Mini Quiz -- Cold War Era (50's & 60')

Ethel Rosenburg was

• Innocent
• Guilty

What is the first major country to fall to communism after WWII?

• Vietnam
• Korea
• China
• Japan

Post WWII, what do Americans fear most?

• Communism
• Dictators
• Democracy
• Capitalism

Who was the Wisconsin senator who accused many people of communism without any proof?

• Dwight Eisenhower
• Joseph McCarthy
• Mao Zedong
• Douglas McArthur

The ________________ was the imaginary line that divided Europe between capitalist West and Communist East. 

• Satellite Nation
• Truman Doctrine
• Iron Curtain
• Arms Race

What does HUAC stand for?

• House United-American Committe
• House Un-American Activities Committe 
• House Un-American Court Activities 
• House Un-American At County

The Berlin Airlift began when 

• West Berliners began fleeing to East Berlin
• the British and French had a dispute over German zone boundaries
• the Marshall Plan ended. 
• the Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin

What was the name of the American foreign policy that was committed to stopping the spread of communism?

• isolationism
• terrorism
• containment
• neutrality

In the 1950's most homes were built in the

• Cities
• Rural Areas
• Military bases
• Suburbs

Who was the couple accused of stealing nuclear secrets and passing them to the Soviets?

• Sacco and Venzetti
• The Rosenburgs
• Gurley & Owen
• The Kennedys