EOC Domain 5 Review

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How did the Marshall Plan intend to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?

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by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe.

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Which statement BEST completes the diagram? Options: Stalin withdraws Soviet troops from East Germany. Communist governments are elected by voters in France and Italy. The United States sends its troops to defend South Korea from invasion. Truman announces the U.S. will help Greece and Turkey resist communism.

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Truman announces the U.S. will help Greece and Turkey resist communism.

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Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)? Options: North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China. A majority of North Koreans fled southward, causing a collapse of North Korea. North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war. Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners.

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North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war.

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What threat was President Truman referring to in this speech? Options: a regional war between India and Pakistan, the spread of communism to Greece and Turkey, Communist infiltration of the U.S. State Department, Vietnamese resistance to French postwar imperialism

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the spread of communism to Greece and Turkey

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Which event led to the development on this list? Options: The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik into space., Mao Zedong led a successful communist revolution in China., North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel to invade South Korea., Senator Joseph McCarthy announced the discovery of Communist Party members in the U.S. State Department.

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The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik into space.

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20c

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What inference can be made from this excerpt about the power of the Supreme Court?

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It can rule state laws to be unconstitutional.

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Which of the following was one of the main causes of American economic prosperity in the 1950s? Options: increased domestic demand for electrical appliances and cars, reconstruction of war-torn areas of the United States, rapid settlement of the Great Plains, increased immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe

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increased domestic demand for electrical appliances and cars

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What was an important impact of these roads on the United States?

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Travel and commerce between states became easier and faster than before.

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Which benefits did the G.I. Bill provide to veterans returning from World War II?

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low-interest mortgages and payments towards high school, vocational school, or higher education

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Why were many Americans alarmed by the launch of Sputnik into space?

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It showed that the Soviets were winning the space race.

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