Postwar World

Multiple Choice

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

• Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

• Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

• Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

Multiple Choice

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

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment

Multiple Choice

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

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Big Stick Policy

Multiple Choice

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

• Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

• Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

• Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

• Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

Multiple Choice

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

• It started the space race.

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

• The U.S. started NASA.

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

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

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

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.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

Multiple Choice

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

• It decreased consumer spending.

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

• It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.

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

Multiple Choice

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

• The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.

• African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.

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

• The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

Multiple Choice

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

• The counter-culture organized protests.

• There were mass anti-war demonstrations.

• Some individuals burned their draft cards.

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

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

• Korean & Vietnam War

• WWI & WWII

• Civil War & Spanish American War

• Persian Gulf & War on Terror

Multiple Choice

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

• Marshall Plan

• New Deal

• War Powers Act

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Multiple Choice

What innovation limited the spread of infectious diseases like polio?

• Vaccines

• Internet

• Radar

• X-rays

Multiple Choice

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.

• 18th

• 22nd

• 24th

• 26th

Multiple Choice

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

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

• The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

• The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

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

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?

• Communism was superior to capitalism

• Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.

• Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.

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

Multiple Choice

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

• Soviet Union & USA

• Italy & Germany

• Cuba & Vietnam

• Great Britain & China

Multiple Select

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

• The Cold Front

• The Blitzkrieg

• The Cold War

Multiple Select

How did the world get divided after WWII?

• Communist & Anti-Communist

• Pro/Anti-Technology

• Axis & Allies

Multiple Choice

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

• The Iron Curtain

• The Steel Drape

• The Aluminum Blind

Multiple Choice

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

• IWW

• UN

• NATO