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This Quiz matches the FL standards for the EOC.
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1
The Korean War ended in ________
It hasn't ended
1954
1953
1974
2
The Marshall plan did __________.
Allowed the US to rebuild after the German Bombings of NYC
Made the soviets pay us back for the lend-lease materials
Gave European countries 12 billion $ to to stop communism
Extended the lend-lease program from WW2
3
The Soviets put nuclear weapons in __________
Canada
Haiti
Mexico
Cuba
4
There is a 2 and a half mile no man's land set up in Korea called
DMZ
XYZ
ABC
KYP
5
___Was the conference that the allies agreed to split Germany into 4 areas and create the UN.
London
Potsdam
Washington
Yalta
6
What was the response to the Soviet Blockade of Berlin?
We could do nothing
Military Action
Send planes to deliver supplies
UN stopped trade with the Soviet Union
7
____________ fought North Korea so that the South Koreans could keep their freedom
UN
Chinese
Soviets
US
8
Castro turned Cuba communist and we tried to overthrow him with Cuban exiles in __________
Bay of Pig Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Battle of Midway
D-Day
9
What would happen if you tried to climb over the Berlin Wall?
Machine gun trip wires
Attacked by dogs
Shot
All of the above
10
People fear McCarthy because
He only had to name you and your life was ruined
He shot lasers out of his eyes if a commie was near
He had his own personal army
He controlled the FBI
11
This cartoon best resembles ________
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
NATO
Marshall Plan
12
Why is Korea split into two?
Because both sides can't get along
It was divided due to WW2 because it was Japanese territory
It has always been divided
China divided it back in 1556
13
The picture represents which Organization?
NASA
House of UnAmerican Activities Committee
NATO
Loyalty Review Board
14
Russia got a nuclear weapon in 1949. This is called ______________.
Sputnik
Hydrogen Bomb
Deterrence
Nuclear proliferation
15
McCarthyism ended because _____
He ran out of names on his list
He was named as a communist
The Soviets assassinated him
He was exposed as a liar to the public
16
The Berlin Airlift broke the blockade because ___________.
It bombed the blockade into submission
It made people turn away from communism
It delivered 200 million tons of supplies
It actually failed in lifting the blockade
17
The Korean War started because _______
The USA invaded North Korea by crossing the 38th parallel
China invaded South Korea by crossing the 38th parallel
The Soviet Invaded South Korea by crossing the 38th parallel
North Korea invaded South Korea by crossing the 38thparallel
18
__________ was able to beat back the UN forces when they entered the war.
Soviet Union
North Korea
Australia
China
19
This shows which idea of the arms race?
Space race
Mutual assured destruction
Korean War
All of the above
20
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended because the Soviet took out their missiles and we ________.
All of the above
Took our missiles out of Turkey
Ended the blockade of Cuba
Promised not to invade Cuba
21
The USA made so many nuclear weapons so that the Soviets would be afraid to invade. This is ___
Deterrence
Nuclear Proliferation
MacArthurism
Merica Power to the MAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22
This poster represents which Soviet backed program?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Communist Union
Soviet Pact
23
JFK decided to __________ Cuba to stop more nuclear missiles from entering the country.
Blockade
Peace Treaty
Invade
Send Marshall Plan aid
24
Which group would have supported this poster?
Senator McCarthy
All of the above
House of UN-American Activities
Loyalty Review Board
25
The 2nd red Scare was the fear of
Capitalist
Dirty Pinko Commies!
Snakes
Spiders
26
How did people escape the Berlin Wall
All of the above
Ramming their car into the wall
Tunnels
Hot air balloon
27
This political cartoon is trying to state that
McCarthy is a true American patriot
McCarthy is a liar
McCarthy caught communist and put them on fire
McCarthy loves his evidence
28
Most people think the Korean War is pointless because __________
South Korea would have been able to win without help
The border really didn't move far from the 38th parallel
North Korea won
China took control of Korea
29
General MacArthur was fired during this war because __________
He wanted to nuclear bomb North Korea
His plan was rejected and he bad mouthed the president
He wanted to nuclear bomb China
He wanted to nuclear bomb the soviet Union
30
The soviets launched the first satellite in space called Sputnik. This caused the US to enter
Space Race
Nuclear Arms Race
GPS race
Cold War
31
What was the Iron Curtain?
American Controlled Japan
Soviet Controlled Asia
Soviet Controlled Eastern Europe
Soviet Controlled Cuba
32
Which American organization is represented in the picture?
NATO
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
33
Why was it called the Iron Curtain?
Because Stalin was weird and just liked Iron Curtains
Hitler's Machines of war were all strewn in the region
Nobody could come in or out of Eastern Europe
Because of the Iron mills found in the region
34
__is the conference that Truman announced he has nuclear weapons & Stalin made the Iron Curtain
Sydney
Washington
Potsdam
Yalta
35
Why was this wall built in Berlin?
To separate the US/Soviets since they can't play nice
To stop West Berliners from entering into the communist side
It marked the Iron Curtains Western boundary
To stop people from escaping communism through West Berlin
36
McCarthyism was bad for America for all of these reasons except?
He made people name other fake communist
It caught actual communist
He lied
If he didn't like you then you ended up on his list
