What was the 38th parallel

The border between North korea and South Korea

what was the Cuban missile crisis

when the USSR gave missiles to Cuba

How did the 2nd Red Scare manifest itself in every day American lives?

Loyalty Oaths, Creation of NASA, Fallout Shelters, Duck and Cover Drills

Stopping the spread of communism

Why was Douglas MacArthur, who had been a hero in the Pacific war in WWII, fired?

MacArthur wanted full scale warfare in Korea

who was Nikita Khrushchev

leader of Soviet Union after Stalin's death

Prevention of a hostile country spreading its influence--mostly no weapons.

What did Nikita Khrushchev do?

He helped Castro set up a communist government in Cuba.

Why was the Space Race significant?

It would show the world who was the best at science

What did Joe McCarthy intend to do?

He wanted to get rid of communism in America

what was the space race?

a competition between USSR and America to see whos technology was greater, a series of competitive technology demonstrations between USSR and America

What caused the 2nd Red Scare

Soviet acquired an atomic weapon & China became communist

Which of the follow is TRUE of the Berlin Airlift?

It was in direct response to the Berlin Blockade

What was the point of the Truman Doctrine?

to contain the spread of communism into other nations.

The Domino Theory was what?

When 1 country falls to communism, other countries will begin to fall too

Who was in the Space Race?

The Soviet Union and United States

What was the domino theory?

A political event that trigger similar political events

NATO was originally formed to

defend western Europe from Soviet aggression

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What countries were involved in the Korean War?

North Korea/U.S.S.R/China vs. U.S./S.Korea

Senator Joseph McCarthy

accused many innocent members of being communists

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1
Who was a main figure in the 2nd Red Scare?
Jose McAllister
Joeseph McCarthy
Joseph Barszcz
Joseph McCarthy
2
What was the 38th parallel
The border between Japan and South Korea
The army unit that invaded Korea
The border between North korea and South Korea
The border between North Korea and China
3
what was the Cuban missile crisis
when the us killed Castro
when the USSR gave missiles to Cuba
4
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
British General
French General
American General
Super hero
5
How did the 2nd Red Scare manifest itself in every day American lives?
Loyalty Oaths
Creation of NASA
Fallout Shelters
Duck and Cover Drills
6
Containment meant
Disposing of nuclear weapons
Preparing for nuclear war
Keeping people from emigrating out of the US
Stopping the spread of communism
7
Why was Douglas MacArthur, who had been a hero in the Pacific war in WWII, fired?
South Koreans wanted MacArthur to leave
Chinese diplomats desired revenge against MacArthur
MacArthur wanted full scale warfare in Korea
Ridgway had a better reputation
8
who was Nikita Khrushchev
cover model for first SI swimsuit edition
freely elected leader of Russia
leader of communist china
leader of Soviet Union after Stalin's death
9
Containment
When an American citizen is banned from going to another country.
Stopping a hostile country from spreading its influence with weapons.
Prevention of a hostile country spreading its influence--mostly no weapons.
When a country takes control over another country.
10
What did Nikita Khrushchev do?
A war hero who led the Allied troops in Europe during WWII.
A activist who argued a case against school segregation.
Entered the U.S. into the space race.
He helped Castro set up a communist government in Cuba.
11
Why did the America get involved in the Korean War?
Because the U.S. needs to get involved with everything
The U.S. felt like it
The U.S. thought it was the name of a party
To contain communism
12
The Cold War was an actual war
True
False
13
Who was Stalin?
Leader of the Soviet Union
An emperor of the Aztec empire
A missionary in the 1800s
A member of Hitler's followers
14
Truman became president after which president?
Barack Obama
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15
What was the time period of the Cold War
1946-1991
1946-2019
1947-1995
1950-1985
16
Why was the Space Race significant?
The Soviets wanted to flex on the U.S.
It would show the world who was the best at science
The world was ending
17
What did Joe McCarthy intend to do?
He wanted to get rid of communism in America
He wanted to become president
He wanted to become a communist
He wanted people to be fired
18
what was the space race?
a competition between USSR and America to see whos technology was greater
a series of competitive technology demonstrations between USSR and America
I don't know
a race to space
19
Who was McCarthy?
The chief of police
A Senator
The President
20
What caused the 2nd Red Scare
Gang members of the blood gang were riotiting in LA
Terrioist painted the white house Red.
Soviet acquired an atomic weapon & China became communist
Mississippi River turned Red like blood
21
Who was Joe McCarthy?
The creator of McCarthyism
The judge
The owner of the HUAC
Someone on the Blacklist
22
Which of the follow is TRUE of the Berlin Airlift?
It went unnoticed by the Soviets
It was in direct response to the Berlin Blockade
It was designed to keep Berlin isolated
It was an act of aggression
23
Where did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen
Soviet Union
United States
China
Cuba
24
What was the point of the Truman Doctrine?
to stop other countries from entering the US.
to contain the spread of communism into other nations.
to create power groups such as NATO
25
The Domino Theory was what?
Giving aid to communist threaten countries
Giving aid to countries broken from war
A belief that communism was going EXTINCT
When 1 country falls to communism, other countries will begin to fall too
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Which countries started NATO?
USA
Belgium
All of the above
UK
27
what did Truman do to MacArthur
make him a solider
fire him
demote
promote
28
Kennedy's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Invasion of the island
Attempted to overthrow Castro's government
Naval blockade of Cuba
Embargo on Cuba
29
Who was in the Space Race?
Vietnam and Korea
The U.A.S and the Soviet Union
China and U.S
The Soviet Union and United States
30
What was the domino theory?
A political event that trigger similar political events
A game where one domino is tipped and causes others to fall
31
Stalin was...
Artist
That one guy
Poor boy
Leader of the Soviet Union
32
Where did HUAC believe there was a large Communist following during the 2nd Red Scare?
New York City
Hollywood
Nashville
Taiwan
33
NATO was originally formed to
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
promote religious freedom
defend western Europe from Soviet aggression
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
34
Why did the Cold War end?
US & USSR joined an alliance together
USSR Collapsed
NATO Broke Up
US Civil War
35
What war did Eisenhower lead?
World war ll
world war l
36
What does NATO stand for?
North atlantic treaty organization
Nose Armpits Toes Orange
north atlantic treaty organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Eisenhower was antimilitarist?
False
True
38
Eisenhower wants to
preserve security and liberty
let terror take hold
make a covenant with all the great powers
conquer the world
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What countries were involved in the Korean War?
N.Korea/China vs. S.Korea/Japan
North Korea/U.S.S.R/China vs. U.S./S.Korea
North Korea vs. South Korea
N.Korea/China vs. S.Korea/U.S.S.R
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Senator Joseph McCarthy
accused many innocent members of being communists
was a Soviet spy
helped rebuild Japan after the war
ran for the presidency in 1944
41
Stalin?
True
False
42
Who was the Cold War between??
US and USSR
Britain and Germany
France and USSR
US and Germany
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Who were the key players in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Russia, Japan, China
Germany, Bermuda Triangle
Cuba, USA, Russia
India, Asia, Canada

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