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WorksheetsUS.8 and US.9 Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 44mins
How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?
It built up the western European armed forces.
It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.
It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.
It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?
Iron Curtain
Soviet-Communist War
Korean War
Cold War
What is significant about the 38th parallel?
It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain
The division between North and South Korea
The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.
The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.
Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations
to prevent the integration of various racial groups in U.S. society
to investigate radical groups in order to find disloyal Americans
to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the U.S.
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —
United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?
The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.
The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.
The United States withdrew from its European alliances
The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.
What is the map associated with?
The US and British response to the Berlin Wall
The US and British response to the Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union building the Iron Curtain
The division on Berlin
According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?
Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.
Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.
North Korea was able to make a strong push far into South Korea early into the war and nearly captured the southern city of Pusan . South Korea with the help of China was able to push them back.
South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.
Containment
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
Marshall Plan
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Truman Doctrine
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
Berlin Airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
Eisenhower first coined this phrase when he warned American against it in his last State of the Union Address. He feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Sputnik
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.
McCarthyism
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
The term "Great Society" came to represent
the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration
the antion's anti-communist agenda
Michael Harrington's affluent society
the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration
What kind of society did President Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?
one the ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
one that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
one that sympathized with the less fortunate but strictly limited government's role in helping them
one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
Lyndon Johnson's plan for improving America was called the
New Frontier
Fair Deal
Great Society
New Deal
LBJ's domestic programs
put the US into bankruptcy
were the largest spending on social programs in US history
kept many Americans from dying
dropped the US from their status as the leading superpower
The primary reason US leaders used to justify involvement in Vietnam was:
promote reconstruction after WWII
maintain the policy of detente
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
keep communism from spreading throughout SE Asia
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
the threat of a 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 US
What was Nixon's legal justification for keeping the audio tapes?
They were his personal property
He invoked Executive Orders
He claimed it was Executive Privilage
There were no tapes
What does EPA stand for?
(a)
In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court's ruling made it clear that
Nixon used the new US closeness to China to negotiate the agreement with the Soviet Union.
the executive branch should not have more power than other branches of government
the creation of the EPA
The Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Nixon resulted in Nixon's
resignation
reelection
arrest
Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?
The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels
The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.
The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.
The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.
Why did the Soviet Union put a blockade on the city of Berlin in 1948?
place Soviet missiles within range of targets in Western Europe
prevent the United States from distributing Marshall Plan funds
pressure the Allies to completely withdraw from East Germany
stop aid from reaching anti-communist rebels in Eastern Europe
“The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.” – President Harry Truman, speech to Congress, 1947
What policy does this represent?
Limitation of Arms
Collective Security
Containment of Communism
Mutually assured destruction
How did the development of nuclear weapons affect the two "super powers" involved in the Cold War?
The US outlawed all nuclear weapons.
The Soviet Union destroyed their nuclear weapons.
Countries worked to develop even more powerful bombs.
At the end of the Korean War, did the borders ever change?
Yes, the border changed to the Yalu River
Yes, the border changed to China's border
No, the border stayed up North at the Yalu River
No, the border stayed at the 38th parallel
Who controlled East Germany?
France
U.S.A
Soviet Union
Britain
Which of the following is NOT part of the UN?
The General Assembly
The Secretariat
The Security Council
The International Court of Economic Justice
Eventually in 1945 the countries approved the United Nations Charter and which FIVE countries became permanent members of the security council?
France, USSR, China, United States, Germany
Germany, USSR, China, United States, France
Germany, China, United States, France, Great Britain
France, USSR, China, United States, Great Britain
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
What is the main point of this political cartoon?
The Soviet Union is losing the Cold War.
Sputnik is not as good as a rocket.
The United States needs to step up their game if they are going to win the space race.
What did a U.S. District Court judge subpoena, but Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused to turn over?
surveillance of the break-in at the Watergate building
transcripts of conversations between Nixon and the directors of the FBI and CIA
recorded conversations from inside the White House
How did journalism play a role in the Watergate Scandal?
Journalists helped break the story to expose the corruption.
Reporters were the ones that broke into the DNC HQ.
Richard Nixon lied to reporters.
What are some ways that women fought for equal rights in the 1960-1970s?
Women fought for equal access to historically "men's" activities and facilities and for an equal rights amendment.
Women fought for the right to vote.
Women fought for the right to work certain jobs.
As a result of industrialization, more and more _____ was becoming evident during the 1960s and 1970s.
ruralization
pollution
isolationism
monarchies
