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WorksheetsTruman and Eisenhower
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the first major country to fall to communism after WWII?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Korea
c)
China
d)
Japan
2.
Post WWII, what do Americans fear most?
a)
Communism
b)
Dictators
c)
Democracy
d)
Capitalism
3.
Who was the Wisconsin senator who accused many people of communism without any proof?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Douglas McArthur
4.
What does HUAC stand for?
a)
House United-American Committe
b)
House Un-American Activities Committe
c)
House Un-American Court Activities
d)
House Un-American At County
5.
The ________________ was the imaginary line that divided Europe between capitalist West and Communist East.
a)
Satellite Nation
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Arms Race
6.
The Berlin Airlift began when
a)
West Berliners began fleeing to East Berlin
b)
the British and French had a dispute over German zone boundaries
c)
the Marshall Plan ended.
d)
the Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin
7.
The Cold War was a conflict between which two super powers?
a)
Spain and England
b)
US and China
c)
Soviet Union and United States
d)
United States and Vietnam
8.
What was the name of the American foreign policy that was committed to stopping the spread of communism?
a)
isolationism
b)
terrorism
c)
containment
d)
neutrality
9.
Which two forms of government were competing during the Cold War?
a)
communism and socialism
b)
democracy and capitalism
c)
democracy and communism
d)
socialism and capitalism
10.
What bill was passed to help soldiers readjust to life after World War II?
a)
Homebound Act
b)
The GI Bill
c)
Patton's Bill
d)
Executive Order 1065
11.
Which of the following gave veterans an opportunity to get an education, start a new business and buy new houses?
a)
GI Bill of Rights
b)
Taft-Hartley Act
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
The Fair Deal
12.
In the 1950's most homes were built in the
a)
Cities
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Military bases
d)
Suburbs
67.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
14.
Which best describes George Kennan’s policy toward the Soviet Union?
a)
Swift destruction of Communism
b)
Long Term firm policy of containment
c)
Appeasement of Stalin
d)
Taking back territory that the Soviet Union claimed
15.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
16.
The official name of the Marshall Plan is
a)
European Expansion Program
b)
European Marshall Program
c)
European Relief and Recovery
d)
European Recovery Program
17.
The signing of the NATO alliance marked the end of whose policy toward foreign alliances.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
18.
The Soviet Union countered NATO by creating
a)
Soviet Union
b)
SATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Eastern Bloc
19.
The Hollywood Ten claimed "freedom of speech" as a 1st Amendment right during the
a)
McCarthy Hearings
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
March on Washington
20.
Which case ruled that an African American could attend UT Law?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Sweatt v. Painter
c)
Hernandez v. Texas
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
21.
NASA,emphasis on math and science education and the military-industrial complex are results of
a)
Chinese Revolution
b)
McCarthy Hearings
c)
Launch of Sputnik by Soviet Union
d)
Korean War
22.
Post WWII, which group initiated a series of court cases to overturn "separate but equal"?
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
NOW
d)
AIM
23.
Which leader was NOT pro-segregation?
a)
George Wallace
b)
Orval Faubus
c)
Lester Maddox
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
24.
The Korean conflict, and the arms and space races with the Soviet Union
a)
led to increased defense spending.
b)
decrease tensions with communist nations.
c)
sparked revolution in Cuba.
d)
infuriated the American people.
25.
Used to prevent the spread of communism & restore economic stability to W. Europe post WWII
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Washington Plan
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
26.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
Korea remained a divided nation.
b)
Korea united as a nation.
c)
China annexed North Korea.
d)
U.S. occupied Japan.
27.
Which president desegregated the armed services?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
28.
College campuses saw increased enrollment in 1946 as veterans utilized the
a)
Peace Corps.
b)
Equal Employment Opportunities Act.
c)
Veteran's Education Fund.
d)
GI Bill.
29.
The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was overturned by the ruling in which case?
a)
Painter v. Board of Education
b)
Mendez v. Texas
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
30.
What did Congress do to oppose the atheistic nature of communism in 1956?
a)
removed all mention of a deity from all currency
b)
declared Christianity as the national religion
c)
adopted "In God We Trust" as the U.S. motto
d)
used a religious pledge to swear in government officials.
