Unit 7 Study Guide

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The list includes: speedy, safe transcontinental travel; in case of atomic attack on our key cities… permit quick evacuation of target areas; essential to the national interest. This is from a law explaining President Eisenhower’s desire to:

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build an interstate highway system.

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At the end of WWII, many businesses changed from making war materials to making

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consumer goods.

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What was the Cold War?

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The tension that existed between the Soviet Union and the U.S. after WWII.

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How did the system shown on the map affect American culture?

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People began to travel more for pleasure.

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Based on the image, which statement best explains how the United States responded to this situation? Options: It agreed to an arms treaty with Cuba. It surrounded Cuba with a naval blockade. It placed trade restrictions on Cuba. It attacked Cuba with military forces.

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It surrounded Cuba with a naval blockade.

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The sources are most commonly associated with ....

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the beginning of the Space Race.

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What is President Kennedy referring to in the speech above when he states, “And it will be done before the end of this decade…”?

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That the United States will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade

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Which statement can be supported by the diagram? The United States and the Soviet Union were competing to be the first to put a man on the moon. The United States and Soviet Union were looking for ways to increase trade with other countries. The United States and Soviet Union wanted to work together to build a wall in Berlin. The United States and Soviet Union were competing to acquire the most nuclear weapons.

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The United States and Soviet Union were competing to acquire the most nuclear weapons.

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What is being shown in the sources? A. A new military base in West Berlin, B. The Berlin Wall splitting the city of Berlin, C. The start of the Space Race in Germany, D. The rebuilding of East Berlin after World War II

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The Berlin Wall splitting the city of Berlin

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Which statement best explains the result of the United States Supreme Court ruling in the Brown vs Board of Education court case?

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separate but equal schools were unconstitutional.