Cold War Quiz (VA Standard 8b and 8 c)

The Cold War began due to confrontations over post-WWII decisions made about which part of the world?

• Africa

• Middle East

• Europe

• North America

How did the Cold War affect the economy of the United States?

• Defense spending slowed growth in other sectors of the economy.

• Government spending created jobs in scientific research and defense.

• Concerns about the spread of Communism discouraged Americans from spending money.

• Research efforts to create the first atomic bomb encouraged economic development in the western United States.

Use the table to answer the question. United States National Defense Spending

• World War II

• the Cold War

• the Marshall Plan

• the Vietnam War

What is the definition of “domino theory” as introduced by President Eisenhower?

• More third world countries were acquiring nuclear weapons.

• The military-industrial complex was growing in strength.

• Europe could only be rebuilt from World War II one country at a time.

• One country becoming communist would cause border nations to follow.

Which phrase best explains the causes of the economic prosperity of the 1950s in the United States?

• increased migration to urban areas and improved transportation networks

• improved industrial technology and increased access to consumer credit

• increased immigration from neighboring countries and work exchange programs

• improved relations between the federal government and organized labor unions

Which one of the following did not contribute to the post-World War II economic boom in the United States?

• passage of the G.I. Bill

• increased birth rates in the United States

• marketing innovations

• government regulation of big business

In a classroom project, Avery and Grace are tasked with creating a model of an economic system where the government owns all resources and makes all decisions about production and distribution. Which economic system are they modeling?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

• communism
• capitalism
• socialism
• democracy

What Cold War policy is depicted in this 1962 cartoon?

• Detente
• Brinkmanship
• Containment
• Glasnost

The data presented on this graph illustrate an economic effect of —

• the rapid demobilization of U.S. defense industries after World War II
• the federal domestic programs created as part of the Great Society
• incentives offered under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers
• assistance offered by the GI Bill to soldiers returning from World War II