31.
What foreign policy did the U.S. adopt post-WWII and continue throughout the Cold War?
a)
Containment
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Appeasement
32.
Which party formed in response to Truman's emphasis on Civil Rights?
a)
Dixiecrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Whigs
d)
Libertarians
33.
Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine for
a)
cancer
b)
colds
c)
polio
d)
measles
34.
Who organized the American G.I. Forum to improve the conditions of Mexican Americans?
a)
Cesar Chavez
b)
Hector P. Garcia
c)
Delores Huerta
d)
Jose Angel Gutierrez
35.
Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to
a)
win the reelection.
b)
show supremacy of federal court rulings over state laws.
c)
prevent the integration of secondary schools.
d)
arrest African Americans trying to attend school.
36.
The Interstate Highway System resulted in
a)
development of new suburbs further from the city.
b)
inner city infrastructure development.
c)
the deterioration of the military industrial complex.
d)
increase in railroad travel.
37.
The Berlin Airlift was organized in response to
a)
Stalin's request for aid for war torn Germany.
b)
the communist revolution in Germany.
c)
the Marshall Plan
d)
the Soviets blocking U.S. supplies by road or train.
38.
What was formed as a mutual defense pact against communist aggression?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
39.
Ruling said sending Mexican-American children to segregated schools was illegal in Texas.
a)
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
b)
Mendez v. Westminster School District (1947)
c)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948)
d)
Dallas I.S.D. v. Hernandez (1946)
40.
Stockpiling nukes and brinkmanship were results of
a)
the arms race.
b)
Kennedy's election.
c)
WWI
d)
Truman's election.
41.
Ruled segregation of Mexican-American children illegal in California unless a special state law requires it
a)
Mendez v. Westminster (1947)
b)
San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez (1973)
c)
Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D. (1948)
d)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
42.
Which court case resulted in public schools being ordered to desegregate?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
b)
Mendez v. Westminster (1945)
c)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
d)
Hernandez v. Texas (1961)
43.
Term for the part of 1950's culture that expected all businessmen to dress similarly
a)
conformity
b)
culinary
c)
conglomerates
d)
corporal
44.
The reunion of couples after the war and a stable economy led to
a)
the Baby Boom.
b)
Truman's reelection.
c)
the Korean War.
d)
consumer consumption.
45.
What reflects the growth of a teenage subculture in the 1950's?
a)
conformity
b)
rock and roll
c)
Beat Generation
d)
suburbs
46.
Policy of brinkmanship can be described as
a)
appeasement to an aggressor nation.
b)
diplomacy rather than war.
c)
willingness to go to the very edge of all out war.
d)
stopping the spread of communism.
47.
What fueled the economy post WWII?
a)
civil rights for all
b)
mass consumption
c)
government price controls
d)
formation of labor unions
48.
Which amendment limited US Presidents to two terms with a maximum limit of 10 years?
a)
Amendment 21
b)
Amendment 22
c)
Amendment 23
d)
Amendment 24
49.
Which piece of legislation was passed to increase African American voting in the South?
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1957
d)
Executive Order 800
50.
Which general was fired as Commander of UN Forces during the Korean War after he publicly criticized President Truman for avoiding war with China?
a)
George Marshall
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
Douglas MacArthur
51.
What did the Soviet Union do in 1961 to demonstrate its strength?
a)
takeover West Germany
b)
build the Berlin Wall
c)
boycott the United Nations
d)
host the Olympics
52.
What is Containment?
a)
Allowing Communism to spread
b)
The spread of democratic ideas
c)
Keeping Communism from spreading to new areas
d)
Keeping terrorism from spreading
53.
NATO was influenced by?
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Russia
d)
Greece
54.
The Warsaw Pact was influenced by?
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
America
d)
Democracy
55.
A program in which the U.S. and Britain shipped supplies by air to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade of all routes to the city; lasted from 1948-1949
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Containment
d)
Massive Retaliation
56.
(1947) President Truman’s pledge to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
NATO
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
57.
(1947)- Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after WWII announced by the United States Secretary of State George C. Marshall.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Brinkmenship
d)
Massive Retaliation
58.
