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1950s and the Cold War
1950s and the Cold War
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1
Which of the following ideologies best describe the Soviet Union(USSR)?
Democratic and Communist
Monarchist and Capitalist
Democratic and Capitalist
Dictatorial and Communist
2
What terms describes a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces?
A Power Struggle
A Technology Race
An Arms Race
A Military Race
3
What was the name of the trials which attemptedto charge Nazi leaders with war crimes?
. Nuremberg Trials
Nazi Trials
United Nations War Crimes Trial
Tokyo Trials
4
Who is considered the King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis
Duke Ellington
Chubby Checker
Chuck Berry
5
What term describes the hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S.?
The Secret Takeover
The Red Scare
The Russia Invasion
The Communist Scare
6
What was the first mass-produced suburb in the USA?
Local Town
Smallville
Levitt Town
Greenbrier
7
Which color is most associated with the Communist movement?
Blue
Red
Black
Yellow
8
What is a residential community lying immediately outside a city or town?
Suburbs
Commune
Parish
Ghettos
9
Which of the following is a weapon roughly 1000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb?
HydrogenBomb
Oxygen Bomb
Titanium Bomb
Nitrogen Bomb
10
During the Korean War, which country sent troops to aid North Korea?
China
Japan
Vietnam
Laos
11
What provided financial aid to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism?
Marshall Plan
Roosevelt Corollary
United Nations
Lend-Lease Act
12
Who was the Chinese leader who helped establish China as a communist country on October 1,1949?
HoChi Minh
Kim Il Sung
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
13
What was a state of political and military tension between the USA and the Soviet Union?
The Hot War
The Soviet-American War
Operation Tension
The Cold War
14
___ is attempting to stop the spread of communism without ending it in areas it already exists.
Stoppage
Suppression
Search and Destory
Containment
15
Which of the following ideologies best describe the USA?
Dictatorial and Communist
.Democratic and Communist
.Monarchist and Capitalist
Democraticand Capitalist
16
What is a form of government where a country is ruled by one person who has absolute authority?
Republic
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
17
What term best describes a sharp increase in the number of births during the 1950s and 1960s?
Family Fluctuation
The Great Birth Explosion
Birth Escalation
Baby Boom
18
What line divides North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
21st Parallel
30th Parrallel
97th Parallel
19
Which military leader commanded the UN and US troops at the start of the Korean War?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Peter Parker
WilliamWestmoreland
20
What was the collective defense treaty among eight European communist states called?
The Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Solution
The Stalin Pact
The Communist Pact
21
What is an alliance of Western Powers which swore to protect one another in case of war?
Warsaw Pact
Western Power Alliance
Axis Powers
NATO
22
A government where people rule directly or through freely elected representatives?
Communism
Democracy
Anarchism
. Monarchy
23
Immediately following the end of WWII, American businesses …
exported most of their factories over seas
only made goods andsupplies which were essential
converted fromproduction of war materials to consumer goods
suffered greatly
24
Which US senator added to the hysteria of the Red Scare?
William Byrd
John F. Kennedy
Ken Wherry
Joseph McCarthy
25
"A country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit"
Capitalism
Nationalism
Communism
Democracy
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"Resources are owned by the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally"
Democracy
Capitalism
Communsim
Monarchy