Cold War/Civil Rights

Read the quotation from President Harry Truman's address to Congress on March 12, 1947 and answer the question that follows.

Which nation's actions was President Truman most likely talking about when he referred to "outside pressures"?

• Iran

• Japan

• Germany

• Soviet Union

Read the letter from Hollywood screenwriter Jack Moffitt to Congressman Norris Paulson and answer the question that follows.

April 11, 1947

Mr. Norris Paulson

Members of Congress

The House of Representatives

Washington D.C.

Dear Norris:
Hollywood really is scared because of its Red record. Every studio in town is trying to figure out a way to whitewash itself.

But here's a laugh - Martin Berkley, the scenario writer whom Darryl Zanuch has assigned to write "The Iron Curtain" (an anti-Communist picture for Twentieth Century Fox) IS A COMMUNIST and, at the present moment, HAS A COMMUNIST CARD IN HIS POCKET. I learned this from an F.B.I. man, who recently resigned from the service. Please keep the source of the information confidential.

I think this information should be relayed, at once, to Mr. Thomas.

Sincerely,

[SIGNATURE] Jack Moffitt

What was the purpose of Mr. Moffitt's letter?

• To inform Congress that he had a confidential information source

• To persuade Congressman Paulson to further investigate Martin Berkley

• To persuade an FBI agent to share information about communist in Hollywood

• To inform congressman Paulson that Darryl Zanuch was writing "The Iron Curtain"

Read the excerpt from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address in 1961 and answer the question that follows.

 

What circumstance was Eisenhower referring to in the excerpt?

• Cold War

• World War II

• Alliance for Progress

• Civil Rights Movements

Read the following telegram excerpt from George Kennan and answer the question that follows.

s a result of Kennan's influence, what foreign policy did the United States adopt at the time?

• Isolationist

• Imperalism

• Containment

• Deolonization

What was the purpose of new neighborhoods such as Levittowns?

• To provide low-cost housing to returning soldiers and the growing U.S. population.

• To provide residential housing near jobs in the city.

• Allowed to integrate citizens to address civil rights issues.

• To provide housing to upper-class citizens.

Study the graph:

• The number of deaths caused by WWII

• The Second Red Scare

• The postwar baby boom

• The Korean War

The MAIN goal of the Truman Doctrine was to __________.

• promote free elections in Europe

• restrict the spread of communism

• force Germany to pay for war reparations

• maintain international peace through the U.N.

Study the political cartoon about the Marshall Plan and answer the question that follows.

The caption reads: "CAN HE BLOCK IT?"

 

 Which of the following is NOT true of the Marshall Plan?

• It was an attempt to reduce Soviet influence in Europe

• It was an attempt to encourage markets for American exports

• It was an American economic aid program for Europe

• It was a civil defense plan for surviving a Soviet nuclear strike

Study the image of the newspaper article and answer the question that follows.

What event in 1957 caused a near panic among U.S. leaders and led to a massive increase in spending for science programs in U.S. schools and research institutions?

• The launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

• The development of the microprocessor by the Soviet Union

• Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev's promise to "bury" the West

• The revelation of huge Soviet stockpiles of nuclear weapons

Study the image from the Korean War and answer the question that follows.

What statement can be most accurately proven true based on the image?

• The machine gun was invented in 1950.

• Racial desegregation was implemented.

• Trench warfare was used for the first time.

• Women were on the front lines.