Ly 2.23.22 SSUSH20b

Ly 2.23.22 SSUSH20b

By Ka Ly

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Marshall Plan was created to contain communism by supporting weak western European countries economically.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the results of the Korean War.

• The 3 year conflict ended with a peace treaty

• North and South Korea are close allies.

• The 38th Parallel still separates North and South Korea

• The whole Korean Peninsula fell to communism.

Multiple Choice

Who was the communist leader of China?

• Kim il Sung

• Mao Zedong

• Syngman Rhee

• Chiang Kai-Shek

Multiple Choice

True of False: The US policy of containment was very successful in China.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the Truman Doctrine?

• U.S. should decrease military spending and focus on domestic issues.

• U.S. should isolate from foreign affairs and let countries workout their own issues.

• U.S. was responsible for stopping the spread of communism by aiding weaker countries.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a domestic issue in the US after WWII?

• Needs of soldiers returning from war

• Democratic elections in West Germany

• Fear of widespread unemployment due to decrease in manufacturing

• Social issues: segregation and infrastructure

Multiple Choice

All of the following describe Joseph McCarthy, EXCEPT...

• He used fear as a political platform for re-election

• Accused officials of disloyalty, subversion, and treason without evidence

• He was highly respected by President Truman and Eisenhower

• Believed there were communists infiltrating the US government

Multiple Choice

True or False: McCarthyism is a term for making accusations without evidence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did NOT apply to the G.I. Bill of Rights.

• Low interest rates for homes

• Grants to go to college

• Low interest rates for starting businesses

• Free housing in Levittown, NY

Multiple Choice

True or False: G.I. Bill resulted in the creation of the first suburban housing developments.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway to allow the US Military to move troops and supplies more efficiently.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which president ended segregation in the military?

• Wilson

• Roosevelt

• Eisenhower

• Truman

Multiple Choice

True or False: Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision overruled the Plessy v. Ferguson declaring separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How did most Southern states react to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• Few resistance movements took place

• Some states shut down their school systems rather than integrate

• Most were happy with the Supreme Court Decision

• The governor of Little Rock, Arkansas used the National Guard to protect black students