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WorksheetsChapters 18-19 COLD WAR/POSTWAR TEST
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a war of words and competition for political influence over other countries
The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from
the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.
the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?
to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics
to attract foreign economic investments by investing in solar power
to create a defensive buffer zone with its Eastern European satellite nations
to establish a competitive market economy
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The assistance of the Chinese military
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?
The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.
The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.
Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.
The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.
Which of the following was created to stop the spread of communism in the world?
The Truman Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
All of the above
When the Korean War ended:
North Korea no longer had a communist government
Communist North Korea and Capitalist South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
South Korea no longer had a communist government
South Korea won the war but allowed the communists to live in the North above the 38th parallel
Which of the following people carried out a "witch hunt" to expose communists in the United States?
Edward R. Murrow
Alger Hiss
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy
The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was:
to help Europe recover from WWII
to divide Germany in West and East Berlin
to occupy Japan and help it recover from WWII
to stop the spread of communism in the world
At the end of WWII, tension started increasing between which two countries?
Britain and the Soviet Union
China and the Soviet Union
The US and the Soviet Union
France and China
The Soviet-led Warsaw Pact was a reaction to ______.
NATO
League of Nations
Rome-Berlin Axis
SEATO
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
The United States helped Western Europe rebuild its economy.
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
What was the Imaginary line that separated the West from the Communist Nations, as stated by Winston Churchill in a 1946 speech?
Marshall Plan
Demilitarized zone
Prime Meridian
Iron Curtain
What provided $400 million in military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Yalta Plan
Lend Lease Act
What plan gave $13 billion to Western Europe to prevent them from becoming communist?
Truman Doctrine
Cash and Carry
Marshall Plan
Lend-Lease Act
_____ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
CIA
UN
HUAC
NATO
After the U-2 incident, all of the following events occurred except
the Soviet Union accepted Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal at Geneva and US-Soviet relations improved.
Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the arms race.
Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union.
Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after a "spy swap" with the Soviet Union.
The 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
Latin America.
Eastern Europe.
Western Europe.
the Middle East.
An impact of the Cold War on American education priorities was a shift in the school curriculum to a concentration on learning
math and science
social skills
patriotism
physical education
Nixon saved his spot on the Republican ticket as vice-president when he gave the "________" speech via television.
Iron Curtain
Quarantine
Checkers
Better Dead than Red
The diplomatic art of going to the edge of war without actually getting into a war (characteristic of Dulles foreign policy) was known as...
Edge of glory
Massive retaliation
Nuclear Holocaust
Brinkmanship
Eisenhower proposed an "open skies" treaty that would have allowed the Soviets to fly over the US and inspect our military strength and the US could also do the same.
True
False
A franchise is a company that offers similar products or services in many locations.
true
false
First African-American to play major league baseball
Hank Aaron
Jessie Jackson
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
In the struggle for African-American civil rights, Rosa Parks is most closely associated with the
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma March
Leading the African-American women working for NASA
Writing The Color Purple
In the case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court decided that
Segregation was legal
The federal government could not punish those who infringed on Civil Rights
Separate but equal educational facilities was unfair and overturned the Plessy decision.
Students were forced to attend school
What was a long-term result of the creation of an interstate highway system?
Led to the passage of the GI Bill.
Caused a decline in the automobile industry.
Improved relations with Canada and Mexico.
Supported the growth of American businesses
Who was “the Little Rock Nine"?
The nine members of Kool and the Gang
Nine students who won the first presidential award
The first nine integrated students in Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
The first nine students to graduate from Eastridge
Known as the King of Rock and Roll
Jackie Robinson
Jack Kerouac
Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Which of the following was NOT true of the late 1940s-early 1950s in the United States?
The Rosenbergs were convicted and executed for passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.
Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury regarding passing secrets to the Soviet Union.
Labor union activity increased because workers wanted to be called a communist.
The rise of McCarthyism added to the uneasiness and fear of communism in the United States.
A large corporation that owns many smaller companies that produce entirely different goods and services.
Franchise
Conglomerate
Partnership
Big Business
Who won the election of 1948 after conducting an expansive "whistle-stop" campaign?
Truman
Dewey
Eisenhower
Thurmond
Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?
high culture
stay-at-home moms
suburban conformity
planned obsolescence
People who perform professional, managerial, or Administrative type work, these people usually wear suits or business attire.
White Collar Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms of ____.
harmless entertainment
rebellion
mainstream American values
African-American culture
The US military was racially integrated in 1948 via ________.
Supreme Court's Equal Opportunity Act
Truman's Executive Order
Congress' passage of the 23rd Amendment
All of the above.
