The"hotline" and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty were attempts to:

reduce tensions between the US and USSR

President Kennedy's main goal in the United States' 1962 decision to blockade Cuba was to

force the USSR to remove its missiles from Cuba

the policy to stop communism from spreading

The House Un-American Activites Committee or HUAC:

tried to find communists in organizations

provided money to Greece and Turkey

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1
An example of post-World War II fear and anxiety is:
an emphasis on consumer goods
kids completing fire drills in school
the popularity of Elvis Presley
the building of bomb shelters
2
An important result of the Federal Highway Act of 1965 was:
the creation of really cool signs
gridlock traffic
inexpensive tract homes
the growth of suburbs
3
All of the following contributed to Cold War tensions EXCEPT:
the creation of NATO
The building of the Berlin Wall
the arms race
Nixon's visit to China
4
1950s American culture centered on all of the following themes EXCEPT:
conformity
affluence
consumerism
containment
5
After World War II, the US economy:
fell into depression
stayed the same
more than doubled
6
The"hotline" and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty were attempts to:
reduce tensions between the US and USSR
contain Communism from spreading
create an alliance between the US and China
contain Soviet Power
7
President Kennedy's main goal in the United States' 1962 decision to blockade Cuba was to
force the resgination of Premier Khruschev
force the USSR to remove its missiles from Cuba
encourage Castro to reopen
use the CIA to overthrow Castro
8
President Reagan hoped to weaken the USSR by:
outspending them on defense
boycotting the 1980 olympics
promote freedom of speech
shoot lasers at their cities
9
Containment is:
the policy to eliminate communism
the policy to ease tensions with the USSR
the policy to stop communism from spreading
10
The House Un-American Activites Committee or HUAC:
executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
tried to find contain communism in China
tried to find communists in organizations
funded the actions of Joe McCarthy
11
The Truman Doctrine:
Provided money to Vietnam
Provided money to Korea
provided money to Greece and Turkey
provided money to Western European nations

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