American History - Unit 8 Test Review

Which of the following is true about the U.S. following WWII?

• The U.S. became a superpower

• The U.S. expanded its international influence

• The U.S. expanded military spending / influence

• The U.S. once again entered a period of isolationism

What is the order of rule for the three Supreme Leaders of North Korea?

• 1 - Kim Il-sung

  2 - Kim Jong-il

  3 - Kim Jong-un

• 1 - Kim Jong-un

  2 - Kim Jong-il

  3 - Kim Il-sung

• 1 - Kim Jong-il

  2 - Kim Il-sung

  3 - Kim Jong-un

• 1 - Kim Jong-il

  2 - Kim Jong-un

  3 - Kim Il-sung

This organization was created after WWII as a military alliance.

• NATO

• UN

• League of Nations

• Trans-Pacific Partnership

The sharp increase in the US birthrate following World War II.

• Planned Obsolescence

• Baby Boom

• Fair Deal

• Containment

The first modern American suburbs, like Levittowns, were meant to...

• Help address civil rights issues

• Provide low-cost housing for growing population

• Provide housing to the upper class

• Provide housing near cities

Which of the following plans were meant to restrict the spread of communism and provide aid to non-communist countries were...

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• The Warsaw Pact

While the U.S. and Soviet Union worked together in WWII, did their alliance continue after the war was over?

• Yes, the differences didn't begin until the mid-1950s.

• Yes, they worked together long enough to rebuild Europe.

• No, the Potsdam Conference led to an ideological divide among the two.

• No, the USSR never officially opposed Germany in WWII.

The U.S. and Soviet Union waged a strong battle during the Cold War over scientific discovery (including nuclear arms and a Space Race). In what area did the USSR advance above the US and in what way?

• Nuclear Power; they created the first H-Bomb

• Space Race; they launched Sputnik (the first satellite) into orbit

• Nuclear Power; they developed a larger atomic stockpile than the US

• Space Race; they were the first to send a man to the moon

The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 led to which of the following developments:

• Suburbs (where people could live away from cities and still get to work)

• Unification of the nation

• Widening of difference in middle and poor classes

• The economy shifted to greater use of other transportation methods (e.g. railroads)

This was a period of hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. during the Cold War, during which the government severely persecuted suspected Communists (similar to the Salem Witch Trials, just minus the death).

• The Red Scare

• The Anarch Scare

• The Communist Scare

• The McCarthy Scare