Atomic Threat
2
What was the biggest hope of the Marshall Plan?
Stop the spread of Nazism
Stabilization of the European Economy
Limitation of German economic recovery
Disarmament of the German Military
3
Immediately following WWII, US foreign policy was primarily focused on...
maintaining neutrality in world conflicts
containing the spread of communism
securing peace in the Middle East
sending volunteers to developing countries to prevent war
4
America overcame a blockade created by the Soviet Union in what was known as the...
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
5
The hysteria of the Red Scare threatened...
Free Trade
Civil Liberties
The Employment of Women
Civil Rights Protests
6
The Soviet space satellite (Sputnik) caused the US to do which of the following?
increase federal spending on math and science education
begin a naval blockade of Cuba
start Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
increase the federal war bonds promotions
7
The House Un-American Activities Committee drew attention from the public by investigating...
allegations of communist influence in the government
corrupt companies in the defense industry
civil rights violations against African-Americans
war criminals from Germany and Japan
8
Which of the following was used to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
United Nations
GI Bill
Marshall Plan
9
Which of the following was NOT convicted of spying for the Soviet Union?
Ethel Rosenberg
Alger Hiss
Julius Rosenberg
Eugene Debs
10
FDR's executive order 9066 authorized...
placement of women in combat roles
the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast
the limiting of free speech during war time
the adoption of the military draft (conscription)
11
President Truman helped the Civil Rights cause in 1948 by doing which of the following?
increasing opportunities for women to serve in combat
stopping the military draft
ensuring adequate numbers of blacks to fight in the Cold War
ending segregation in the armed forces
12
The United Nations was created for the primary purpose of...
maintain an international army
promoting peace through international agreements
help independence movements in Eastern Europe
give supplies and food to needy countries
13
Greece and Turkey received military and economic aid from the United States, illustrating...
United Nations
GI Bill
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
14
Which of the following was NOT designed to contain communism?
Marshall Plan
NATO
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
15
What describes the supplying of war materials to the Allies without formally declaring war...
Lend-Lease Act
Neutrality Acts
Alien and Sedition Acts
Executive Order 9066
16
What was the name of the communist dictator of China?
Xi Jingpeng
Yao Ming
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
17
The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 caused expansion of ...
long-distance passenger trains
the airline industry
communities in the suburbs
immigrant populations
18
Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demand for part of Czechoslovakia. This was known as...
The War Powers Act
Apparition
Non-Aggression Pact
Appeasement
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Veiled threats of nuclear war; threat of massive retaliation; ICBM missiles; This was called...
Brinksmanship
Bay of Pigs
McCarthyism
Eisenhower Doctrine
20
What is true about the END of the Korean War?
South Korea was never in danger of being defeated
The UN could have won the war by engaging China directly
The territorial division of Korea was barely altered
China refused to aid North Korea
21
Which of the following was NOT a turning point in the war for the United States?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Gettysburg
22
The reaction of the American public to alleged communist activities was best symbolized by...
The Korean War
The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The rise of worker's unions
The House Un-American Activities Committee
23
Why was the Marshall Plan necessary?
Failure of the UN to help people in need
Devastation caused by fighting in WWII
Takeover of Greece and Turkey by communists
Construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union
24
Strict investigations of claims that communists had infiltrated the federal government was...
Warsaw Pact
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the Central Intelligence Agency
McCarthyism
25
Which of the following is NOT an attempt of the foreign policy of Containment?
Greece receives aid to fight communists
US troops sent to defend South Vietnam
Joseph McCarthy questions suspected communists
US military airlifts supplies to Berlin
26
The Manhattan Project led to...
banning of chemical and biological weapons
creation of a new style of music called "Rock and Roll"
development of the atomic bomb
development of the United Nations
27
What was the major reason Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese?
need to defeat Japan to concentrate on Germany
potential loss of American lives in order to invade Japan
prevent more island hopping
desire to utterly destroy the Japs in revenge for P. Harbor
28
African-Americans moved to the North and West during WWII for factory jobs in what was called..
The NAACP
The Civil Rights Movement
The Industrial Revolution
The Great Migration
29
Why did the US get involved in the Korean War?
Fear of North Korea gaining valuable natural resources
Fear of Japanese expansionism
Fear of war between China and the Soviet Union
Fear of communism spreading through Asia
30
Increasing suburbanization during the 1950's was partly caused by which of the following?
construction of the interstate highway sys
decreased fuel consumption
growth of long-distance passenger train service
reduced air pollution
31
Cause and Effect: Which of the following led to the other three?
increase in school populations
pressure on Social Security system
growth of new home construction
start of the baby boom
32
The US committed to a Cold War policy of mutual defense (alliance) by forming...
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
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Which of the following helped millions of returning veterans receive a college education?
Bill of Veterans Services
Higher Education Bill
Manhattan Project
GI Bill