The primary goal of the containment policy was to:
a)
limit the use of atomic bombs
b)
bring war criminals to justice
c)
stop the spread of Soviet influence
d)
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
59.
The term Iron Curtain refers to the:
a)
heavily fortified border between Poland and the USSR
b)
boundary between W. Europe and Communist E. Europe
c)
border btw E. Europe and the USSR
d)
boundary separating E. Europe from E. Germany
60.
The United States gave billions of dollars in aid to Western Europe-
a)
to counteract containment
b)
in violation of the Berlin Airlift
c)
as part of the Marshall Plan
d)
to protest the creation of NATO
61.
The Soviet action of blockading West Berlin caused the U.S. and Great Britain to start (the)
a)
Operation Berlin
b)
World War III
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Berlin Airlift
62.
NATO and the Warsaw Pact are both examples of:
a)
treaties
b)
mutual defense organizations
c)
constitutions
d)
weapons
63.
The _________ was designed to help rebuild the economies of European countries.
a)
containment
b)
stalemate
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
demilitarized zone
64.
With which nation was the U.S. locked in hostile tension during the Cold War?
a)
USA
b)
Soviet Union
c)
France
d)
Greece
65.
Type of government in the U.S.
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
66.
Type of government in the Soviet Union during the Cold War
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
67.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
68.
What is the term for the imaginary line dividing Democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe?
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
38th Parallel
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Iron Blanket
69.
How did the Soviet Union try to convince the US to give them West Berlin?
a)
By blocking road and rail access to the entire city
b)
By asking the UN to declare the city a military-free zone
c)
By supporting socialist candidates in the city's elections
d)
By placing missile bases within striking distance of the city
70.
What called for financial aid to Greece and Turkey to stop the spread of Communism?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Roosevelt Doctrine
71.
The meeting in 1945 that settled negotiations over post-war boundaries was the
a)
Potsdam Conference
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Geneva Conference
d)
Yalta Conference
72.
What impression did Stalin have of President Truman?
a)
He can trust Truman more than FDR
b)
He can turn Truman into a Communist
c)
He can bully Truman
d)
He could learn about the West from Truman
73.
If communism spread into Eastern Europe, America would not be able to
a)
open up markets there
b)
buy raw materials there
c)
trade goods there
d)
all of the above
74.
Countries that depend on and answer to more powerful nations are called
a)
satellite states
b)
communist states
c)
containment states
d)
allied states
75.
The US, Britain, and France controlled which portion of Germany?
a)
North Germany
b)
East Germany
c)
West Germany
d)
South Germany
76.
The Soviet Union controlled which portion of Germany?
a)
North Germany
b)
West Germany
c)
South Germany
d)
East Germany
77.
Berlin, the capital of Germany, is located in which occupied zone?
a)
The US zone
b)
The British zone
c)
The French zone
d)
The Soviet zone
78.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
a)
Emergency pickup of sick patients
b)
Airdrops of supplies
c)
A bombing campaign over Berlin
d)
Air signals to help people escape Berlin
79.
After WWII, Korea was divided at the
a)
30th parallel
b)
28th parallel
c)
38th parallel
d)
36th parallel
80.
North Korea was a democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
South Korea was a democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
82.
The Korean War started when South Korea invaded North Korea.
a)
True
b)
False
83.
The UN helped South Korea in its fight against North Korea.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
The Chinese entered the war on the North Korean side.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
Who are these Three men who met after WWII in a German town named Potsdam?
a)
Stalin, FDR and Winston Churchill
b)
Truman, Stalin and Churchill
c)
Stalin, FDR and Truman
d)
Stalin, Truman and George Marshall
86.
What was the main discussion point at the meeting at Potsdam?
a)
How to punish Germany (again)
b)
How to manage nuclear power
c)
What to do with Nazi officers and the SS officers
d)
How to split Germany and Japan
87.
At this earlier meeting, just weeks before FDR passed away, Stalin convinces FDR and a very unhappy Churchill to let him occupy Eastern Europe
a)
Yalta
b)
Berlin
c)
Potsdam
88.
This organization was created to protect nations from war, from genocide and to create international rules of behavior
a)
The League of Nations
b)
The United Nations
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
89.
