EOC Final Review

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?

• The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
• The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
• The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• Lend-Lease Act

• Operation Torch

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What role did women  take during WWII?

• house wives that took care of the house and  children
• drove tanks and fought in the war
• created black out curtains for everyone 
• filled many traditionally male jobs

America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________

• Imperialism
• Axis
• Isolationism
• Dictatorship

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?

• No Deal
• New Deal
• Reconstruction
• FDR's Plan

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

• Dust Bowl
• Salad Bowl
• Great Plains Panic
• Depressing Dust

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9