11th grade Benchmark 3

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

• communism
• capitalism
• socialism
• democracy

Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs? 

• Eisenhower
• JFK
• Truman
• FDR

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

Select the best cause and effect relationship that describes the Korean War--

• Threat of Communism spreading --> Communism is contained to North Korea
• Threat of Communism spreading --> Communism infiltrates South Korea
• Threat of Democracy spreading --> Communism leaves Korean Peninsula
• Threat of Democracy spreading --> Communism spreads to China

The Space Race, Arms Race and McCarthyism are characteristics of which era?

• Conservative 1980s
• Roaring 20s
• Cold War
• World War II

Which event lead to the creation of the NDEA, increasing educational funding in math and science--

• the launch of a Soviet nuclear missile
• the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik
• the passage of the Space Race Act
• the Soviet mission to the moon

During the Cold War, the fear of Communism infiltrating the US and McCarthyism both contributed to the--

• Red Fever
• Domino Theory
• Red Scare
• Red Army

Which event is the newspaper headline describing?

• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Fall of the Soviet Union
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vietnam War

The migration (moving) of people during the 1950's moved from urban to _________________________ areas.

• suburban
• GI Bill
• arms race
• cultural divide