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Review of Topic 15, the Cold War
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1
What was the name of the period between 1945 and 1990?
Hot War
Cold War
Gulf War
Medium War
2
What was passed in response to the Soviet's launching of Sputnik I?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Neutrality Act of 1957
G.I. Bill
National Defense Education Act
3
Hipsters:today as __________:1950
Flappers
Hippies
Beatniks
Rock-a-billies
4
Which of these was intended to aid the veterans of WWII as they returned home after the war?
G.I. Bill
Veterans' Bill for Readjustment
Educational Endowment for Veterans
Military-Civilian Readjustment Act of 1944
5
What was the most popular music of the 1950s?
Bluegrass
Grunge
Smooth Jazz
Rock n' Roll
6
Which person was the
most
responsible for the Second Red Scare in the United States?
Joe McCarthy
Harry Truman
Fawn Leibowitz
Joseph McMillen
7
Which imaginary line on the earth divided the Korean Peninsula prior to 1950?
38th Street
.38 Special
38th Parallel
38th Meridian
8
When did the Chinese forces become involved in the Korean War?
Nov., 1950
Oct., 1952
June, 1950
Aug., 1951
9
Many people migrated to the _____ following WWII and the introduction of the air conditioner.
Northwest
Snowbelt
Sunbelt
Midwest
10
China "fell" to the Communists in ...
1949
1950
1948
1951
11
Which of the following was
not
a philosophy associated with the Cold War in the 1950s?
Brinkmanship
Containment
Massive Retaliation
Peaceful Co-Existence
12
Who was in charge of U.N. forces in Korea until April, 1951?
General Douglas MacArthur
General Robert E. Lee
General Lee Majors
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
13
Which region of Europe probably received the
least
amount of money from the Marshall Plan?
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
Northern Europe
14
What happened to the Siberian Husky "Laika" that the Soviets launched into space?
Bark Bark Splat
No one knows
It is still up there eating Kibbles n Bits
It survived re-entry and is on display in Moscow
15
Dwight D. Eisenhower's most valuable contribution to America was probably the ...
Electric Slide.
Roman aqueducts.
highway system.
national park system.
16
Why was the Commander of U.N. forces in Korea removed from power?
He disagreed with the American President on the war's goals
He argued publicly with the British Prime Minister
He didn't want to launch the ordered invasion of China
He failed to remove the North Korean forces from Seoul
17
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the American economy after WWII?
Marshall Plan
Demobilization
G.I. Bill
National Defense Education Act
18
Who succeeded Joseph Stalin as ruler of the Soviet Union?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Paige Brindle
19
Which concept solidified American Cold War strategy for the next 40 years?
Kennedy Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Roosevelt Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
20
Which of the following aspects of the Space Race did the Americans win?
First man on the moon
First animal in space
First man in space
First satellite in space
21
When did the Korean War/Conflict begin?
October 21, 1985
June 25, 1950
August 33, 1955
May 3, 1953
22
Which of the following was
not
included in the Fair Deal, proposed by Harry Truman?
Protection from racism in hiring for government jobs
Guaranteed employment
Housing assistance to those in need
A higher minimum wage for workers
23
Which event clearly illustrated the failure of Eisenhower's "massive retaliation" strategy?
Super Mario Brothers II
Egyptian Panama Canal Crisis
Hungarian Rebellion
Taiwanese Rebellion
24
Which of the following was not a feature of competition involved in the Cold War?
Colonization
Geopolitical
Ideology
Technology
25
When did the nuclear portion of the Cold War "arms race" begin?
1951
1949
1948
1950
