BM 4 - Cold War and the Modern Era

how did the Marshall Plan aid U.S. allies in Western Europe post WWII?

• Offered to rebuild and help economies

• Offered the Soviet Union all of Germany to protect England and France

• Offered countries to join as states in the Union

• Offered Britain and France control of U.S. territories to rebuild economies

What weapon did the U.S. and U.S.S.R. build in large amounts to intimidate each other?

• Tanks

• Nuclear weapons

• Fighter jets

• Submarines

what is the inferred purpose of NATO for its members?

• Protection from American attack

• Protection from Chinese attack

• Protection from Soviet attack

• Protection from the boogie man

What effects did Red Scare propaganda have on American citizens?

• Fears of fascist revolution led to discrimination against communists and suspected communists

• Fears of anarchist revolution led to discrimination against communists and suspected communists

• Fears of communist revolution led to discrimination against communists and suspected communists

• Fears of terrorist revolution led to discrimination against communists and suspected communists

identify where many Americans chose to live beginning in the 1950s?

• Old urban centers

• New suburban areas

• Rural areas

• Underground Caves

What major event in the space race was broadcasted on television in 1969?

• The launching of the 1st space station

• A U.S.S.R. cosmonaut landed on the moon

• A U.S. astronaut walked on the moon

• An alien landing in California

identify the goal of the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century.

• Continuation of Jim Crow laws

• Reversal of the 15th Amendment

• Legislation providing equal rights and treatment for all

• Legislation that punishes membership in the KKK with jail time.

what was used by southern states prior to 1965 to disenfranchise black voters?

• Literacy Tests

• Segregated Schools

• Grandfather Clause

• Poll Taxes

What was the social consequence of Jim Crow legislation?

• Most southern states ignored Jim Crow laws, making them ineffective.

• White citizens were given inferior treatment, forcing them into a second social class.

• Black citizens were given inferior treatment, forcing them into a second social class.

• Black and white citizens were given equal treatment in public facilities.

Which foreign policy led to the U.S. sending troops to fight against communist rebels in Vietnam?

• Poker Protocol

• UNO Principle

• Domino Theory

• Isolationist Aggression