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WorksheetsPost WWII/Cold War Unit Test Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins
The Cold War can be defined as a state of tension without fighting between ___ and ___.
China, the Soviet Union
the United Kingdom, the United States
the United States, the Soviet Union
Germany, the Soviet Union
___ was created toward the end of World War II to prevent a future war from occurring.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
The Marshall Plan
The Korean War began when...
North Korea invaded South Korea.
South Korea invaded North Korea.
After WWII, ___ Truman Doctrine vowed to support and protect any country that was threatened with a Communist invasion.
Germany's
Japan's
the Soviet Union's
the United States'
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 ___.
Eastern European, Warsaw Pact
Western European, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western European, United Nation
Western European, Allied Powers
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 ___.
free market/Capitalism & democracy,
Communism/authoritarian state
Communism/authoritarian state
free market/Capitalism
free market/authoritarian state
Communism and democracy
free market/ communism/democracy,
authoritarian state, capitalism
The Korean War ended in a ___ in 1953 where the two countries remain divided at the ___ under a cease-fire agreement.
victory for South Korea, 39th parallel
stalemate, 39th parallel
victory for North Korea, 38th parallel
stalemate, 38th parallel
In 1957 ___ successfully launched the first satellite named Sputnik I into Space, which effectively began the ___ Race.
the Soviet Union, Space
the United States, Space
the United States, Arms
the Soviet Union, Arms
___ was divided into 4 sections by the United States, Great Britain, France, and ___ at the conclusion of WWII.
Western Europe, Soviet Union
Eastern Europe, Soviet Union
Berlin, Soviet Union
East Berlin, Soviet Union
Identify all of the characteristics that are representative of the United Nations.
50 nation members when it was created,,,
Eleanor Roosevelt authored its Declaration of Human Rights.
It was created to prevent future wars.
It has over 190 member nations.
___ and ___ , world leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, squared off against each other during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Harry S. Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
John F. kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev
Lyndon B. Johnson & Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower & Adolph Hitler
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.
Asia, Truman Doctrine
Europe, Truman Doctrine
Asia, Marshall Plan
Europe, Marshall Plan
The ___ was created by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries to combat against NATO countries.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Truman Doctrine
Tet Offensive
Warsaw Pact
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?
Bay of Pigs
Baby Boomers
Beatniks
Communists
The ___ was a result of the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba. How did the United States respond to this threat?
Cuban Missile Crisis
North American Treaty Organization
Arms Race
Space Race
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.
unpopular, criticized, protested, drafting, bombing
popular, defended, encouraged, drafting, bombing
A public ___ was needed if necessary during the Cold War because of the constant threat of ___.
fallout shelter, nuclear war
homeless shelter, violence
storage shelter, theft
animal shelter, nuclear war
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.
France, Soviet Union
North Korea , East Asia
Germany, Soviet Union
London, United Kingdom
The Vietnam War resulted in ___ Vietnam falling to Communist rule by ___Vietnam after US troops ___.
South, North, left
North, South, left
South, North, joined the war
North, South, joined the war
After WWII ended, the work force shifted back to ___ , and most ___ returned full time to family responsibilities.
women, men
men, women,
boys, girls
girls , boys
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.
ecosystem, decreased, American
ecosystem, increased, foreign
economy, decreased, European
economy, increased, American
A reason for rapid growth of the U.S. ___ after World War II was that Americans purchased goods ___.
military, with cash
military, credit
economy, with cash
economy, credit
The rationing of consumer goods and businesses producing war materials was a reason for rapid growth of the U.S. economy after WWII.
True
False
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 ___.
labor, powerful, wants
marriage, privilege, wages
labor, powerful, wages
marriage, powerful, wants
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.
social studies, Science, United States, Soviet Union
math, English, United States, Soviet Union
math, science, Soviet Union, United States
math, science, United States, Soviet Union
The ___, launched in 1956, caused ___ to become the main mode of transportation.
Intrastate Highway System, cars
Intrastate Highway System, cars
Interstate Highway System, cars
Interstate Highway System, buses
After World War II, as women's roles evolved after World War II to working ___ and ___, new ___ made the work load at home easier.
in factories, outside the home, appliances,
in the home, outside the home, appliances
in the home, outside the home, cars
part-time jobs, in cities, appliances,
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.
true
false
The expansion of ___ through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 was a road map to guarantee the rights of individuals ___.
human rights, everywhere
civil rights, in the United States
womenś rights, everywhere
minority rights, everywhere
After World War II, the GI Bill of Rights gave educational, housing and employment benefits to ___.
men
women
minorities
veterans
President Truman...
died before World War II came to and end.
was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
desegregated the armed forces
fought in World War II
The Global War on Terror, Foreign National Defense, & Preemptive War...
are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented after the World War I.
are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented immediately after World War II.
are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented before the Cold War .
are all U.S. military intervention strategies implemented after the Cold War .
Which one of the following nations emerged as an economic and military power after the Cold War?
China
Russia
Iran
Japan
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.
true
false
