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Worksheetscold war review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 3585secs
Which is NOT an American belief
Free enterprise, private property
Freedom of religion and expression
State ownership of production
Elected governments
What does "NATO" mean?
North Alliance Treaty Organization
No Allowance To Orphans
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Turtle Organization
What was NOT an impact of the Cold War on life in the U.S. ?
Lead to the second "Red Scare."
"Hollywood 10" lost their jobs
The Rosenburg's were tried but were not executed for giving secrets
Senator Joseph McCarthy had evidence of Communist spies
What does Nuclear Proliferation refer to?
Spread of war to other countries
Spread of weapons to other countries
Spread of nuclear education programs to other countries
Spread of atomic weapons to other countries
What did the "Eisenhower Doctrine" oppose?
Spread of communism in the middle east
Spread of Communism in the south east
Spread of American beliefs in the middle east
Spread of American beliefs in the south east
Communist claim that...
Their society was run for the benefit of the government
Their society was run for the benefit of all people
Their society was run for the benefit of man
Their society was run for the benefit of workers
What DID John F. Kennedy do?
Peace Corps
Signed the treaty at Panmunjon
Brought China into the Korean War
Declared the "People's Republic of China"
The Soviet occupation zone became...
South Germany
East Germany
North Germany
West Germany
Who was the leader of the Soviet in 1961?
Joseph McCarthy
Adolf Hitler
Anne Frank
Nikita Khrushchev
Which Foreign Policy Event was NOT under Kennedy?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Kennedy's Berlin Speech
Containment Policy
Peace Corps
Which of the following are examples of the US attempt to contain communism?
The Suez Crisis
The Korean War
The Hungarian Uprising
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Crisis
How did the Korean War begin?
North Korea invaded the South
South Korea invaded the North
China invaded South Korea
The US invaded North Korea
What happened to Korea at the end of WWII?
Divided into 4 zones of occupation
United by a plebiscite
Divided along the 38th Parallel
Occupied by China
Who supported North Korea?
The USSR
The United Nations
The US
China
What ‘theory’ effected the US decision to try to contain communism?
Madman Theory
Theory of communism
Domino Theory
Monopoly Theory
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Domino Theory
$400 million is authorized by Congress to aid Greece and Turkey resist communist guerillas
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the main issue of this event?
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
•The United States attacked Cuba.
•The United States wanted the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
•The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
“On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.
This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”
… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)
What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?
The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for their invasion of the USSR
The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
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War Bond Program
Wounded Warrior Fund
The diagram below provides details about events in the U.S. in June 1941:
??? ——> Executive Order 8802 opens federal jobs to African Americans.
A. Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps.
B. A. Philip Randolph proposes a "March on Washington."
C. Three-quarters of the states ratify the 14th Amendment.
D. The U.S. Supreme Court declares racial segregation unconstitutional.
In 1929, the stock market crashed because
A. the Federal Reserve increased the money supply.
B. Germany ceased reparation payments to the United States.
C. investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell their shares.
D. depositors lost their investments and tried to withdraw all of the savings from banks.
SS.912.A.5.11 On May 1, 1930, President Herbert Hoover addressed the annual dinner of the US Chamber of Commerce.
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty in the future of a people of the resources, intelligence, and character of the people of the United States—that is prosperity.
Based on these beliefs, what actions did President Hoover take in response to the Great Depression?
A. He ordered emergency federal relief payments to the unemployed.
B. He refused to take any measures at all as a violation of laissez-faire principles.
C. He introduced a large number of public works projects to increase employment.
D. He offered limited federal assistance directed primarily to businesses and banks.
At the Potsdam Conference, what was the main issue between the United States and the Soviet Union?
U.S. wanted to rebuild Europe into democracies and Soviet Union wanted communism.
The Soviet Union wanted control over all of Germany.
U.S. wanted communism led governments and the Soviet Union wanted democracies.
The United States wanted to punish Germany but the Soviet Union did not.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the start of the Cold War?
U.S. refusing to share atomic bomb technology with the Soviet Union
Inability to reach an agreement about dividing post-war Germany
Differing economic ideologies between the U.S. and USSR
USSR refusing to hold free elections in Poland
After witnessing the destruction caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, which country began to pursue creating their own atomic weapons?
Italy
Canda
Soviet Union
China
What was the goal of the Soviet Union after World War II?
To become isolationist and focus on rebuilding their economy
Spread Communism and their influence in Europe
To seek aid from the US through the Truman Doctrine
What did the US fear happening in the Mediterranean in 1947?
Soviets gaining access to the Turkish straights and Communist take-over in Greece
The establishment of democracies in Iran and Turkey
Involvement in the Greek civil war
In Truman's speech, he called for economic aid to both Greece and Turkey to help prevent the spread of Communism there. This speech is now referred to as the:
Truman Corollary
Big Stick Policy
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
The Iron Curtain
division that existed in Europe between western and eastern nations
reaction to death of his good friend Franklin D. Roosevelt.
destruction from nuclear arms
construction of the Berlin Wall in Germany
this law authorized building of national highways (1956).
Interstate Highway Act
GI Bill
Sedition Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Law gave military veterans financial and educational benefits; Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944)
G.I. Bill
Interstate Highway Act
American Indian Citizenship Act
Veterans Act
Continued to crack down on monopolies
Clayton Antitrust Act
Sedition Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Civil Rights
Raised tariffs on imported goods in1930
Clayton Antitrust Act
Sedition Act
GI Bill
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine?
It used Containment to stop communism from spreading to the Middle East
It focused US's attention away from Communism and more towards economy
It attempted to solve segregation in U.S
It declared war between U.S. and Russia
Who signed the Federal Highway Act of 1956 into law?
Donald Trump
Michelle Obama
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Why did people migrate to the sunbelt?
Jobs in defense, aerospace, electronics, & petrochemicals
Escape traffic and overcrowding in the North
To take advantage of government programs
To start family farms
How did the Cold War most affect Florida?
A. Nuclear missiles installed in Cuba threatened Florida.
B. People in Florida could no longer sell their products to Eastern Europe.
C. Thousands of refugees fled Castro's Communist dictatorship for Florida.
D. Senator McCarthy accused a large number of people in Florida
What did the Truman Doctrine emphasize? Select ALL correct answers:
The values of a free market economy
An interventionist trend
An isolationist trend
Defense of the Western world against Communism
The European Recovery Program was created to provide billions of dollars in economic aid to help rebuild post-war Europe. It's nickname was:
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Potsdam Conference
Big Three
Why did Stalin oppose the Marshall Plan?
He felt George Marshall was really a spy working on behalf of the United States.
He felt that the U.S. was not offering the Soviet Union enough aid.
He felt that the U.S. wanted to use the Marshall Plan as a way to gain power in Europe.
He felt that the Soviet Union should not participate unless the U.S. publicly praised Communism.
"Economic, social, and political structures in Europe were strengthened and the threat of Communism diminished." Based on that statement, was the Marshall Plan successful in achieving its goals?
Yes
No
important cause of American prosperity during after WW2
Americans made better laws with better pay for all people
American producers faced less competition because of destruction in Europe and Asia
Americans made trade deals with other countries and new deals
Americans stopped all trade with the Communist Chinese
