What were the Rosenberg's convicted of?

Passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

Which of the following was a major goal of President Johnson's Great Society programs?

To end poverty by expanding access to healthcare and housing.

Which foreign policy decisions by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

Providing military aid to Greece and Turkey

President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to

Remove a communist dictator from power

How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact affect the Cold War?

The war escalated due to strong allegiances

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Restrict/Contain the spread of communism

What was the US response to the fall of China to communism?

Fear of communism spreading throughout Asia (domino theory)

During the early Cold War, women were expected to fulfill what societal roles?

To be happy housewives and good mothers.

What did the moon landing mean for America's standing compared to other superpowers?

America's technology was superior to that of other counties.

Which of the following is true about the Marshall Plan?

Provided focus on boosting the economy

How was the missile placement in Cuba a serious threat from the Soviet Union?

Distance from Cuba to US cities

How did the US help rebuild Western Europe?

Through the Marshall Plan establishing US investments

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1
What were the Rosenberg's convicted of?
Aiding the launch of Sputnik
Passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
Containing Communism
Destroying US plans for the Hydrogen Bomb
2
Who aided the US during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
The Russians
Cuban refugees in Florida
Cuban generals against Castro
The British
3
Which of the following was a major goal of President Johnson's Great Society programs?
To end poverty by expanding access to healthcare and housing.
Contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
To put an astronaut on the moon by the end of the 1960s.
To ensure only Democrats get elected to national public office.
4
Allowing communism to exist where it was, but preventing the spread to other nations is known as
Containment
Appeasement
Demilitarization
Integration
5
After WWII, Germany was split in four by the US, Great Britain, France, and
Greece
Spain
Soviet Union
Italy
6
Which foreign policy decisions by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
Supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan
Providing military aid to Greece and Turkey
Relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
CIA involvement in removing communist leaders from power
7
President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to
Stop the flow of illegal drugs to the US
Rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters
Remove a communist dictator from power
Support Fidel Castro's efforts for reform
8
How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact affect the Cold War?
The Cuban Missile Crisis emerged
The war escalated due to strong allegiances
US and Soviet Union made peace
It had no effect
9
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Force Germany to pay for war reparations
Restrict/Contain the spread of communism
Promote free elections in Europe
Maintain international peace throught the UN
10
What was the US response to the fall of China to communism?
Fear of communism spreading throughout Asia (domino theory)
Peaceful diplomacy in other communist areas in Asia
Containment in all other areas of Asia
Demilitarization of the US
11
During the early Cold War, women were expected to fulfill what societal roles?
To be the breadwinners for their families.
To make great strides in the fields of math and science.
To serve in the Armed Forces.
To be happy housewives and good mothers.
12
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Border States
Iron Curtain
Stalin's Wall
Satellite Nations
13
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
German development of the atomic bomb
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Reunification fo East and West Germany
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
14
The "Blacklisting" that cost many film industry workers their jobs in the late 1940s was due to
Their willingness to follow orders
Decisions by the Hollywood Ten
Their ability to limit the scope of the war
The activities of the HUAC
15
What did the moon landing mean for America's standing compared to other superpowers?
America and the Soviet Union were equal
America had won the Cold War
America had become more prestigious
America's technology was superior to that of other counties.
16
Which of the following is true about the Marshall Plan?
Protected Greece
Provided armed security
Protected Turkey
Provided focus on boosting the economy
17
How did the Korean War end?
Korea became a demilitarized zone
Divided as in pre-war status
A unified Communist Korea
The counties both became Capitalist
18
What was the name of the Russian artificial satellite that sparked the Space Race?
Sparky
Rocko
Sputnik
Beatnik
19
How was the missile placement in Cuba a serious threat from the Soviet Union?
Distance from Cuba to US cities
Amount of missiles
Fidel Castro alliance
Encouraged Castro to have an alliance with the US
20
Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?
HUAC
UN
CIA
NATO
21
How did the US help rebuild Western Europe?
Overhauling European economies through fiscal policies
Through the Marshall Plan establishing US investments
By establishing relief and assistance programs thru the UN
Through the Dawes plan establishing long term loans
22
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
NATO
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
United Nations

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