Cold War Era

During the Cold War, how was the goal of the United States different of the Soviet Union?

• The United States wanted to spread communism.

• Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.

• The United States wanted to contain communism.

• The United States did not help.

During the Cold War, how was the goal of the Soviet Union different of the United States?

• The Soviet Union wanted to contain communism.

• The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.

• The United States wanted to spread communism.

• The United States wanted to contain communism.

Why did the United States become involved with North and South Korea?

• The United States wanted to contain the spread of communism into South Korea.

• The United States wanted to contain the spread of communism into North Korea.

• Soviet Union wanted to spread communism into South Korea.

• Soviet Union wanted to spread communism into North Korea.

What events occurred during the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States?

• The United States launched an unmanned satellite, Sputnik, into space.

• The Soviet Union was the first to land on the moon.

• The Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite, Sputnik, into space.

• The Soviet Union did not make it to space.

What event did not occur during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviet Union shipped nuclear missiles to Cuba.

• The US set up a naval blockade of Cuba

• The US set up a naval blockage of Soviet Union

• The US and Soviet Union signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treat

Which of the following are examples of mass media?

• Spreading of news or pop culture

• New automobiles

• Assembly lines

• New aircraft with pressurized cabins.

Which of the following were new technologies created new products and improved existing products during the Cold War Era?

• Laptops and Computers

• Jet engines and pressurized cabins

• Television, air conditioners, and long distance for telephones

• Automatic transmissions, radial tires, and power steering in automobiles.

Which of the following would be a quote on a sign used for protesting Brown vs. Board of Education?

• We Demand Equal Rights Now!

• We Demand Decent Housing Now!

• We March For Integrated Schools Now!

• We March To End Bias Now!

What actions led to the desegregation of the United States Military?

• African Americans did not fight in WWII

• African Americans had the best jobs in WWII

• African Americans could not get jobs

• African Americans sacrifice during WWII

What was Civil Rights leader, Malcom X's, belief on achieving equal rights for African Americans?

• Malcolm X believed African Americans should rely on the laws to help achieve equality.

• Malcolm X believed that African Americans should rely on themselves to achieve equal rights.

• Malcolm X did not want equal rights for African Americans.

• Malcolm X believed that African Americans should rely on violence to achieve equal rights.