USH Unit 5

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

• Japan & China

• United States & Japan

• Great Britain & Soviet Union

• United States & Soviet Union

True or False: The Iron curtain was a huge iron barrier wall that was built between East and West Germany.

• True

• False

In 1948, the Soviets blocked ALL supplies from getting into West Berlin. How did the U.S. and the other Allies manage to still get supplies into West Berlin?

• train

• boat

• plane

• bicycles

U.S. and Allied airplanes delivered supplies into West Berlin for 321 days! This was known as the _____________ ________________.

• Iron Airlift

• Great Planes

• Operation Airplane

• Berlin Airlift

What was the Berlin Wall?

• An imaginary wall between East and West Berlin

• An imaginary wall between North and South Berlin

• A concrete wall that separated East and West Berlin

• A concrete wall that separated North and South Berlin

In 1949 the United States and European countries worked together to form an alliance for protection against Communist aggression called N.A.T.O. What does N.A.T.O stand for?

• National Alliance Traffic Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North American Traffic Organization

• National Airlift Traffic Organization

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union and its allies formed a defense known as the _______________ _____________.

• Warsaw Pact

• Soviet Treaty

• Warsaw Treaty

• Soviet Pact

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.

The HUAC stands for...

• The House Un-American Activities Committee
• The House Under American Counsel
• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
• The House Under American Communism

Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...

• the House of Representatives
• the poor
• the US Army
• women and children