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Quiz on Cold War Era History

Authored by Matthew Guerra

History

7th Grade

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Quiz on Cold War Era History
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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