Chapter 15, 16, 18 - Part 2

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the United Nations?

• To settle problems peacefully

• To investigate bank fraud

• To promote justice

• To solve international problems

What was the global conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S. where there was an avoidance of direct war, but battles were fought through smaller countries?

• World War II

• Korean Conflict

• Warsaw Pact

• Cold War

Following World War II, the united States started an aid program to help rebuild western Europe's economy known as...

• the Domino Theory

• the Containment Policy

• the Marshall Plan

• the GI Bill of Rights

After the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite, all of the following happened EXCEPT...

• The U.S. government increased funding for science and math education.

• The U.S. sent astronauts to Mars.

• President Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the 1960's.

• The Space Race between the Soviet Union and America started.

During the Cold War Era (1945-1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because of...

• the peacekeeping role of the United Nations.

• the potential for mutually assured destruction (MAD) through nuclear war.

• a fear of cancer.

• increased tensions in the Middle East.

The Soviet Union's goal during the Cold War was to...

• spread communism.

• contain communism.

• become allies with the United States.

• to promote justice.

After WWII, Germany was split into four regions and controlled by the United States, the Soviet Union, France, and...

• Poland

• Italy

• Great Britain

• Germany

What did HUAC and Joseph McCarthy investigate during the 1950's?

• President Truman's firing of General MacArthur

• Chiang Kai-shek's government

• domestic Communist threats

• the possibility of creating a worldwide currency

The Supreme court, in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, stated segregation was legal as long as it was.....

• necessary and proper.

• separate but equal.

• separate and unequal.

• recorded in the courthouse.

The largest increase in birth rate from 1945-1955 was called the _____? (See image)

• Boom Chicka Boom

• Boom Time

• Baby Boom

• American Birthrate