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Post WWII/Cold War Unit Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cold War can be defined as a state of tension without fighting between ___ and ___.

a)

China, the Soviet Union

b)

the United Kingdom, the United States

c)

the United States, the Soviet Union

d)

Germany, the Soviet Union

2.

___ was created toward the end of World War II to prevent a future war from occurring.

a)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

The United Nations

c)

The Warsaw Pact

d)

The Marshall Plan

3.

The Korean War began when...

a)

North Korea invaded South Korea.

b)

South Korea invaded North Korea.

4.

After WWII, ___ Truman Doctrine vowed to support and protect any country that was threatened with a Communist invasion. 

a)

Germany's

b)

Japan's

c)

the Soviet Union's

d)

the United States'

5.

After the successful completion of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the same year the United States joined nine ___ countries, including Iceland and Canada, to form the ___.

a)

Eastern European, Warsaw Pact

b)

Western European, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

Western European, United Nation

d)

Western European, Allied Powers

6.

The fundamental economic and political differences between United States and the Soviet Union was that the U.S. believed in a ___and the Soviet Union believed in ___.

a)

free market/Capitalism & democracy,

Communism/authoritarian state

b)

Communism/authoritarian state

free market/Capitalism

c)

free market/authoritarian state

Communism and democracy

d)

free market/ communism/democracy,

authoritarian state, capitalism

7.

The Korean War ended in a ___ in 1953 where the two countries remain divided at the ___ under a cease-fire agreement.

a)

victory for South Korea, 39th parallel

b)

stalemate, 39th parallel

c)

victory for North Korea, 38th parallel

d)

stalemate, 38th parallel

8.

In 1957 ___ successfully launched the first satellite named Sputnik I into Space, which effectively began the ___ Race.

a)

the Soviet Union, Space

b)

the United States, Space

c)

the United States, Arms

d)

the Soviet Union, Arms

9.

___ was divided into 4 sections by the United States, Great Britain, France, and ___ at the conclusion of WWII.

a)

Western Europe, Soviet Union

b)

Eastern Europe, Soviet Union

c)

Berlin, Soviet Union

d)

East Berlin, Soviet Union

10.

Identify all of the characteristics that are representative of the United Nations.

a)

50 nation members when it was created,,,

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt authored its Declaration of Human Rights.

c)

It was created to prevent future wars.

d)

It has over 190 member nations.

11.

___ and ___ , world leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, squared off against each other during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

Harry S. Truman & Nikita Khrushchev

b)

John F. kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson & Joseph Stalin

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower & Adolph Hitler

12.

After WWII, much of ___ was in ruins.  The United States developed the ___ to provide financial aid to countries in need with the hope that they would not fall to Communism. 

a)

Asia, Truman Doctrine

b)

Europe, Truman Doctrine

c)

Asia, Marshall Plan

d)

Europe, Marshall Plan

13.

The ___ was created by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries to combat against NATO countries.

a)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Warsaw Pact

14.

The ___ , born between the years 1945-1964, drastically changed the population of the United States after WWII and remains the largest generation in the US today?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Baby Boomers

c)

Beatniks

d)

Communists

15.

The ___ was a result of the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba.  How did the United States respond to this threat?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

North American Treaty Organization

c)

Arms Race

d)

Space Race

16.

The Vietnam War was ___ in the United States because its citizens ___ and ___ the U.S. involvement in the war, the ___ of men to fight in the war, and the ___campaigns in Vietnam.

a)

unpopular, criticized, protested, drafting, bombing

b)

popular, defended, encouraged, drafting, bombing

17.

A public ___ was needed if necessary during the Cold War because of the constant threat of ___.

a)

fallout shelter, nuclear war

b)

homeless shelter, violence

c)

storage shelter, theft

d)

animal shelter, nuclear war

18.

The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 to separate the capital city in ___.  In 1989 it was torn down and became a symbol of the collapse of the ___ and the end of the Cold War Era.

a)

France, Soviet Union

b)

North Korea , East Asia

c)

Germany, Soviet Union

d)

London, United Kingdom

19.

The Vietnam War resulted in ___ Vietnam falling to Communist rule by ___Vietnam after US troops ___.

a)

South, North, left

b)

North, South, left

c)

South, North, joined the war

d)

North, South, joined the war

20.

After WWII ended, the work force shifted back to ___ , and most ___ returned full time to family responsibilities.

a)

women, men

b)

men, women,

c)

boys, girls

d)

girls , boys

21.

One factor that led to changing patterns in U.S. society after WWII was that there was a strong ___ , ___ productivity, and increased demand for ___ products.

a)

ecosystem, decreased, American

b)

ecosystem, increased, foreign

c)

economy, decreased, European

d)

economy, increased, American

22.

A reason for rapid growth of the U.S. ___ after World War II was that Americans purchased goods ___.

a)

military, with cash

b)

military, credit

c)

economy, with cash

d)

economy, credit

23.

The rationing of consumer goods and businesses producing war materials was a reason for rapid growth of the U.S. economy after WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A reason for rapid growth of the U.S. economy after WWII was that ___ unions merged and became more ___ and workers gained new benefits and higher ___.

a)

labor, powerful, wants

b)

marriage, privilege, wages

c)

labor, powerful, wages

d)

marriage, powerful, wants

25.

The National Defense Act was a greater investment in ___ and ___ to help the ___ compete with the ___ after its launch of a low cost satellite into space.

a)

social studies, Science, United States, Soviet Union

b)

math, English, United States, Soviet Union

c)

math, science, Soviet Union, United States

d)

math, science, United States, Soviet Union

26.

The ___, launched in 1956, caused ___ to become the main mode of transportation.

a)

Intrastate Highway System, cars

b)

Intrastate Highway System, cars

c)

Interstate Highway System, cars

d)

Interstate Highway System, buses

27.

After World War II, as women's roles evolved after World War II to working ___ and ___, new ___ made the work load at home easier. 

a)

in factories, outside the home, appliances,

b)

in the home, outside the home, appliances

c)

in the home, outside the home, cars

d)

part-time jobs, in cities, appliances,

28.

All of the contributing factors to large numbers of women entering the workforce after World War II were that more of them had a grade school education, a college education, more part-time jobs were available, and marriage bars were eliminated.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

The expansion of ___ through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 was a road map to guarantee the rights of individuals ___.

a)

human rights, everywhere

b)

civil rights, in the United States

c)

womenś rights, everywhere

d)

minority rights, everywhere

30.

After World War II, the GI Bill of Rights gave educational, housing and employment benefits to ___.

a)

men

b)

women

c)

minorities

d)

veterans

31.

President Truman...

a)

died before World War II came to and end.

b)

was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

c)

desegregated the armed forces

d)

fought in World War II

32.

The Global War on Terror, Foreign National Defense, & Preemptive War...

a)

are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented after the World War I.

b)

are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented immediately after World War II.

c)

are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented before the Cold War .

d)

are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented after the Cold War .

33.

Which one of the following nations emerged as an economic and military power after the Cold War?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Iran

d)

Japan

34.

Governments seizing each other's shipments, a labor shortage, the spread of influenza, and limited natural resources are trade, jobs, disease, and energy challenges faced by the United States after the Cold War.

a)

true

b)

false