Unit 8 Cold War Test Review

Out of the following what is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• An economic depression that effected only the United States

• The rapid industrialization of many South American countries

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

Which statement is correct when regarding the Iron Curtain? (Choose TWO)

• Term used by Winston Churchill to describe Post War WWII

• Term used for the imaginary line that divided Europe between capitalist West and Communist East

• Term used to separate East Europe, which was Capitalist; and West Europe, which Communist

• Term to describe an actual wall built by Stalin...he made Germany pay for it

What effect of rock and roll have on society in the United States in the 1950's?

• It reminded people of WWII

• It promoted positive values and parents encourage their children to listen

• It contributed to a cultural divide between generations

• It increased fears of communism in the United States

Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?

• Middle class white families moved to suburbs

• There was an increase in taxes

• They weren't being rebuilt from damage incurred during war

• There was a decrease in segregated public housing

Families began to buy houses outside of the cities. What were these areas called?

• Cul-de-sacs

• Suburbs

• Projects

• Communes

• Found on paper currency
• Official motto of the United States

Which motto corresponds to the two points above?

• E Pluribus Unum

• United we stand, Liberty and Independence

• I only know Drakes The Motto

• In God We Trust

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

• Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

• Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

• Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?

• The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.

• African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.

• The population shifted from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

• The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds were fighting in Vietnam but couldn't vote.

• 18th

• 22nd

• 24th

• 26th

The Berlin Airlift was:

• America's plan to get rid of the Berlin Wall
• Necessary for supply of food and fuel to people of West Berlin
• Rescuing Berliners
• A plan for freeing East Berlin from communism