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1950's Cold War Era
1950's Cold War Era
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A basic overview of the Cold War and culture of the 1950's.
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When Stalin attempted to cut off supplies and food to West Berlin, America responded by...
Evacuating people from Berlin
Airlifting Food into Berlin
Attacking the Soviet Union
Invading Korea
2
Before the Cold War, why were America and Soviet Union allies?
They were the two biggest superpowers
They weren't allies during WWII
They've been long standing Allies
They had a common enemy in Hitler
3
The Communist leader of Cuba was...
Joseph Stalin
Mao ZeDong
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
4
The first satellite in space was called...
Spoket
Sputnik
Steampunk
Sputenev
5
Who is this man?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
6
Who is this man?
FDR
Dwight Eisenhower
JFK
Harry Truman
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practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence
House Un-American Activites
Marxism
McCarthyism
DeStalinization
8
This court case said that "Separate but Equal" was legal.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Mapp v. Ohio
Tinker v. Des Moines
Brown v. Board of Education
9
McCarthyism can most closely be compared to what piece of Literature?
The Scarlet Letter
The Crucible
All Quiet on the Western Front
Macbeth
10
What highly populated country fell to communism in 1949.
Vietnam
China
Japan
Korea
11
The Communist Leader of China was named
Joseph Stalin
Chang Kai Shek
Mao ZeDong
Fidel Castro
12
This comic is an example of...
Red Scare
Totalitarianism
Negotiations between World Leaders
Mutually Assured Destruction
13
Term for the reason America felt it necessary to support South Korea against Communism
Dominoes Pizza
Domination Theory
Dominion of Communism
Domino Theory
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Americans born after WWII are part of which Generation
Hippies
Generation X
Baby Boomer
Millennial
15
Term for the American attempt to invade Cuba and Eliminate Fidel Castro
U-2 Invasion
Cuban Invasion
Operation Dessert Storm
Bay of Pigs Invasion
16
Dwight Eisenhower won the 1952 election becuase
He promised to get us out of Korea
He was a war hero
He promised to fix the highway system
Americans were tired of Democrats
17
Term for providing any kind of aid to weak countries threatened by Communism.
The Monroe Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Show
18
General Douglas MacArthur was also involved in which of the following events?
Pacific Theater of WWII
The Bonus Army Incident
European Theater of WWII
Vietnam War
19
The Cold War escalated after the Soviets shot down a...
U.S. Satellite
Atomic Missile
U-2 Spy Plane
20
After WWII Germany was split into 5 separate pieces.
True
False
21
Dwight Eisenhower's campaign slogan was "I Like Ike"
True
False
22
Who was Dwight Eisenhower's VP in 1952. He would later become President
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
23
A speech on this topic began the Cold War Era
Communist China
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
24
A political structure where means of production (goods) are owned and sold privately is called
communism
democracy
totalitariansm
capitalism
25
Term for the division of Western and Eastern Europe.
Berlin Wall
Steel Curtain
Maginot Line
Iron Curtain
26
The action JFK took when learning that there were missiles in Cuba.
No Action
Invasion
Naval Blockade
Embargo
27
When did the War in Korea end?
1945
1492
It has never ended
1953
28
The following image best describes what event?
Americas removal of warheads from Turkey
Soviet Union placing warheads in Cuba
Americas blockade of Cuba
The Bay of Pigs invasion
29
The first American to orbit the Earth was...
James Sputnik
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
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A political structure where all means of production (goods) are provided by the government.
totalitarianism
capitalism
communism
democracy
31
Who is this person?
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Gen. George Marshall
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower
Gen. Erwin Rommel
32
This man is...
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Elian Gonzalez
Moa Zedong
33
Soviet people could own private businesses like a store or restaurant.
True
False
34
The first person to walk on the moon was
Lance Armstrong
Louie Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
35
Korea is split at the...
38th Parallel
28th Parallel
Mason Dixon Line
36' 30 Line
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The first human in space was...
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
37
The Berlin Wall separated East and West Berlin for over
25 years
5 years
30 years
10 years
38
This couple was executed in 1951.
Bonnie and Clyde
Sacco and Vanzetti
Thelma and Louise
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
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This couple was executed for...
Being communist
Selling Presidential secrets
Being italian
Selling nuclear secrets
40
This side of Berlin was owned by the Soviet Union and Communist
South
West
North
East
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Which of the following is not a communist country today (2019)
North Korea
Vietnam
China
South Korea
42
Term for providing food and money to all countries of Western Europe
The Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Truman Doctrine
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The 1960 televised debate between Nixon and JFK was important because
Few Americans had TV's at the time
Presidential Candidates were heard for the first time
Presidential Candidates were seen in color for the first time
Appearance became a major factor in becoming President
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Germany was split with East Germany being Capitalist and West Germany Communist
True
False
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American Policy towards Communism.
Isolation
Quarenteen
Nuetrality
Containment
