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1
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
the United States
China
the United Nations
South Korea
2
Since the the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?
containment
infiltration
McCarthyism
brinkmanship
3
Rock and Roll gave young people of the 1950s...
A style they could call all their own
A stable and secure cultural role
A way to conform with their parents' expectations
The values they needed to live through the Depression and the war
4
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
an embargo on wheat to NATO nations
An atomic bomb
5
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
League of Nations
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
6
Why did the Soviet Union create the Molotov Plan to compete with the United States' Marshall Plan?
To spread democracy.
To coordinate efforts at recovery with the United States.
They had a ton of extra money after WWII.
They were worried about U.S. influence in Western Europe.
7
What was the major transportation development of the 1950s?
Transcontinental RR
Creation of the Erie Canal
Invention of the Steamboat
Interstate Highway System
8
What did most women that worked in industrial settings do after WWII ended?
They stayed in those jobs
They went back to their traditional pre-war roles as homemakers.
9
After which event did Senator McCarthy's power soon fade?
Appearing on television in the Army-McCarthy hearings.
Accusing President Truman of being a communist.
Giving a speech about the merits of communism.
10
What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?
Space race
Berlin airlift
Truman Doctrine
Cold War
11
What was a sign that the prosperity of the 1950s was not shared equally?
Women lost the right to vote
Many new suburbs would not sell to African-Americans
Many senior citizens had their Medicare taken away.
Many senior citizens had their Medicare taken away.
12
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
States
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
13
Which of the following is NOT true of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.
The United States blockaded Cuba but didn't attack.
The United States invaded Cuban missile bases.
The USSR and US both agreed to remove neighboring missiles.
14
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
North and South Korea.
Korea and China.
North and South China.
15
Which of the following is true of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Cuban exiles led by Fidel Castrom overthrew the Soviet Union.
Cuban exiles with U.S. support overthrew Fidel Castro.
Cuban exiles with U.S. support failed to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Cuban exiles led by Fidel Castro assassinated JFK.
16
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Jumpstart Europe's economy
Stop the spread of communism
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Deliver Poland to the West
17
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
free trade.
collective security.
isolationism.
appeasement.
18
The first satellite launched into space was
NCC-1701
Sputnik
Apollo II
Discovery
19
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
construction of the Berlin wall
reunification of East and West Germany
German development of the atomic bomb
20
What was the generation born after WWII called?
baby boomers
Generation X
Generation Z
millenials
21
Nations that influence of control less powerful states are known as
superpowers
atomic nations
sovereign states
proletariat
