SSUSH20

Which two countries were the superpowers of the Cold War?

• USA and Britain

• USSR and USA

• USSR and Britain

• Greece and Turkey

How did the Marshall Plan intend to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?

• by joining European nations together into European Union

• by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

• by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, and Italy

• by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia

Which statement BEST complete the diagram above?

• Stalin withdraws Soviet troops from East Germany

• Communist governments are elected by voters in France and Italy

• The United States sends its troops to defend South Korea from invasion

• Truman announces the U.S. will help Greece and Turkey resist communism

Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)

• North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China

• A majority of North Koreans fled southward, causing a collapse of North Korea.

• North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war

• Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners.

What was an important impact of these roads on the United States?

• State control of immigration routes has increased

• Travel and commerce between states became easier and faster than before

• Towns bypassed by the interstate system grew faster than those on the highways

• Increased traffic made it more difficult to move troops around the country

Which benefits did the G.I. Bill provide to veterans returning from World War II?

• free medical care and a special retirement plan

• low-interest mortgages and a bonus payment after five years

• low interest mortgages and payment towards high school, vocational school, or higher education

• a guaranteed job and payment towards high school, vocational schools, or higher education.

Why were many American alarmed by the launch of Sputnik into space?

• It demonstrated Soviet missiles capabilities

• it showed that the soviets were winning the space race

• it enabled the soviets to spy on everyday American

• It used advanced technologies taken from the United States

Which statements BEST explains the reason for U.S. Intervention in the Korean War?

• The U.S. wanted to defend South Korea from communist aggression

• The U.S. wanted to overturn the communist government of China

• The U.S. feared another Japanese conquest of Korean peninsula

• The U.S. wanted to import inexpensive Korean manufactured goods

Which of the following was one of the main causes of American economic prosperity in the 1950's?

• Increased domestic demand for electrical appliances and cars

• Reconstruction of war-torn areas of the U.S.

• Rapid settlement of the Great Plains

• Increased immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe

Use this 1947 comic book cover to answer the question.

Which American leader MOST exploited the fears illustrated by this cover?

• President Harry Truman

• Julius Rosenberg

• Senator Joseph McCarthy

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.