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range of benefits for soldiers returning home from WW2; funding for college; low interest rates
Soldiers Compensation
GI Bill
Containment
Eisenhower Doctrine
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Defense alliance created by the U.S. against the USSR. Promotes collective security
Domino Theory
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
McCarthyism
Warsaw Pact
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What is the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
led to the creation of the interstate highway system
military and financial aid to countries fighting communism
allowed the spread of communism
extended aid to the Middle East
4
What was the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
Neutrality
Internationalism
Containment
Isolationism
5
What were the Rosenbergs charged with?
stealing atomic bombs secrets and selling to the Soviets
accusing people of being communists
tried executing President Truman
obtainment of satellite technology and selling to Soviets
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The Americans feared that if the Soviets could launch a satellite into space then they could
sympathize with the American dream
launch a nuclear bomb at America
send a man into space next
have a superior education system
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What is an example of a proxy/hot war during the Cold War era?
WW2
Red Scare
Korean War
War against Red China
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The Korean War began when
Communist North Korea crossed the 38th parallel
North and South Koreans couldn't agree on a treaty
United States declared an alliance with South Korea
China threatened the U.S.
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Due to the Space and Arms race, Americans feared a
submittance to communism
nuclear war, so they built bomb shelters
blockade of American supplies
spread of communism to America
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Why did the US join the United Nations verses the League of Nations?
Economic and Military dominance; UN has enforcement plans
U.S. wanted to be a world police
They felt it was their democratic duty
The UN fought communism
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The Soviet launching of ________ in 1957 set off the space race.
Sputnik
Kosmos
Stalinator
Apollo 1
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What documents proved that the Rosenberg's connection to the Soviet Union was real?
Vincent Document
Verona Papers
Wall Street Journal
Truman Doctrine
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Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, and Eisenhower Doctrine were examples of
Domestic policy
Benefitting returning soliders
Containment
Spread of Democracy
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____________ means to make accusations without any real evidence
Marshallism
Witch Trials
Gossiping
McCarthyism
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The launching of Sputnik led to an increase in American
free college education
education funding in science and math
depression
nuclear bombs tests
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What is the 2 mile wide area at the 38th parallel known as today?
Demilitarized zone
None of these
Armistice
Neutral zone
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Why was the 1950's Red Scare more extreme than the 1920's Red Scare?
increase of immigration
They were about the same
denial of civil liberties
Fear of strength, espionage, and nuclear war
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a competition with the US and USSR once the Soviets created their own Atomic Bomb
Space Race
Hot War
Arms Race
Korean War
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With the change in culture during the 1950's, what was the role of the wife?
Stay at home mother; always knows her place
work with husband equally in raising the children
head of the house
Also had a job in thw work force
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He was the leader of the UN troops in the Korean War and was fired for defying Truman
Eisenhower
Marshall
MacArthur
Wallace
21
When the US dropped food and supplies to the West Berliners. it showed that the US was
determined to show the world what they can do
willing to invest to prevent the spread of communism
now a world power
going to drop bombs on the USSR soon after
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The US was worried that if communism spread, nations around the world will fall to it
McCarthyism
Pizza Hut Theory
Isolationism
Domino Theory
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What 2 hysterics provided fear around the infiltration of communism in the American Government?
McCarthyism and Containment
The Red Scare and Space Race
HUAC and Space Race
The Red Scare and McCarthyism
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creation of the hydrogen bomb; restricted use of weapons; global competition with US & USSR
Space Race
The Red Scare
The Cold War
Containment
25
What was a cause of the Baby Boom?
None of these
a sudden decrease in child births
soldiers starting a family after WW2
an explosion in population from immigrants
26
What does HUAAC stand for?
Hungry Underprivileged Average Americans Corp.
Hairy Unicorns of American Activities Committee
House of Un-American Activities Committee
House of Urban Americans Accommodating Citizens
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Define collective security
Economic security of investments
Attack on one member of an alliance is an attack on all
Making accusations without any evidence
Development of atomic bombs
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The Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) was set by the Soviet Union to
provide aid to fallen soliders
help the democratic germans
control East Berlin
control West Berlin
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The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 led to a growth
of economic gains in the government
of the suburbs, mobility, and shipment in the US
of immigrants throughout the nation
of crime in the cities
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Senator who falsely accused people of being communist; ruined lives; violated of human rights
John McCormick
Joseph McCarthy
Douglas MacArthur
James McDonald
