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1
This portion of Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union after WWII:
West Germany
South Germany
East Germany
North Germany
2
What was the name of the 2 people sentenced to death for spying on the United States?
Jerry and Edith Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Joseph and Evelyn Rosenberg
Julius and Margaret Rosenberg
3
Who was the Senator from Wisconsin who accused people of being "communists?"
Spiro Agnew
J. Edgar Hoover
Joe McCarver
Joseph McCarthy
4
They were in charge of investigating communism in the film industry:
Central Intelligence Agency
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
House Un-American Activities Committee
United Nations
5
What American General led the U.N. forces in North Korea?
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Edward Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
6
What did the economic prosperity that occurred after WWII contribute to?
The Marshall Plan
The baby boom
The Cold War
Appeasement
7
This was a campaign started by Eleanor Roosevelt:
A campaign against Civil Rights
Military campaign in Ethiopia
A political campaign for her late husband
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Buying new appliances, furniture, and cars because you have the money to do so:
Mercantilism
Consumerism
Constipation
Consumptionism
9
Democratic portion of Germany:
North Germany
East Germany
West Germany
South Germany
10
What was one of the purposes of the World Bank?
Create economic sanctions against the Soviet Union
Loan $$ to poorer countries to fix their economies
Enforce higher interest rates on communist countries
Establish 1 form of currency throughout Europe
11
What musical artist recorded in Memphis and is call the "King" of rock 'n' roll?
B.B. King
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
Kanye West
12
What did most people in the 1960's rely on to get their news and for entertainment?
Radio
Television
Movies
Instagram
13
He invented the vaccine for Polio:
Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
Marco Polo
Jonas Salk
14
This was the U.S. economic plan used to rebuild Europe after WWII
Appeasement
Containment
Truman Plan
Marshall Plan
15
Which of the following divided North Korea from South Korea?
39th Parallel
The Equator
The Ural Mountains
38th Parallel
16
What contributed to the baby boom after WWII?
Returning military men and women bought homes and had kids
War industries went back to producing consumer goods
All of the answers are correct
High employment meant more $$ to spend
17
This was created to encourage policies that promoted international trade:
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Marshall Plan
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
18
Which of the following events did
NOT
demonstrate the U.S. policy of containment?
The Korean War
The Berlin Airlift
The formation of NATO
The Warsaw Pact
19
This idea was used during the Cold War; tried to keep communism in a certain area:
Pacifism
Neutrality
Containment
Appeasement
20
Most of the homes built in the 1950's were built here:
Rural areas
Suburbs
Big cities
Small cities
21
U.S. plan used for 45 years that said it would come to the aid of others to fight communism:
Pacifism
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
22
Which of the following did
NOT
help to increase the influence of McCarthyism?
The launching of Sputnik
The Fuchs spy trial
The Hollywood Ten
The Rosenberg spy trial
23
Who were the
Hollywood Ten
?
A group of producers and actors accused of being communists
Top ten most popular actors in the 1950's
Top ten movies of 1952
Blacklisted actresses accused of being Nazis
24
What did Winston Churchill compare the spread of communism west to?
Iron Door
Iron Curtain
Communist Shadow
Communist Cloud
25
This president ended the Korean War:
Ronald Reagan
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
