This advertisement shows aircraft carrying milk. What does this most likely refers to?

Western resistance to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

U.S. forces quit Korean War in response to growing antiwar sentiment

What was it significant about the policy submitted by the National Security Council to President Harry Truman?

gave strong support to the containment policy, set the course of Cold War

Which claim made by Senator Joseph McCarthy helped bring about his downfall?

Several top generals in the U.S. Army were Soviet spies.

Why did this U.S. Senator tell Americans that “the chips are down”?

He claimed there were Communist spies in the U.S. government

What was the main purpose of the alliance in this illustration that included the United States as a member?

To protect Western democracies from Soviet aggression

Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Korean War in 1950?

The invasion of South Korea by the North Korean army

Which of the following would be the best title for this timeline?

The Cold War Creates an Atmosphere of Suspicion at Home

What do the measures on this list have in common?

They were steps taken to contain Communism.

Which of the following was the primary incentive for the implementation of the Marshall Plan?

US hoped that economic help would stop Europeans from turning to Communism

Based on the map, how did the political boundaries of Germany change after World War

Germany was divided in two because of the Cold War

What impact did the events on this chart have on American leaders?

U.S. leaders grew suspicious of Soviet intentions, so Cold War begins

Which statement BEST describes the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education?

It overturned racial segregation in public schools as “inherently unequal.”

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

Economic aid to developing nations

Which of the following identifies an effect of the Cold War on Americans in the early 1950s?

Senator McCarthy accused many people in the government of being Communists

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

Stalin cut off supply lines to democratic West Berlin.

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1
This advertisement shows aircraft carrying milk. What does this most likely refers to?
rising exports of U.S. agricultural goods to postwar Europe
Western resistance to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin
U.S. airpower over Germany in World War II
the Marshall Plan’s provision of economic aid to Europe
2
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
U.S. forces quit Korean War in response to growing antiwar sentiment
Truce between North and South Korea signed
Japan invades North Korea.
United Nation forces defeat North Korea and reunify the Korean Peninsula
3
What was it significant about the policy submitted by the National Security Council to President Harry Truman?
was initially drafted to obtain a declaration of war from Congress
was the first time that the “domino theory” was fully explained
gave strong support to the containment policy, set the course of Cold War
was initially drafted to obtain a declaration of war from Congress
4
Which individual shocked Americans by making this claim in a speech in February 1950?
Richard M. Nixon
Mitchell Palmer
John F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
5
What was a result of the Korean War?
Communism was contained
North Korea and South Korea reunited as a Communist country
North Korea and South Korea reunited as a democratic country
China becomes Communist
6
Which claim made by Senator Joseph McCarthy helped bring about his downfall?
Several top generals in the U.S. Army were Soviet spies.
The Soviet Union was placing nuclear missiles in Cuba.
President Harry Truman was a Communist sympathizer.
U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was a Soviet spy
7
Why did this U.S. Senator tell Americans that “the chips are down”?
He believed the United States would soon have to return to war.
He feared that Americans would enter a new economic depression.
He felt sorry for the sacrifices the Soviets had made in World War II.
He claimed there were Communist spies in the U.S. government
8
What was the impact of the war on the demarcation line in the center of the map?
It shifted northward.
It shifted southward.
It was eliminated.
It was left unchanged
9
What was the main purpose of the alliance in this illustration that included the United States as a member?
To create a free trade zone for increased trade
To provide economic assistance to developing nations
To export democracy across the Iron Curtain
To protect Western democracies from Soviet aggression
10
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Korean War in 1950?
The occupation of Korea by Japan in World War II
The invasion of South Korea by the North Korean army
The fall of China to Mao Zedong’s Communist army
The division of Korea into Soviet and American zones
11
Which of the following would be the best title for this timeline?
The Cold War Creates an Atmosphere of Suspicion at Home
The Cold War Spreads to Asia and Latin America
The Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation during the Cold War
Soviet Spies Successfully Infiltrate the United States
12
What do the measures on this list have in common?
They were steps taken to contain Communism.
They led to a Soviet attack on the United States.
They helped the spread of Communism to Asia.
They were reactions to North Korean attack on South Korea.
13
Which of the following was the primary incentive for the implementation of the Marshall Plan?
American leaders wanted to establish U.S. dominance over European markets
US hoped that economic help to Europe would make them free their colonies
US hoped that economic help would stop Europeans from turning to Communism
US leaders hoped to cripple Germany’s eco. while aiding the rest of europe
14
Based on the map, how did the political boundaries of Germany change after World War
Germany was divided in two because of the Cold War
Germany combined with Austria to create a single state.
Germany lost territory in the south to Austria.
Germany took additional territory from Poland.
15
What impact did the events on this chart have on American leaders?
U.S. leaders became anxious to return to America’s prewar isolationism
US eager to promote trade with Poland in order to reduce Soviet influence
U.S. leaders grew suspicious of Soviet intentions, so Cold War begins
U.S. leaders remained sympathetic to the Soviet Union
16
Which statement BEST describes the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education?
It overturned racial segregation in public schools as “inherently unequal.”
It upheld state laws requiring racial segregation on railroad cars.
It overturned the earlier decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford.
It upheld state laws requiring the payment of poll taxes to vote.
17
The G.I. Bill and the Brown v. Board of Education decision contributed to what social change in the mid-20th century.
The mass emigration to Western Europe.
The growth of rural America
The relocation into large urban cities
The rise of suburbs
18
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Federal aid to American farmers
Military defeat of Nazi Germany
Economic aid to developing nations
Free trade between the United States and Mexico
19
Which of the following identifies an effect of the Cold War on Americans in the early 1950s?
Nuclear missiles installed in Cuba threatened the survival of America
Senator McCarthy accused many people in the government of being Communists
Thousands of refugees fled Castro’s Communist dictatorship for the US
US manufacturers were able to sell more of their goods to Eastern Europe.
20
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
Stalin united all the Allied sectors of Berlin under one city government.
Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin by railroad and air.
Stalin cut off supply lines to democratic West Berlin.
Stalin had a wall built in Berlin to separate East and West Berliners.

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