Cold War (EOC)

Why did the United States adopt the motto In God We Trust in 1956?

• To honor the financial and societal contributions of various religious organizations

• To distinguish the nation from countries that restricted religious practices

• To commemorate the social changes introduced by Christian leaders

• To encourage the growth of religious institutions throughout the country

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

• The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.

• Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

• The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western Europe.

• Congress passes the Marshall Plan to provide financial assistance to Western European countries.

What is the "thing" in the box?

• naval blockade

• quarantine

• nuclear war

• the Cold War

• Fidel Castro

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to --

• bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in --

• the war effort of the 1940's

• the Red Scare of the 1950s

• The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s

• the political scandals of the 1970s

The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom and GI Bill
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

Extended educational, housing, and employment benefits to veterans; Which of the following is being described?

• Civil Rights legislation

• Serviceman's Readjustment Act

• G.I. Joe

• Prohibition

How did JFK respond to the news that the Soviets had placed nuclear weapon installations in Cuba?

• Asking the United Nations to approve economic sanctions for Cuba

• Blockading ships from entering or exiting Cuba

• Closing the US border

• Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to -

• carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

• keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities

• secure additional Asian trading partners

• extended the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia

Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?

• To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

• To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism

• To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

• To counter the power of NATO