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American History II Unit 7 Cold War
American History II Unit 7 Cold War
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True or False-Communism was contained as a result of the Korean Conflict.
False
True
2
McCarthyism of the 50s can be compared to-
Palmer Raids
Brinkmanship
Democracy
Eugenics
3
The willingness to go the verge of war in order force the other side to back down is called-
Brinkmanship
Containment
Chicken
Tug of War
4
This was the failed attempt to remove Castro-
Bay of Wolves
Bay of Horses
Bay of Cigars
Bay of PIgs
5
The NDEA poured money into-
Science, Foreign Language, and Math
Science and History
Reading and Art
Foreign Language and History
6
What was Kennedy's plan to bypass the Soviets in the Space Race?
To go to the moon
To go to Mars
To launch our own satellite
To steal information from their space program
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Why was "In God We Trust" adopted as our official motto in the 1950s?
The Soviets had done the same
We were fighting to keep the 1st amendment
To force religion on everyone
To distinguish ourselves from the USSR
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This created a "generation gap"-
Movies
TV shows
Automobiles
Rock n Roll
9
The term used by Churchill to describe the post war division of Europe was-
Silk Curtain
Cloth Curtain
Steel Curtain
Iron Curtain
10
True or False- The military defense alliance for Eastern Europe and the USSR is NATO
True
False
11
The 1950s was characterized by-
increase in female politicians
economic recession
the downfall of Ike
prosperity
12
Proof that Americans had been aiding the USSR was revealed in the
Communist Manifesto
HUAC Papers
Vermont Papers
Venona Papers
13
The space race started with-
launching of Sputnik by USA
launching of Sputnik by USSR
Launching of Sputnik by N Korea
launching of Sputnik by China
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What is a "Cold War" ?
A physical war
A war fought in winter
An ideological war
A war fought between people within the same nation
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Cutting back on soldiers and increasing # of nuclear weapons is called-
New Look
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
Big Stick
16
The purpose of HUAC was-
to prevent "red" China from entering the UN
to investigate disloyalty
to prevent integration of American society
to restrict immigration
17
The U-2 incident led to-
The pilot's assassination
Eisenhower has a stroke
A summit meeting
The summit is cancelled
18
Eisenhower passed this act so we could quickly mobilize troops-
Highway Act
HUAC
GI Bill
Executive Order 9981
19
Economic assistance to Western Europe came from the-
UN
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
NATO
20
True of False-The Bay of Pigs Invasion led to the Cuban Missile Crisis-
False
True
21
The significance of the Bay of Pigs Invasion was-
The USSR placed missiles in Cuba
Increased tension with China
A call for Kennedy to resign
Increased spying on Warsaw Pact nations
22
"Duck and Cover" was designed to protect school children from-
Communist Propaganda
An amphibious attack by the USSR
A nuclear attack
The Bay of Pigs
23
Why was there a decrease in the amount of money spent at the movies in the 50s?
high unemployment
the resurgence of fundamentalism
the popularity of TV
decrease in urban population
24
All of the following are examples of the US practicing Containment except-
The Korean War
The Marshall Plan
The launching of Sputnik
The Berlin Airlift
25
True or False: Kennedy used a quarantine (naval blockade) as part of his Response in dealing with Cuba.
True
False
26
The US foreign policy to stop the spread of communism was known as-
Compromise
Containment
Constriction
Congestion
27
President Kennedy was assassinated in November of 1963. who took over as president and also won the 1964 election?
Lyndon B Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Nixon
28
Stalin imposed a blockade of this city to try and force Western powers out-
W. Berlin
E. Berlin
29
Who are the 5 members of the UN security council?
Japan, China, England, Italy, US
England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France
Germany, Japan, Italy, England, France
America, France, England, China, Soviet Union
30
This influenced movies, tv, computer innovations, and the design of consumer goods-
Brinkmanship
Arms Race
Space Race
McCarthyism
31
The promise to aid any country resisting the threat of communism was known as-
Truman Promise
Truman Plan
Truman Doctrine
Truman Aid
32
As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis-
America removed missiles from Turkey
America agreed not to invade Cuba
The Soviets removed missiles from Cuba
All answers are correct
33
True or False- A key medical breakthrough of the 50s was a vaccine for polio.
False
True
34
The Soviet Union's response to NATO was-
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The Peace Corps
The Warsaw Pact
35
This couple was executed for being Soviet spies-
The McCarthys
The Marshalls
The Millers
The Rosenbergs