Early Cold War

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?

• The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union.

• The US government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.

• The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space.

• The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition.

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram

• 1-Increased Urban decay; 2- increased leisure time

• 1- Incerased demand for housing; 2- increased deforestaion

• 1- Increased demand for automobiles; 2- increased labor union membership

• 1- increased immigration; 2- increased racial tension

Which Constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?

• Freedom of Religion

• The right to trial by jury

• Freedom of the Press

• The right to peaceful assembly

Which of these is an effect rock and roll had on society in the United States in the 1950?

• It reminded people of prewar days.

• It contributed to a cultural divide between generations.

• It increased the fear of communist expansion

• It promoted values learned during times of economic hardship.

Which of these best explains the change in money spent at the movies from 1946-1965

• an increase in unemployment

• the popularity of television

• a decrease in urban population

• the resurgence of fundamentalism

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o 1947: The United States announces the Truman Plan.

o 1948-1949: The Soviet Union enforces the Berlin Blockade

o 1948-1949: ?????

o 1949: Western Powers form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

o 1955: The Soviet Union creates the Warsaw Pact.

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

• The Allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sectors.

• German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany.

• The United States and Great Britain airlift supplies to West Berlin.

• The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe

o World War II: devastates Europe's infrastructure and economies

o US Response: ?????

o Effects on Europe: Improved Political stability; Closer ties with the US; Recovering economies

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.

• Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

• The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries.

• Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries.

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to-

• bypass a Soviet without provoking a military conflict

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by-

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba

• seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba

You Mr. President, are not declaring a quarantine, but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force. ^{-Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, letter to President John F. Kennedy, October 24, 1962-}

Which US action is Khrushchev challenging in this excerpt?

• Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America

• Establishing a naval blockade to stope the shipment of missiles to Cuba

• Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam

• Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin