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Unit 4: Midcentury Modern

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An international organization founded in 1945 to further the causes of peace, prosperity, and human rights

a)

World Bank

b)

Nuremberg War Crimes Trials

c)

United Nations

d)

GI Bill of Rights

2.

A law passed in 1944 to provide federal funds to help returning GIs make the transition to civilian life

a)

GI Declaration of Independence

b)

GI Constitution

c)

GI Bill of Rights

d)

GI Wish List

3.

As part of the Cold War and in response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an agreement signed in 1955 by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania to establish a military alliance for mutual defense

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

North American Free Trade Agreement

d)

Molotov Plan

4.

The Truman Doctrine - After World War II, the U.S. foreign policy practice of attempting to restrict the expansion of Soviet influence around the world

a)

containment

b)

atomic energy

c)

proletariat

d)

collectivism

5.

The ideological barrier that separated the Communist-dominated countries of Eastern Europe from the Western democracies.

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Shower Curtain

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

segregation

6.

A U.S. foreign policy, established in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman, of providing economic and military aid to countries—initially Greece and Turkey—that were attempting to resist communism

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Bush Doctrine

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Truman Plan

7.

A U.S. plan, initiated by the Secretary of State George Marshall and implemented from 1948 to 1951, to aid in the economic recovery of Europe after World War II by offering certain European countries substantial funds

a)

Molotov Plan

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Marshall Fields

d)

Marshall Act

8.

What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

a)

to give money to Eastern Europe

b)

to control atomic weapons

c)

to contain communism

d)

to promote international trade

9.

The long telegram written by American diplomat George Kennan resulted in

a)

the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency

b)

the containment policy of the Truman Doctrine

c)

the Berlin Airlift

d)

the beginning of the Cold War

10.

What were the main concerns of Stalin and the Soviets at the end of World War II?

a)

capitalism and democracy

b)

trade and economic growth

c)

security and communism

d)

education and human rights

11.

Eisenhower, in Executive Order 10450, denied jobs in the federal government to “criminals… or notoriously disgraceful conduct, habitual use of intoxicants to excess, drug addiction, sexual perversion…” in the name of national security.


This specifically contributed to a period known as the …

a)

Lavender Scare

b)

Baby Boom

c)

Cold War

d)

Mental Health Crisis

12.

the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

a)

brinksmanship

b)

mutually assured destruction

c)

covert operations

d)

the Marshall Plan

13.

When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union responded by

a)

threatening to declare war

b)

building the Berlin Wall

c)

Blockading West Berlin

d)

organizing a military alliance

14.

What was the goal for the United States in entering the Korean War in 1950?

a)

to contain communist forces

b)

to stop Japan from taking over Korea

c)

to protect the US access to resources in Korea

d)

to stop guerrillas who threatened the democratic regime

15.

As a result of the successful Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite…

a)

The United States declared war on the Soviet Union

b)

The Soviet Union put an atomic bomb into orbit

c)

The tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union decreased

d)

The United States passed the National Defense Education Act