Quiz on Cold War Era History

What does the term "civil rights" refer to?

• Military strategies used during the Cold War

• Legally sanctioned individual freedoms guaranteed to citizens

• Ideologies advocating for the modification of institutions

• Communities established just outside of cities

What was the purpose of Executive order 9835, also known as the Loyalty Order?

• To segregate people by race

• To establish suburbs

• To investigate the loyalty of Federal Government employees

• To advocate for the preservation of tradition

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

• A Texan commander in the Korean War

• A senator from Wisconsin involved in anti-communist investigations

• The leader of the Soviet Union

• The founder of the Chicano Movement

What was the main concern during the Red Scare?

• The spread of civil rights

• The improvement of lives through social reforms

• Fear of communist influence and espionage within the U.S.

• The establishment of NATO

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

• Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

• Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

• Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

• Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

The years between 1947-'60 are marked by a witch hunt against communists in the US is called...

• The Yellow Scare
• The Blue Scare
• The Red Scare
• The Green Scare

What was the main objective of the United States in the Vietnam War?

• To spread democracy in Southeast Asia

• To support French colonial rule

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To gain territorial control in Asia

What was a significant result of the Korean War?

• The permanent division of Korea into North and South

• The unification of Korea under a democratic government

• The spread of communism into South Korea

• The establishment of a communist government in North Korea

Which country was the first to put a human into space?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• China

• France

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide military support to countries threatened by communism

• To encourage European countries to adopt capitalism

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish the United States as a dominant world power