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Postwar World

Postwar World

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What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

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Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

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Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

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Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

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Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

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Multiple Choice

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

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Open Door Policy

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Big Stick Policy

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Containment

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Multiple Choice

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What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

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Marshall Plan

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Domino Theory

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Truman Doctrine

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Big Stick Policy

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Multiple Choice

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What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

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Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

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Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

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Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

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Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

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Multiple Choice

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What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

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It started the space race.

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U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

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The U.S. started NASA.

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?

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Berlin Airlift

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Korean War

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Vietnam War

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Multiple Choice

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

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JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

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JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

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JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

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JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

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Multiple Choice

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How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?

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It decreased consumer spending.

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It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.

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It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.

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It created federal domestic programs as part of the Great Society.

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Multiple Choice

After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?

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The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.

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African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.

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The population shifted from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

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The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

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Multiple Choice

What did those in the counter-culture do when the government escalated deployment of troops in Vietnam and implemented a draft?

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The counter-culture organized protests.

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There were mass anti-war demonstrations.

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Some individuals burned their draft cards.

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

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Korean & Vietnam War

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WWI & WWII

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Civil War & Spanish American War

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Persian Gulf & War on Terror

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Multiple Choice

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What law did Congress pass to limit the military authority of the executive branch in order to avoid another Vietnam?

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Marshall Plan

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New Deal

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War Powers Act

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Multiple Choice

What innovation limited the spread of infectious diseases like polio?

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Vaccines

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Internet

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Radar

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X-rays

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Multiple Choice

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What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds were fighting in Vietnam but couldn't vote.

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18th

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22nd

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24th

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26th

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Multiple Choice

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How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

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Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

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The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

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The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

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The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

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Early Cold War

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Multiple Choice

What one thing did the leaders of the United Sates and the Soviet Union agree on following WWII?

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Communism was superior to capitalism

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Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.

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Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.

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Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations.

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Multiple Choice

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

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Soviet Union & USA

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Italy & Germany

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Cuba & Vietnam

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Great Britain & China

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Multiple Select

What was this period of tension between these two Superpowers known as?

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The Cold Front

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The Blitzkrieg

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The Cold War

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Multiple Select

How did the world get divided after WWII?

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Communist & Anti-Communist

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Pro/Anti-Technology

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Axis & Allies

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Multiple Choice

What did Churchill call the dividing line between the East & West?

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The Iron Curtain

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The Steel Drape

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The Aluminum Blind

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Multiple Choice

Which organization was formed to provide military support to Western nations?

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IWW

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UN

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NATO

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What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

1

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

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Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

3

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

4

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

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