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Cold War Final Exam Review
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Test your knowledge on key events and figures during the Cold War
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1
What is McCarthism?
The act of accusing socialists
The act of accusing communists
The act of protecting communists
The act of accusing witches
2
What did the ERA acomplish?
The ERA didnt acomplish anything.
The ERA is a protest for wemons voices to be heard.
ERA under the law shall be denied by the US on the acound of sex
ERA under the law shall not be denied by the US on the acount of sex
3
The Cold War came directly after which major war?
The Korean War
WWI
WWII
WW3
4
What happened after McCarthy made accusations against the U.S.
Televised Senate investigation and public turned on him
Several states passed laws violating the right of free speech
Margaret Chase Smith spoke out against McCarthyism
All members of the military had to take a loyalty oath.
5
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea remained communist
South Korea became communist
The USSR took over both North and South Korea
Communism came to an end in both North and South Korea
6
Affirmative action is _________
The process of hiring an outsider to settle an argument
Increasing women and minorities in the workplace
Encouragement of employees through praise and compensation
Receiving approval from executives to make a decision
7
What was the phase that came to stand for the division of Europe?
Containment
"I call dibs"
Commie
Iron Curtain
8
The feminism movement promoted equal rights for women.
True
False
9
What does NATO mean?
North American Treaty orgainization
North American Trade Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
10
Who came up with the term " Iron Curtain"?
Truman
Stalin
FDR
Churchill
11
How was the CIA created?
Under the Tenure of Office Act
Under the National Security Act
Under the Civil Rights Act
Under the Social Security Act
12
Why was the United Nations formed?
to show the superiority of capitalism
to promote peace and prevent WW3
to control the world's nuclear weapons
to punish Germany for WW11
13
President Truman fired...
General MacHapper
General McCarthy
General Matthew Ridgway
General MacArthur
14
Most Native Americans gained wealth during the civil rights movement.
True
False
15
The 36th parallel line is the line that divides north and south Korea.
False
True
16
Hollywood 10
Disneys top 10 movies
most popular movie directors of 1950s
Hollywood celebrities alleged of being communist
communist spies
17
Who won the Cold War?
No one.
USSR & Allies
USSR
US & NATO
18
Chiang was the leader of the Nationalist party.
True
False
19
What is a satelite nation?
a nation that is aligned or under the influence of another nation
A country that is independent and regulates itself
A country that is controlled by several other countires
none of the above
20
What was an accomplishment of President Clinton?
ending the Korean War
balancing the national budget
creating the Great Society
ending the Cold War
21
What is not a reason Alabama ended segregation?
Protests
Negative media
Government fines
Boycotts
22
Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenburg executed?
Espionage & giving secret info abut the atomic bomb.
They were not executed
They were mean
Spying on the Soviet Union
23
Which country was the first to go to space?
The US
China
West Germany
The USSR
24
Containment was the policy of...
prosecuting communists in the United States
limiting the spread of communism during the Cold War
limiting the spread of communism during World War 1
strengthening US control over Latin America
25
Why was Clinton impeached?
He refused to sign into law the Affordable Care Act
For lying under oath (committing perjury) about the Lewinsky affair
For not handling the Balkan Crisis
He did not do enough to prevent the attack on 9/11
26
Led a team of NAACP lawyers who argued cases before the Supreme Court
Phyllis Schlafly
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Betty Friedan
27
Who formed the SCLC?
MLK Jr.
John Lewis
Jimmy Carter
Lester Maddox
28
In what country is the Berlin Wall?
Brazil
Nigeria
Sweden
Germany
29
The Bush Gore Election came down to the votes of which state
Florida
Pennsylvania
Georgia
California
30
Arms Race
promoting science & technology to improve space travel
A competition to build more powerful nuclear weapons
Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence
disarmament of conventional weapons
31
What ended the Berlin crisis?
the rush of immigrants into West Berlin
the fall of communism in East Berlin
the construction of the Berlin Wall
the Berlin airlift
32
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prohibited discrimination in libraries, restaurants, hotels n other places
Prohibited discrimination in school, housing, and banks
Prohibited discrimination in voting and poll taxex
Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
33
The Montgomery Buss Boycott was organized by MLK.
False
True
34
The crisis in Little Rock was called the Jackson 5.
True
False
35
Roe v Wade was a court case about overturning Obama Care.
True
False
36
The Korean War ended in a...
North Korean victory
South Korean victory
stalemate
37
Cesar Chavez helped form the National Farm workers Association?
True
False
38
What was the outcome for the Brown vs the board of education?
