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Unit 5 Review: World War II and Early Cold War #worldwarii #coldwar
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The Soviets created this military alliance in response to NATO
UN
Prague Initiative
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Pact
2
What foreign policy was adopted by President Truman in 1947?
Imperialism
Isolationism
Neutrality
Containment
3
The US officially denounced the Axis Powers by claiming to be a
Hope for Peace
Shelter for Solidarity
Arsenal for Democracy
Beacon of Freedom
4
Britain and France avoided war by conceding to Hitler's demands. This is an example of _______
containment
appeasement
side-stepping
pleasing
5
How did minorities play a different role as soldiers as opposed to WWI?
held many high-ranking positions
saw combat and became highly decorated
stayed in non-combat positions
were fighting in de-segregated units
6
"A day that will live in infamy." - FDR (December 7, 1941)
Mussolini takes over Ethiopia
Hitler surrenders
FDR loses feeling in his legs
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Which country did NOT make up the Axis Powers of WWII
Italy
Soviet Union
Japan
Germany
8
What was Fred Korematsu challenging in his historic court case against the US?
the quality of his facial surgery
Citizenship of Japanese-Americans
government's power to limit rights
not allowing Japanese-Americans to fight in combat
9
What was the overall effect the Red Scare had on American society in the 1950s?
increase in Americans moving to USSR
Limits on what one could study in school
limits on civil liberties
freedom to choose ideological affiliation
10
The Soviets shutting communist Eastern Europe to Western Europe was
Berlin Wall
The Wooden Wall
The Iron Wall
The Iron Curtain
11
The Atlantic Charter was...
Hitler and Mussolini's meeting to strategize
meeting between Hitler and FDR to end WWII
America's plan for attack on Japan
FDR and Churchill's meeting for post-war peace
12
The GI Bill was introduced to
aid veterans with partaking in the babyboom
aid veterans with PTSD
aid veterans with college education and home owning
aid veterans with job opportunities
13
US moved to this policy of neutrality in which nations must pay up front for goods
Laissez-faire
Lend-Lease
Destroyers for Bases
Cash and Carry
14
The United States economy moved from a manufacturing economy to a ________ in the 1950s
Capitalist economy
Communist economy
Service economy
Buying economy
15
Which international organization was created to avoid future conflicts after WWII?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
League of Nations
16
$13 billion in aid to keep re-building nations from turning to communism
Marshall Plan
Keenan Plan
Stalin Plan
Truman Plan
17
Leaders must be held accountable for crimes against humanity. This precedent was set at
Munich Conference
Nuremburg Trials
Yalta Conference
Plessy v. Ferguson court case
18
Hitler's goal of creating the Third Reich included all except:
an empire for the Aryan Race
empire for all German speakers
Place for Nazi rhetoric to be fulfilled
land redistribution for Jews
19
the Baby Boom was
a time in which population increased after WWII
Babys were used in Nuclear experiments
Decrease in American population
20
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a
economic alliance by communist nations
military alliance between democratic nations
Free-market trade agreement by communist nations
interstate commerce agreement between democract nations
21
Which two nations emerged as super powers after WWII
USSR and Germany
USSR and Chad
USA and USSR
USA and Mexico
22
What was the purpose of America's foreign policy of Containment?
Contain Nazi influence from spreading through Europe
Keep communism from spreading
Allow Soviet influence around the world
keep democracy from reaching Eastern Europe
23
How did the 2nd Red Scare manifest itself in every day American lives?
Duck and Cover Drills
Creation of NASA
Loyalty Oaths
Fallout Shelters
24
First major war in which the US was called upon to contain communism
100 Years' War
WWI
Korean War
Vietnam War
25
this committee was created to hunt down communists in the US
HUAC
NASA
Anti-Red Committee
McCarthyism
26
This event officially started WWII in Europe
Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia
Nazi rearmament
Nazi invasion of Poland
Nazi invasion of France
27
The US angered Japan by
ignoring their calls for peace
attacking them by sea and air
Placing an embargo on essential war materials
helping them fight against the Allies
28
Hitler signed this non-aggression pact with which nation when dividing Poland
Japan
Spain
Sweden
Soviet Union
29
This American senator infamously claimed communist activity within American government
Joseph McCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert McNamara
Adlai Stevenson
30
How did the American government lead the war effort during WWII
regulating the economy
increasing taxes on the rich
encouraging public to ration food and goods
creating propaganda through film
31
Who is the figure below?
Patty the Packager
Maude the Mechanic
Rosie the Riveter
Gina the Giftwrapper
32
Why did Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Japanese called Truman's bluff when threatened with bomb
Soviets urged Truman to drop bomb
End the war quickly with less American casualties
End quickly with few Japanese <br>casualties
33
Which of the following is not a totalitarian dictator of the 1930s
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
34
Where did Harry S. Truman drop the two atomic bombs?
Tokyo and Mt. Fuji
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Nagaski
Nagasaki and Osaka
35
This was the American stance as aggression and tension grew in the early 1930s
economic aid to only democratic-supported nations
economic aid to nobody
economic aid to both sides
economic aid to totalitarian regimes
36
Tense situation in which Americans provided E. Berlin with supplies to survive USSR blockade
West Berlin Solidarity
Berlin Airlift
East Berlin Tragedy
Berlin Wall
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The American's plan of invading Normandy to liberate Nazi-controlled France
VD-Day
E-Day
V-E Day
D-Day
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controlling all aspects of society and economy through nationalistic code (Mussolini)
Nazism
Capitalism
Communism
Fascism
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What military tactic did General MacArthur use to push Japanese military back?
Trench Warfare
Nuclear Warfare
Island Skipping
Island Hopping
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Stalin wanted to move the Soviet Union's economy from
Agricultural to more Agricultural
Agricultural with some industrial
Agricultural ---> Industrial
Industrial ----> Agricultural
41
How did FDR announce the official internment of Japanese internment?
Executive Order 4040
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 3856
Executive Order 1025
42
Due to the financial depression of the 1920s in Europe, what governments took control?
Monarchy
Theocratic
Democratic
Totalitarian
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This island-nation chose to side with the Soviets, causing fear and panic in the US
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Haiti
Jamaica