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WorksheetsAH Chapter 18/19/20 Quizizz
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Thanks to the increased availability of __, American suburbs grew rapidly in the post-WWII era.
airplanes
automobiles
elevators
railroads
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
promote free elections in Europe
restrict the spread of communism
force Germany to pay war reparations
maintain international peace through the UN
____________ was the leader of the Communists in China
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim II Sung
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
All of the following were reasons why Stalin was mad towards the end of WW2 EXCEPT:
US had kept the atomic bomb a secret
US didn’t allow the permanent division of Germany
US didn’t attack Germany earlier
US beat the Soviet Union to put a man on the moon
In what action did we see Stalin trying to take over the entire city of Berlin?
an airlift
built a wall
a blockade
an air raid
When the armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
North and South Korea were still divided in 2 countries
A communist government was established in South Korea
Communist fears in the US were lifted
China gained control of the entire peninsula
Accusations of communism were widely present in the US government and military by
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
John Dulles
Alger Hiss
American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when
the policy of containment failed in China
the Soviet Union launched a space satellite
the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb
the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb
All of the following were things included in Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:
Gave veteran’s more money to their GI Bill
Extended Social Security
Raised the minimum wage
Began flood & irrigation projects
All of the following were members of the “Big Three” at the end of the war EXCEPT:
Truman
Roosevelt
Attlee
Stalin
Who was defeated in the Chinese Civil War to allow the Communists to take control?
Soviets
Nationalists
Socialists
peasants
All of the following were new activities Americans did because of the car in the 1950s EXCEPT:
cruising
drag racing
drive-ins
"parking"
The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in
Topeka schools spent more money on black schools.
the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine
stating that race-based education equal in opportunity.
stating that segregation in public schools was unequal.
What year did the TV become widely available?
1956
1960
1948
1952
All of the following were reasons why the Korean War is considered to be a stalemate EXCEPT:
South Koreans were pushed back
Communism was contained
No atomic bombs were used
Korea was still 2 countries
During the Korean War, the US lost ____________ lives.
72,000
48,000
61,000
54,000
How much money did the US spend on the Korean war?
58 billion
83 billion
49 billion
67 billion
What was the name of the final WW2 conference with the “Big Three?”
Potsdam
Berlin
Yalta
Versailles
The “space race” the US won on July 20, 1969 was
first satellite
first woman in space
first man on the moon
first man in orbit
The _______ were implicated in leaking the SU the secret of the atomic bomb and executed.
Blumensteins
Guggenheims
Rosenbergs
Feldheims
What is the most popular music among adolescents in the 1950s?
swing
rock and roll
folk
heavy metal
All of the following were NEW consumer products available in the 1950s EXCEPT:
microwave
dishwasher
dryer
blender
When did the US drop the first practice H-bomb?
May 8, 1951
November 1, 1952
December 3, 1956
April 10, 1953
Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Georgy Malenkov
Due to the decision in Miranda v Arizona, if you are arrested,
you must be given a fair trial
you must be tried with a jury of your peers
you must be charged of a crime within 24 hours
you must be read your rights
All of the following were things in the “Great Society” EXCEPT:
Medicare and Medicaid
Consumer protection in products
Open-door immigration policy
created the Peace Corps
What Supreme Court case made school prayer illegal?
Miranda v Arizona
Brown v the Board of Education of Topeka
Plessy v Ferguson
Engel v Vitale
Joseph McCarthy’s lost the support of the American people when he said bad things about the US
government
schools
Army
Central Intelligence Agency
All of the following events happened during JFK's Presidency EXCEPT
Cuban Missile Crisis
First man on the moon
Completion of the Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Which country won the first several "space races?"
United States
China
Soviet Union
Great Britain
What was the name of the first Soviet satellite?
Sputnik
Explorer 1
Echo 1
Intelsat
When the US got caught flying secret high-altitude missions by the SU it was called the
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
U2 Incident
Cold War
What was the name of Winston Churchill's speech he gave in Fulton, Missouri?
Arsenal of Democracy
Iron Curtain
Containment Now
State of the Union Address
Which countries brought in food and supplies to West Berlin for 327 days during the Berlin Airlift?
US and France
Great Britain and France
US and Great Britain
US, Great Britain and France
In Germany, in 1948, it was
divided into 2 parts
reunited
communist
democratic
What divides Korea?
Equator
Prime Meridian
38th Parallel
Maginot line
Who won the presidency in 1952?
Truman
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
What was the name of the defense alliance that was in response to NATO?
Yalta
Potsdam
Warsaw
Berlin
When did the US launch their first satellite in space?
November 22, 1963
January 31, 1958
June 6, 1959
March 11, 1961
Who won the presidency in 1960?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Johnson
Nixon
TERM: the peacekeeping organization that started after WWII
League of Nations
Central Intelligence Agency
United Nations
House of UnAmerican Activities
TERM: countries that were dominated by the Soviet Union after WW2
satellite nation
NATO
OPEC
socialist block
TERM: a political and economic system in which the major productive resources in a society are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Democracy
TERM: an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and the operations are funded by profits.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Fascism
TERM: a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Democracy
TERM: it came to stand for the division in Europe (democracy & communism)
Iron Curtain
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Wall
Cold War
TERM: United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
jurisdiction
containment
confinement
restriction
TERM: the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Korean War
Cold War
TERM: This gave $400 million of aid to help Greece and Turkey, so they would not fall to communism
Truman Doctrine
Truman's Fair Deal
Marshall Plan
House of UnAmerican Activities
TERM: This gave 16 European countries get $13 billion of aid over 4 years so they would not fall to communism
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Cold War
Loyalty Review Board
TERM: the nickname for the United States and the Soviet Union after WW2
NATO
world-power
superpowers
global force
TERM: It investigated suspected communists who held government positions
House of UnAmerican Activities
McCarthyism
Eisenhower Doctrine
Loyalty Review Board
TERM: It investigated suspected communists especially in the entertainment industry
blacklist
House of UnAmerican Activities
The New Frontier
Loyalty Review Board
TERM: people who were condemned for having a Communist background by not being hired for jobs
blacklist
redlist
whitelist
bluelist
TERM: the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty (like being Communist) without providing proof during the 1950s
Red Scare
Palmer Raids
McCarthyism
Capitalism
TERM: the US government agency that uses spies to gather information about different countries
US Dept of Defense
Central Intelligence Agency
US Dept of Homeland Security
NASA
TERM: the US would defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country.
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Kennedy's New Frontier
Johnson's Great Society
TERM: Harry S. Truman's economic plan for the United States
Great Society
Square Deal
Fair Deal
New Frontier
TERM: John F. Kennedy's domestic plan for the United States
Great Society
New Deal
Fair Deal
New Frontier
TERM: Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic plan for the United States
Great Society
New Deal
Fair Deal
New Frontier
