Historical Terms Quiz

What term describes an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live?

• Containment

• Blacklist

• Suburbs

• Mass Media

What does the term "Mass Media" refer to?

• A way to keep something bad from spreading

• A way of communication that reaches large numbers of people in a short time

• When countries increase their military resources to gain superiority over one another

What is the term for the strategy of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology?

• Red Scare

• Containment

• Blacklist

• Baby Boom

What does "Blacklist" mean in the context of historical terms?

• A large increase in the number of babies born during a particular time

• To put someone's name on a list of people who are considered not acceptable

• A state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action

• A period of public fear and anxiety over the rise of communist or socialist ideologies

What does "Baby Boom" refer to?

• A way to keep something bad from spreading

• A large increase in the number of babies born during a particular time

• A state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action

• When countries increase their military resources to gain superiority over one another

What is an "Arms Race"?

• A period of public fear and anxiety over the rise of communist or socialist ideologies

• A way to keep something bad from spreading

• When countries increase their military resources to gain superiority over one another

• A large increase in the number of babies born during a particular time

What was the "Red Scare"?

• A state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action

• A large increase in the number of babies born during a particular time

• A period of public fear and anxiety over the rise of communist or socialist ideologies

• When countries increase their military resources to gain superiority over one another

What is the "Cold War" best described as?

• A period of public fear and anxiety over the rise of communist or socialist ideologies

• A large increase in the number of babies born during a particular time

• A state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action

• A way to keep something bad from spreading

During the Cold War, the United States followed this policy which aimed at stopping the spread of communism.

• Red China

• NATO

• Containment

• Korean War

Oliver commutes daily from an area where many people who work in the city also reside. What is this area called?

• Suburbs

• Mass Media

• Containment

• Cold War