U.S. History Spring Final Review 5/4/2023

How did World War II lead to the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The United States and the Soviet Union were enemies during World War II.

• Both benefited from the war and rose as world superpowers while the rest of the world recovered.

• The Soviet Union was upset with the treaty terms after the war and attacked the U.S. as payback.

• Both countries wanted to be the first to successfully invent nuclear weapons.

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USH 5.9

What aspect of the Cold War is depicted by the graphic?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Arms Race

• The Vietnam War

• The Domino Theory

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USH 6.1

What is the principle of containment?

• if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would follow

• infectious diseases need to be contained to the cities where they started

• communism needs to be kept in countries that are already communist

• secret communists in the government need to be exposed

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USH 6.1

U.S. Senator famous for accusing other government officials of being secret communists

• Douglas MacArthur

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Joseph McCarthy

• Joseph Stalin

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USH 6.4

 Which of the following is NOT a way that the Second Red Scare impacted American life after World War II?

• Suspicion that American communists were working for the enemy

• Communism become more popular among mainstream Americans

• Freedom of speech was not guaranteed

• People from all walks of life could be accused of being communist

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USH 6.4