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Da 3

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?  
a)
Because they wanted to see if the bomb would work  
b)
Because they estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion 
c)
Because they did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan 
d)
Because they did not think they could defeat the Japanese
2.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

3.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
4.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
5.

Which organization was created after WWII to help maintain peace throughout the world?

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

Roosevelt Plan

d)

Manhattan Project

6.

Which of the following Presidents created the peacetime draft before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

Truman

b)

Eisenhower

c)

T. Roosevelt

d)

F. Roosevelt

7.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

e)

James Gregory

8.

Which of the following were U.S. government officials involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

John Dulles

d)

Nakita Kruschev

e)

Robert Kennedy

9.

An amphibious landing means an attack of the land, air and sea.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

11.

Which of the following military forces fought to help South Korea against the North Korean invasion? Choose all that apply.

a)

United States

b)

U.S.S.R.

c)

United Nations

d)

China

e)

Russia

12.

Rationing was introduced because to:

a)

Prevent hoarding

b)

Ensure everyone received the nutrients they needed

c)

Ensure not only the rich could afford food

d)

All of the above

13.
During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of
a)
rationing
b)
conservation
c)
government spending
d)
internment
14.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
15.

During WWII what did the US do to try and make Japan stop attacking China, leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

bombed them

b)

cut off supplies of food

c)

cut off supplies of iron, steel, and oil

d)

nothing

16.

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry

b)

People of Hawaiian ancestry

c)

People of Native American ancestry

d)

People of French ancestry

17.

1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”
a)
Korematsu v. United States
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
18.
What was Fred Korematsu arrested for?
a)
Staying in Oakland and not reporting to the internment camps
b)
Aiding the Japanese
c)
Giving intelligence  to US enemy's 
d)
Not giving his money and property to the US Government 
19.

Who was A Phillip Randolph

a)

Vice President of the U.S. during the War

b)

President of the NAACP

c)

In charge of the largest black labor union in the U.S. (Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters)

d)

President of the Urban League

20.

A response to NATO, this organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

a)

Korean Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

Satellite Nations

21.
What is NATO?
a)
A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against the Soviet Union
b)
A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Germany
c)
A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Japan
d)
A military alliance with nations of Western Europe to promise to help each other if there was an attack against Italy
22.
What was the goal of the Marshall plan ?
a)
the fix war torn europe and make communism look unfavorable
b)
to put in marshall law in war torn europe
c)
to divide Berlin into 4 pieces 
d)
to provide materials and resources for blocked off Germany
23.

One long-term consequence of the arms and space race was...

a)

Americans focused on high-tech companies and careers.

b)

Americans focused more on art and literature.

c)

The Soviets discovered the joys of Capitalism.

d)

The Soviets stopped trying so hard to beat American innovation.

24.

The Red Scare led to freedom of speech violations.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

One goal of the Berlin Blockade was to

a)

Raise taxes

b)

Promote communism

c)

Save money on resources

d)

Force out the US and allies out of Berlin

26.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
27.

South Korea is Capitalist and Democratic, North Korea is...

a)

Capitalist

b)

Democratic

c)

Communist

d)

Nihilistic

28.

Sputnik was the first man-made satellite in space.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States only participated in WWII by...

a)

selling weapons to Spain

b)

selling weapons to Germany

c)

selling weapons to Japan

d)

selling weapons to Great Britain and France.