The Supreme Court did not do anything
Deemed it violated the 14th amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Segregation wad upheld
39
How did President Clinton hope to pass reforms?
Engaging in Middle East disputes
Being in the political "middle"
Using a grassroots campaign
Having a majority in Congress
40
Why did the women’s movement gain strength in 1964?
Title IX allowed more women to get higher education.
Women were now allowed to serve in the armed forces.
The Civil Rights Act included a provision for women.
The Feminine Mystique became a best seller.
41
Which group of people have traditionally been the poorest in America?
Native Americans
Hispanic Americans
African Americans
White Americans
42
A form of protest during the civil Rights Movement was sit-ins.
False
True
43
What was the result of the Hungarian Revolution?
Trade rights were established with Brazil
Democracy was established
The Bills Drafted a receiver who could catch!
Soviet(USSR) Control over Hungary
44
What was the main cause of the 2008 recession?
The GDP was extremely low
People weren't spending enough money
The U.S. fell into severe debt
Housing bubble
45
In response to the formation of NATO, the Soviets:
Withdrew from the United Nations
Organized the Warsaw Pact
Launched an invasion of South Korea
Declared war on Britain
46
Defacto segregation refers to
Segregation enforced by the states
Segregation that occurs "by fact," not legally
Segregation that occurs by law
Segregation enforced by the Federal government
47
James Meredith won a federal court case that allowed him to enroll at Ole Miss.
True
False
48
Black Panthers
none
a predominantly African American neighborhood in Los Angeles
Party for Self-Defense to fight police brutality in the ghetto
enroll groups that have suffered discrimination.
49
Alger Hiss
Preparing for war...
Couple who shared information with the Soviets.
An US government official accused of being a communist spy
American law enforcement organization
50
American Indian Movement
Fight for the rights of female students at Paetow
Fight for the securing rights for African American women
Fight for the land, legal rights, and self government for Native Americans
Fight for the securing rights for Russian American men
51
What is the Limited Test Ban Treaty?
Banned nuclear testing above the ground
Banned all nuclear testing
Banned the Soviet Union from developing nuclear weapons
Banned nuclear weapons in Cuba
52
Freedom Summer
A summer camp where activists were trained for violent protests
A music festival held in the South to celebrate segregation
Voter registration drive to increase Black voter participation in the South
A government program that promoted tourism in Mississippi
53
The NOW organization was about?
Main Chicano movement
Minority groups getting into politics
Women's equal pay and representation
African Americans recovering their culture
54
America helped North Korea during the Korean war.
True
False
55
The Suez war ended with Egypt getting control over the Suez canal.
True
False
56
What was Rosa Parks known for?
Sitting in the front of the bus when it was illegal for Black people.
Sitting in at a whites-only diner
Speaking in Washington D.C. for Civil Rights
Marching at Selma
57
How was Hollywood affected by the Red Scare?
Unions were forbidden from organizing
Some actors were blacklisted
The government had to approve all new movies
People stopped going to the movies
58
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended discrimination based on race and sex
Granted the right to vote
59
Hitler was the president of the USSR during the cold war?
True
False
60
Flexible Response =
JFK policy to address military threats
JFK policy to deal with domestic issues
JFK policy to deal with the Civil Rights Movement
61
What was the significance of Plessy v Ferguson
It outlawed poll tax
It said separate but equal is constitutional
It ended school segregation
It freed the slaves
62
George Washington was the first President, which number was George Bush Jr.?
42nd
46th
39th
43rd
63
Which of the following is NOT true about the Bay of Pigs?
CIA secretly trains Cuban exiles to invade Cuba
Fidel Castro welcomes Communism to Cuba
Victory for U.S.
The USSR left Cuba on their own
64
Who ran against Bush in the Presidential Election of 2004?
John McCain
Barack Obama
John Kerry
Joseph Biden
65
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman's ideas on how to get the economy going better
Truman's plan to strike communist areas with nuclear weapons
Truman's belief to aid any country going against communism
Truman's plan to retreat from wold affairs
66
Dejure segregation refers to
Black separatism
Black power
White nationalism
Segregation by law
67
This country was led by Fidel Castro for many years.
Cuba
Peru
Brazil
Colombia
68
The first country to make the H-bomb wad America.
False
True
69
Francis Gary Powers
Rose to Power in Cuba
Hunted for Communists in the US
Fled to the Soviet Union
Was shot down in a U2 spy plane
70
What was one of the main reasons Bill Clinton won in 1992:
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Clinton
Promised to be a moderate president
He ran on camaign and finance reform
He was able to establish the Clinton Coalition
