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review of Cold War and American society, 1945 and after
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1
Which country was behind the iron curtain?
Egypt
West Germany
France
Poland
2
In the decades after WWII, millions of Americans migrated to the
Moonbelt
Rustbelt
Sunbelt
Farmbelt
3
The
Brown v. Board of Education
ruling required which of the following?
the end of literacy tests
the end of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
the end of the Civil Rights movement
the integration of public schools
4
The "turning point" that led to the Americanization of the Vietnam War was the
Bay of Pigs invasion
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Inchon landing
5
Civil rights activists' goal of ending legal segregation was achieved by the
Affirmative Action policy
24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act
6
The U.S. goal in the Vietnam War was
containment of communism
Vietnamization
the domino theory
the credibility gap
7
Which presidential campaign opposed civil rights change?
Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond in 1948
Republican Richard Nixon in 1960
Democrat Lyndon Johnson in 1964
Democrat John F. Kennedy in 1960
8
Which was part of the agreements made by Allied leaders at the Yalta Conference?
divide Germany into occupation zones
start a nuclear arms race
create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
use atomic bombs against Japan
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of containment?
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Fall of China
10
"Duck and cover" drills are an example of which theme in 1950's American society?
an increasing credibility gap
fear of nuclear war
the baby boom
the Civil Rights Movement
11
A phrase associated with the rising standard of living in the U.S. after WWII is
Jim Crow laws
the Affluent Society
Redlining
the Atomic Fifties
12
Which agreement made at the Yalta Conference was not upheld?
Soviet entry into war against Japan
free elections in Eastern Europe
create the United Nations
divide Germany into occupation zones
13
Which of the following represents an example of successful containment of communism?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Fall of China
Vietnam War
14
The Tet Offensive had the effect of increasing the
commitment to Americanization
credibility gap
limited war
space race
15
What was the U.S. strategy in response to Soviet expansion of communism after WWII?
use of nuclear weapons
return to isolationism
building the iron curtain
containment
