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1
Which European nation was NOT occupied by the Soviets and the end of WWII?
Romania
Italy
Germany
Poland
2
What is a Levittown?
an urban housing project
a tax evation scheme
a mexican border town
a suburb
3
Who am I?
Little Richard
Elvis
Chuck Berry
DJ Allen Freed
4
<p>Which of the following was responsible for the Federal Highway Act?</p>
Nixon
Kennedy
Truman
Eisenhower
5
What was the official title of the Marshall Plan?
European Containment
MP Theory
European Recovery
European Reconstruction
6
Who was the author of the Long Telegram
John Weathington
Joseph Stalin
<p>George Marshall</p>
George Kennan
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What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
implementation of the domino theory
containment of communism
<p>elimination of communism</p>
reconstruction of war torn Europe
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What is Joseph McCarthy responsible for?
the communist whitch hunt
the rebuildin of Japan
negotiating the release of Korean war POWs
the creation of the domino theory
9
What is the principle of not backing down, even if it meanstaking the country to war
Equilibrium
<p>Occurance</p>
Brinkmanship
Potsdam
10
What was the name of president Truman's domestic policy?
the New Deal
The New Frontier
The Square Deal
the Fair Deal
11
What was the poorest group living in American society during the 1950's?
blacks
whites
native americans
hispanics
12
The red part of this map represents which of the following?
The Bible Belt
The Wheat Belt
The Sun Belt
The Rust Belt
13
What was created in 1949 for the purpose of Mutal Defence?
The Atlantic Treaty
NATO
HUAC
The Warsaw Pact
14
Which of the following is Micheal Harrington known for?
<p>making the television more affordable</p>
<p>producing rock n' roll music</p>
developing transistors
writing the book "The Other America"
15
It was the response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin...
The Berlin Airlift
Truman's Promise
The Kremlin Assault
The Quartering of Germany
16
Which of the following expanded U.S. interactions with the Middle East
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Potsdam
17
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenburg?
accused communist who were executed
married couple who were assassinated by communist
<p>American ambassadors to the USSR</p>
cosmonauts
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What was used to fight communism covertly
FBI
The Secret Service
The Pinkertons
CIA
19
The postwar economy suffered severe...
unemployment
labor shortages
depression
inflation
20
Who was the leader of the Chinese nationalist, who lost the Chinese Civil War and fled?
Kim Jun II
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moa Zedong
21
Which country was responsible for the launch of Sputnik?
United States
The United Nations
USSR
China
22
Which of the following did Americans build, out of fear of the Atomic Bomb?
brick schools
fallout shelters
titanium homes
hurrican shelters
23
The Korean war resulted in __________.
the death of General MacAurthur
a victory for the United Nations
no clear victory
a victory for the United States
24
What granted $13 billion in aid for former servicemen, such as education grants & housing?
<p>Executive Order 8806</p>
The Taft Hartley Act
<p>The Fordney McCumber Act</p>
the GI Bill
25
<p>What country was divided by the world powers at the Yalta Conference?</p>
Germany
Poland
Austria
Czechloslovakia