The Cold War was a period of tension, but not actual war between what TWO countries?
a)
US and Germany
b)
US and Japan
c)
US and China
d)
US and the Soviet Union
90.
When were the baby boomers born?
a)
1960's
b)
After WWII and during the 1950's
c)
1930's
d)
1970's
91.
All of the following are considered Cold War events EXCEPT
a)
Korean War
b)
Chinese Civil War
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
World War II
92.
What were the US and Soviets MOST concerned with building up during the Cold War?
a)
Their army size
b)
Their navy size
c)
Their overseas colonies
d)
Their nuclear weapons
93.
Which of these was created to give veterans money for college and homes?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
GI Bill
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
94.
Who was convicted of treason during the Second Red Scare and was imprisoned, but NOT executed?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Julius and Ethyl Rosenberg
d)
Alger Hiss
95.
Who led the Second Red Scare?
a)
Mitchell Palmer
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Alger Hiss
d)
Douglas MacArthur
96.
Which of the following were true about American culture in the 1950's?
a)
The interstate highway system increased automobile purchase and use
b)
Rock became popular due to the success of Elvis
c)
Television became popular and TV's became common in people's homes
d)
All of the above
97.
Why did President Truman fire Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War?
a)
He believed the US needed to be content retaking South Korea and settle for a stalemate and Truman disagreed
b)
He believed the US needed to nuke China and end the Cold War and Truman disagreed
c)
He led the Second Red Scare and unjustly persecuted Communists
d)
He believed the US needed to decrease their nuclear weapons and Truman disagreed
98.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
99.
What began the space race?
a)
Sputnik
b)
the moon landing
c)
Ham the chimp
d)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
100.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
101.
Sputnik first satellite launched into space
a)
1957
b)
1943
c)
1950
d)
1969
102.
Which international organization was formed by the U.S., Canada, and
western European nations in response to the Soviet threat?
western European nations in response to the Soviet threat?
a)
United Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
European Union
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
103.
Where was the Truman Doctrine first used?
a)
Berlin
b)
Hungary
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Greece
104.
What was the Iron Curtain?
a)
the boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
b)
the boundary between the United States and Mexico
c)
the boundary between the United States and Mexico
d)
the wall dividing East and West Berlin
105.
Communism is a system in which ...
a)
people are free
b)
individuals can vote for representatives in government
c)
private businesses own the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods
d)
the government owns the factories and natural resources; people are not free
106.
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Soviet Union
107.
A cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
Uncle Sam
108.
Take troops out of active service, typically at the end of a war.
a)
Mobilization
b)
Demobilization
c)
Entrenchment
d)
Detrenchment
109.
No person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States.
a)
20th AMendment
b)
21st AMendment
c)
22nd Amendment
d)
23rd Amendment
110.
International organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.
a)
League of Nations
b)
The Hague
c)
World Court
d)
United Nations
111.
Allies prosecuted German military leaders, political officials, industrialists, and financiers for crimes they had committed during World War II.
a)
Scopes Monkey Trial
b)
OJ Simpson Trial
c)
NAZI War CrimesTrials
d)
Nuremberg Trials
112.
Campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Eisenhowerism
c)
Trumanism
d)
Marshallism
113.
American government official accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
George Marshall
c)
Algier Hiss
d)
Emmitt Till
114.
African-American teenager who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
a)
Algier Hiss
b)
Emmitt Till
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Malcolm X
115.
Speech given in response to Nixon being accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reimburse him for his political expenses.
a)
Checker's Speech
b)
Berlin Wall Speech
c)
I Have a Dream Speech
d)
Gettysburg Address
116.
Primary elections held in the Southern states of the United States of America in which only white voters were permitted to participate.
a)
White Primary
b)
Special Election
c)
General Election
d)
Caucus
117.
Landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
McCuloch v. Maryland
c)
Gibbons v. Ogden
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
118.
Responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, and for several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy.
a)
Nikita Khrushkev
b)
Leonid Brezhnev
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Algier Hiss
119.
Vietnamese communist statesman, president of North Vietnam 1954–69
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Ngo Ding Diem
c)
Nikita Khruschev
d)
Hirohito
120.
Modernist Shah of Iran from 16, September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11, February 1979.
a)
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
b)
Fulgencia Bautists
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
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