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Cold War Quiz

Authored by Bernardo Perez

History, Social Studies

11th Grade

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Cold War Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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 U.S. 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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

transport Polish refugees to safety

prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased

U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists

Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed

U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in -

the war effort of the 1940s

the Red Scare of the 1950s

the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s

the political scandals of the 1970s

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, was established in 1938 and . . . was a grassroots campaign run primarily by volunteers. Over the years, millions of people gave small amounts of money to support both the care of people who got ____1____ and research into prevention and treatment. Those contributions financed Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and the other researchers who developed the . . . ____2____ that children around the world receive today.


—“March of Dimes,” National Museum of American History, www.americanhistory.si.edu/ (accessed July 19, 2012)


Which words correctly complete this excerpt?

1: chicken pox, 2: antibiotics

1: tuberculosis, 2: iron lung treatment

1: polio, 2: vaccines

1: whooping cough, 2: serum

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram?

(1) Increased urban decay; (2) Increased leisure time

(1) Increased demand for housing; (2) Increased deforestation

(1) Increased demand for automobiles; (2) Increased labor union membership

(1) Increased immigration; (2) Increased racial tension

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Trends of the 1950s

- Expansion of the middle class

- Development of the interstate highway system

- Growth of suburbs


The trends in this list all occurred as a result of —

an increase in immigration after World War II

the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

reductions in peacetime defense spending

economic prosperity following World War II

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