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Cold War Origins and Cold War Continued
Cold War Origins and Cold War Continued
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US history 11th grade to study the Cold War and the 1950's.
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The GI Bill of Rights was created with the intention of
Permanently desegregating of the US military
Providing veterans with home loans and college funding
Protecting US soldiers from War Crime prosecution
Allowing women to serve in all US armed forces
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First artificial Earth satellite launched by Moscow; US fears Soviet dominance in tech & space
Sproose Goose
Sputnik
U2 Incident
Warsaw Pact
3
What was the outcome ofthe Korean War?
North Korea surrendered after the threat of nuclear war
Korea remained divided almost exactly same as before the war
Korea was unified under a democratic government
4
Korean War - A conflict between UN Forces (primarily US and S Korea) against North Korea
True
False
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Joint effort by US and Britain to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after Soviets blocked off
Berlin Shipment
Berlin Train Stop
Berlin Airlift
W Berlin Drop
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Accused people of being communists and "blacklisted" them
HUAC - House Un-American Activities Committee
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Plan
MAD - Mutually Assured Destruction
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The Berlin airlift...
was how the allies won the war over Hitler
dropped needed supplies to West Berlin
killed thousands through aerial bombardment of M&M's
dropped needed supplies in East Berlin
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Husband & wife accused of spying, convicted, sentenced to death, executed 6/19/53
The Rosenbergs
The Whites
The Griffens
The Simpsons
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Which of the following is a result of the 1950s economic prosperity?
Suburbs
Highways
Shopping malls
Baby Boom
10
What do the Salem Witch trials, Palmer Raids, McCarthyism, Japanese internment have in common?
Radical Conservatism
Religious foundations
Fear base government actions
Liberal Foreign Policy
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During McCarthyism, civil liberties were restricted in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Free speech was limited by laws banning communist ideas.
Those accused of communism did not see evidence against them
Those accused of communism didn't always get lawyers
Many people's religious freedom rights were violated.
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A plan that the US came up with to revive War-torn economies of Europe.
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Sloan Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
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Why did US get involved in Korean War?
to stop the spread of communism
to help spread communism
because they wanted to
to make North Korea mad
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This gave benefits to WW2 veterans including financial assistance for college, homes, etc.
NASA
The GI Bill
New Consumerism
Sputnik
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The 1950s Beatniks opposed
Gender inequality
Segregation
Communist spies
American conformity
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Expressed the social and literary nonconformity of artists, poets, and writers
Arts Movement
Beat Movement
Non conformist Movement
Stream Movement
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What was one effect of rock and roll music on U.S. society during the 1950s?
People were exposed to more diverse musical styles.
Music stores sold fewer musical instruments.
Many religious groups actively supported the new musical culture.
Fewer musicians gave live musical performances.
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member of the working class who performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage
green collar
purple collar
blue collar
red collar
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What motivated Americans to build fallout shelters during the 1950s?
fears of a potential nuclear attack on the country
fears related to the effects of industrial pollution
desires to live in uncrowded suburban communities
desire to conserve resources during a depression
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US Foreign policy which tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
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What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
containing Communism
aiding the launch of Sputnik
destroying U.S. plans for the Hydrogen Bomb
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How did the GI Bill lead to the growth of the suburbs?
It encouraged women to work while men stayed home
The GI Bill provided affordable loans to purchase a home
It forced desegregation of schools leading to white flight
The US government forced GI’s to live in tenements
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Critics of McCarthyism in the 1950s stressed the idea that
communism will gain influence in times of prosperity
loyalty oaths can prevent espionage
the government should always be on guard against communists
fears of subversion can violate constitutional liberties
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Military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe
New Frontier
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Sputnik
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What is the US government Agency responsible for the civilian space program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National American and Special Forces Administration
National American and Spanish Administration
National American and Supplemental Administration
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A competition of space exploration between the US and Soviet Union is called
Space Run
Space Competition
Space Race
Space Cadet
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All of the following were reasons why a consumer culture appeared in the 1950s EXCEPT
a considerable drop in the prices of consumer goods
the creation of credit cards and payment plans
the appearance of new and varied products
rising ability of advertisers to create demand for products
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Ten Suspected communists (Part of film industry) who refused to testify before HUAC
Producers 10
California 10
Film Industry 10
Hollywood 10
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How did the Baby Boom impact American society?
Movement for integration increased
Demand for schools and child daycare grew
Fear of communism grew
Enlistment in the military increased
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Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.
U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.
U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely
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desire to own the same new products as neighbors, buy more luxury and labor-saving machines
Beat Movement
New Consumerism
Containment
New Frontier
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A period during the Cold War where the American public was terrified of Communists/Communism
The Red Scare
Hollywood 10
Beat Movement
McCarthyism
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USSR's policy of isolation of E. Europe from the rest of the world (symbol is The Berlin Wall)
Containment
The Iron Curtain
NATO
The Red Scare
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Alger Hiss was
became president of the US
married a communist
former state official accused of being a communist spy
accused people of being spies
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Alger Hiss conviction, Rosenberg trial , McCarthy hearings - These post–WW II events are...
Examples of fear of a communist threat inside the US
All associated with immigration from the Soviet Union
Examples of an expansion of communism into Cuba
All related to labor conflicts in United States cities
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A temporary marked increase in the birth rate, especially the one following WWII
Birth rise
Birth Days
Baby boom
Baby time
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Line that divided Korea - Soviet Union occupied the north and US occupied the south
38th Parallel
5th Straight line
47 Longitude
100th Latitude
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NATO- an attack against one of the member nations would be viewed as an attack against them all
False
True
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In the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in math & science due to
the successful launch of the first artificial satellite
he development of the ENIAC computer
the discovery of new chemical elements
the announcement of international education guidelines
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Republican Senator from Wisconsin who led a campaign against Communists during the Cold War
John Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph McCarhy
Paul Harvey
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The Marshall Plan attempted to prevent the spread of Communism by
Preemptively invading Eastern Europe to end communism
Engaging in a propaganda campaign to discredit communism
Sending US troops to all US allies in Europe and Asia
Providing money to W Europe countries like France, England to help rebuild
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34th President of the US and a five-star general in the US Army during WWII
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
Wilson
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use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause annihilation of all
NASA
Cuban Missile Crisis
HUAC
MAD - Mutually Assured Destruction
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A policy that provides economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Sloan Doctrine
Marshall Plan
