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Unit 7: Cold War Review
Unit 7: Cold War Review
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1
The HUAC investigated potential _____?
Politicians
Democrats
Communists
Actors
2
What was the 38th parallel
The border between North korea and South Korea
The border between Japan and South Korea
The border between North Korea and China
The army unit that invaded Korea
3
Which nation was a repeat colonizer of Vietnam?
France
Britain
Japan
United States
4
During the Berlin Blockade,
The German government cut off Berlin from western influence
The city of Berlin blockaded itself as a form of protest
Stalin cut off Berlin from the rest of Germany
The US cut off Berlin from the rest of Germany
5
What was The Berlin Airlift?
Another name of the Berlin Blockade.
An allied response to the Berlin Blockade.
A result of the Berlin Blockade.
A battle involving the Berlin Blockade.
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What was the result of the Korean War?
Abraham Lincoln stopped the War to make peace with both sides
The battle never ended
The US had to interrupt the fighting to announce they would join
South Korea and North Korea signed an Armistice
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What happened to federal spending during the cold war?
Defense spending increased due to World War 2
Defense spending increased due to peace
Defense spending increased due to increasing conflict
Defense spending decreased due to deflation
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Where is Vietnam on the map?
C
A
D
B
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NATO was originally formed to
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
defend western Europe from Soviet aggression
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
promote religious freedom
10
What is the Marshall Plan?
get jobs for people
providing aid to Asia
stop the spread communism on the European continent
continue the spread of communism
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This group of people wrote against 1950's conformity and emphasized individuality.
G.I. Bill detractors
Beat Generation
McCarthyists
College Professors
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Why did the US get involved with Vietnam
To prevent N Vietham from building nuclear bombs
To contain spread of communism
Because they attacked us
We needed their land and resources
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What was the baby boom?
The massive increase in birth rate between 2000-2012
The massive increase in birth rate between 1917-1924
The massive increase in birth rates between 1946 and 1964
The massive increase in birth rate between 1946-1965
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Why did the countries start the Berlin Airlift?
Russia bombed Great Britain
Russia was helping North Korea to conquer South Korea
Russia had blocked all export and import from West Berlin.
Russia was invading France
15
The GI Bill was introduced to ...
aid veterans with wedding costs
aid veterans with PTSD
aid veterans with job opportunities
aid veterans with college education and home owning
16
Why did the Berlin Airlift began?
West Berliners began fleeing into East Berlin
The Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin
When America won WW2
The British and French had a dispute over German Zones
17
In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were viewed as forms of
Rebellion against mainstream values
African-American culture
Mainstream American values
Harmless entertainment
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What was the red scare?
The domino effect
The fear of Nazism in America
A time when people were scared of the color red
Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by communists
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Containment meant
Disposing of nuclear weapons
Preparing for nuclear war
Stopping the spread of communism
Keeping people from emigrating out of the US
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The Domino Theory was what?
When 1 country falls to communism, other countries will begin to fall too
A belief that communism was going EXTINCT
Giving aid to communist threaten countries
Giving aid to countries broken from war
21
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when...
American-backed invaders were defeated at Bay of Pigs
Soviets agreed to pull out missiles from Cuba
US agreed to allow Soviet missiles in Cuba
The US & USSR agreed Cuba should remain neutral
22
As a result of the Yalta Conference...
Germany was divided among the 4 Allied powers
1/2 of Germany was Communist, the other 1/2 was Democratic
Germany held free elections
The Berlin Wall was built
23
What is McCarthyism?
The time period of when Joe McCarthy was Senator
The act of making unfair accusations of someone with no evidence
A religion that put civilians on trial
The act of putting someone on a list to make them unable to be employed
24
Television in the 1950s
was dominated by quality cultural shows
reinforced consumerism and conformity
helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes
too primitive to have much impact on Americanpolitics
25
What is Billy Graham known for?
Popular religious leader who met with presidents
Wrote the best selling book, Peace of Soul
Created the first Holiday Inn in Memphis, Tennessee
Last big band leader to break the Billboard charts
26
How did McCarthyism change the American lifestyle?
It made everyone move to Europe
It outlawed communism
It fixed the judicial system
It instilled fear and panic in Americans
27
What does HUAC mean?
Home for Un-American Converts
House of un-Acceptable American Conference
House of un-American Activities Committee
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Which is true of the 1950s?
There was a spread ofconsumerism by the growth of the fast food industry.
A continued fight against discriminationansegregation of AfricanAmericans
All of the above.
There was a renewed fear of Communism.
29
What is Sputnik 1 ?
A Soviet satellite
A US satelite
A British boat
A US spy plane
30
The Precusor to the Korean war was:
All of the above
Mao Zedong's communist takeover of China
The Post-WWII divide between North and South Korea
The rise of communism (The Russian Revolution)
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The Marshall Plan was-
U.S. policy on the usage of nuclear weapons
U.S. supplying billions of dollars to rebuild Europe
A document which created the C.I.A. and other agencies
U.S. military tactics for an invasion of Russia
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The goal of stopping the spread of Communism during the Cold War
Yalta
Brinksmanship
Iron Curtain
Containment
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What led to the creation of NASA?
Soviet Union launched Explorer 1
Russia launched a dog into space
Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1
Neil Armstrong went to the moon
34
What did the GI Bill do?
all of these
covering tuition and expenses for veterans attending college
It made low-interest mortgages available and stipends
was created to help veterans of World War II.
35
Who was Elvis Presley?
A famous chef
A famous waitress
A famous singer
A famous rapper
36
The Cuban Missile Crisis was Cuba’s and Russia’s response to?
The Berlin Airlift
Construction of the Berlin Wall
J.F.K. Election
Bay of pigs
37
The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to
use United Nations to eliminate threats posed by Soviets
rebuild Korea by extending economic aid
stop the use of nuclear weapons
contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
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The growth of suburbs was directly related to
The end of WW1
The need to be better than rival countries
The rise of Communism
Increased prosperity
