Which of the statements best describes the cartoon?

Fears of communism caused Americans to be investigated

What do the Red Scare of 1919 and the McCarthy Era of the early 1950’s have in common?

Persecution of suspected having antiAmerican political views

Which of the following statement best supports the results of that war?

North and S. Korea remained separated at the 38th parallel.

What was the purpose of the GI Bill?

It provided economic aid to veterans after World War II.

What commonality did the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine have?

Attempted to limit the spread of communism in the world.

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

To prevent the spread of communism.

What was the goal of Joseph McCarthy the & House Un-American Activities Committee after WW 2?

Identify Communists in the gov. and in American society.

What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Remove a communist dictator from power.

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1950s Cold War Quiz

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1
Which of the statements best describes the cartoon?
Fears of communism resulted creation of Homeland Security
Fears of communism caused Americans to be investigated
Policies aimed at containing the spread of communism
Fears of Soviet espionage result in control of U S education
2
What do the Red Scare of 1919 and the McCarthy Era of the early 1950’s have in common?
Periods of severe economic depression in the U S
Periods of growth in art, literature, and music in the U S
Persecution of suspected having antiAmerican political views
Support for groups promoting international anarchy
3
Which of the following statement best supports the results of that war?
Korea was united under a democratic flag.
Korea was united under the communist flag.
China and North Korea were united against the United States
North and S. Korea remained separated at the 38th parallel.
4
What was the purpose of the GI Bill?
It provided economic aid to veterans after World War II.
It reduced military expenditures after the Persian Gulf War.
Banned racial segregation in the military after World War I.
Created government jobs for returning soldiers after the War
5
What commonality did the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine have?
Rebellions in the Middle East against the Soviet Union.
Both restricted United States foreign aid to poor countries.
Attempted to limit the spread of communism in the world.
Develop the space program to compete with the Soviet Union.
6
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To initiate the military arms race.
To aid in the reconstruction of Europe.
To prevent the spread of communism.
To stop the reconstruction of Japan.
7
Which foreign policy influenced decision of the U.S. to become involved in S.E. Asia 1950s-1960
Peaceful Coexistence
Domino Theory
Appeasement
Détente
8
What was the goal of Joseph McCarthy the & House Un-American Activities Committee after WW 2?
Identify Communists in the gov. and in American society.
Establish a policy of détente with the Soviet Union.
Made Cold War programs a priority in the U.S. foreign policy
Develop an effective system for spying on other countries.
9
What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters.
Stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States.
Support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform.
Remove a communist dictator from power.

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