History Chapter 15: Study Guide

The lowest possible pay a worker can make per hour is the

• minimum wage

• GI Bill

• proxy pay

• Truman Doctrine

What organization was formed in 1945 for the purpose of keeping world peace?

• NATO

• NASA

• United Nations

• Secret Society of Croissant Eaters

What organization was formed as an alliance between the United States, Canada, and several European nations?

• The North Asian Treaty Organization

  (NATO)

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  (NATO)

• The Nachos Are Tasty Organization

  (NATO)

• The Nerds Are Terrific Organization

  (NATO)

What did Truman set in place to provide government aid (health insurance) and a higher minimum wage?

• Fair Deal

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Ties

• Open Skies

What phrase was added to the pledge to the American flag while Eisenhower was president?

• And to the republic

• One nation

• with liberty and justice for all

• under God

Which two countries were competing in the Space Race?

• Japan and China

• The US and China

• The Soviet Union and China

• The Soviet Union and the US

What legislation offered veterans benefits such as college and housing?

• Civil Rights

• Segregation

• GI Bill

• Fair Deal

The period in the United States after World War II is called

• post-war America

• post-apocalypse America

• post-office America

• post-stamp America

The first American to orbit the earth

• Douglas MacArthur

• Alan Shepherd

• Joseph McCarthy

• John Glenn

Who led the United Stations solders in South Korea?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Alan Shephard

• Joseph McCarthy

• John Glenn