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US History: Cold War into the 1950s
US History: Cold War into the 1950s
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1
For many Americans, the 1950s were Happy Days. Where did a lot of new houses get built?
the suburbs
the big cities
Mars
the rural areas
2
What was the Marshall Plan?
U.S. plan to give resources and aid countries after WWII
The U.S. plan to use military force to stop communism
The plan to build the Berlin Wall
The Soviet idea to spread communism
3
Who was elected to be the new President of the U.S. in 1952?
Truman
Eisenhower
Nixon
Roosevelt
4
What were the years of the "Baby Boom" according to U.S. Historians?
1953-1961
1955
1941-1945
1946-1960
5
What was one reason for the Soviets not liking the U.S. at the beginning of the Cold War?
The U.S. treated the Europeans very badly
The U.S. did not acknowledge their Communist government
the U.S. shot down the U2 spy plane
The U.S. was trying to copy their Communist government
6
Which country, along with the U.S., was considered to be a "Superpower" at the end of WWII?
France
Germany
Soviet Union
England
7
Europe was divided after WWII. Which part of Europe was controlled by the Soviet Union?
Southern
Western
Northern
Eastern
8
Which of the following was NOT a Soviet satellite nation in Eastern Europe?
Hungary
East Germany
Italy
Poland
9
What was the "
Iron Curtain
"?
The rubble that was left behind in Japan after the A-Bomb
The wall in the middle of Berlin, Germany
Border between Communist contries and Democracies in Europe
The separation of Northern and Southern Europe
10
In 1948 the U.S. aided people with the Berlin Airlift. In which country was Berlin located?
West Germany
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
11
What key event from China shocked the U.S. in 1949?
China invented the iphone
China became a Communist government
China got the A-Bomb
China attacked the Soviet Union
12
Which of the following was a reason the U.S. didn't like the Soviets when the Cold War began?
harsh treatment of Europeans
they used the atomic bomb in WWII
13
In 1950, which Asian country did the U.S. begin to fight a war in to try and contain Communism?
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Hungary
14
Who was the new leader of the Soviet Union beginning in 1953?
Dwight Eisenhower, because Stalin died
Eric Erickson, because Stalin died
Suzanne Susens, because Stalin died
Nikita Kruschev, because Stalin died
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The Berlin Wall was an ugly symbol of communism. How long did it divide Berlin?
from 1961-1999
from 1945-1978
from 1945-1990
from 1961-1989