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AH Chapter 18/19/20 Quizizz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thanks to the increased availability of __, American suburbs grew rapidly in the post-WWII era.

a)

airplanes

b)

automobiles

c)

elevators

d)

railroads

2.

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

a)

promote free elections in Europe

b)

restrict the spread of communism

c)

force Germany to pay war reparations

d)

maintain international peace through the UN

3.

____________ was the leader of the Communists in China

a)

Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Kim II Sung

c)

Syngman Rhee

d)

Mao Zedong

4.

All of the following were reasons why Stalin was mad towards the end of WW2 EXCEPT:

a)

US had kept the atomic bomb a secret

b)

US didn’t allow the permanent division of Germany

c)

US didn’t attack Germany earlier

d)

US beat the Soviet Union to put a man on the moon

5.

In what action did we see Stalin trying to take over the entire city of Berlin?

a)

an airlift

b)

built a wall

c)

a blockade

d)

an air raid

6.

When the armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

a)

North and South Korea were still divided in 2 countries

b)

A communist government was established in South Korea

c)

Communist fears in the US were lifted

d)

China gained control of the entire peninsula

7.

Accusations of communism were widely present in the US government and military by

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

John Dulles

d)

Alger Hiss

8.

American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when

a)

the policy of containment failed in China

b)

the Soviet Union launched a space satellite

c)

the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb

d)

the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb

9.

All of the following were things included in Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:

a)

Gave veteran’s more money to their GI Bill

b)

Extended Social Security

c)

Raised the minimum wage

d)

Began flood & irrigation projects

10.

All of the following were members of the “Big Three” at the end of the war EXCEPT:

a)

Truman

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Attlee

d)

Stalin

11.

Who was defeated in the Chinese Civil War to allow the Communists to take control?

a)

Soviets

b)

Nationalists

c)

Socialists

d)

peasants

12.

All of the following were new activities Americans did because of the car in the 1950s EXCEPT:

a)

cruising

b)

drag racing

c)

drive-ins

d)

"parking"

13.

The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

a)

Topeka schools spent more money on black schools.

b)

the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine

c)

stating that race-based education equal in opportunity.

d)

stating that segregation in public schools was unequal.

14.

What year did the TV become widely available?

a)

1956

b)

1960

c)

1948

d)

1952

15.

All of the following were reasons why the Korean War is considered to be a stalemate EXCEPT:

a)

South Koreans were pushed back

b)

Communism was contained

c)

No atomic bombs were used

d)

Korea was still 2 countries

16.

During the Korean War, the US lost ____________ lives.

a)

72,000

b)

48,000

c)

61,000

d)

54,000

17.

How much money did the US spend on the Korean war?

a)

58 billion

b)

83 billion

c)

49 billion

d)

67 billion

18.

What was the name of the final WW2 conference with the “Big Three?”

a)

Potsdam

b)

Berlin

c)

Yalta

d)

Versailles

19.

The “space race” the US won on July 20, 1969 was

a)

first satellite

b)

first woman in space

c)

first man on the moon

d)

first man in orbit

20.

The _______ were implicated in leaking the SU the secret of the atomic bomb and executed.

a)

Blumensteins

b)

Guggenheims

c)

Rosenbergs

d)

Feldheims

21.

What is the most popular music among adolescents in the 1950s?

a)

swing

b)

rock and roll

c)

folk

d)

heavy metal

22.

All of the following were NEW consumer products available in the 1950s EXCEPT:

a)

microwave

b)

dishwasher

c)

dryer

d)

blender

23.

When did the US drop the first practice H-bomb?

a)

May 8, 1951

b)

November 1, 1952

c)

December 3, 1956

d)

April 10, 1953

24.

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Georgy Malenkov

25.

Due to the decision in Miranda v Arizona, if you are arrested,

a)

you must be given a fair trial

b)

you must be tried with a jury of your peers

c)

you must be charged of a crime within 24 hours

d)

you must be read your rights

26.

All of the following were things in the “Great Society” EXCEPT:

a)

Medicare and Medicaid

b)

Consumer protection in products

c)

Open-door immigration policy

d)

created the Peace Corps

27.

What Supreme Court case made school prayer illegal?

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Brown v the Board of Education of Topeka

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Engel v Vitale

28.

Joseph McCarthy’s lost the support of the American people when he said bad things about the US

a)

government

b)

schools

c)

Army

d)

Central Intelligence Agency

29.

All of the following events happened during JFK's Presidency EXCEPT

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

First man on the moon

c)

Completion of the Berlin Wall

d)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

30.

Which country won the first several "space races?"

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Great Britain

31.

What was the name of the first Soviet satellite?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer 1

c)

Echo 1

d)

Intelsat

32.

When the US got caught flying secret high-altitude missions by the SU it was called the

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

c)

U2 Incident

d)

Cold War

33.

What was the name of Winston Churchill's speech he gave in Fulton, Missouri?

a)

Arsenal of Democracy

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Containment Now

d)

State of the Union Address

34.

Which countries brought in food and supplies to West Berlin for 327 days during the Berlin Airlift?

a)

US and France

b)

Great Britain and France

c)

US and Great Britain

d)

US, Great Britain and France

35.

In Germany, in 1948, it was

a)

divided into 2 parts

b)

reunited

c)

communist

d)

democratic

36.

What divides Korea?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

38th Parallel

d)

Maginot line

37.

Who won the presidency in 1952?

a)

Truman

b)

Kennedy

c)

Johnson

d)

Eisenhower

38.

What was the name of the defense alliance that was in response to NATO?

a)

Yalta

b)

Potsdam

c)

Warsaw

d)

Berlin

39.

When did the US launch their first satellite in space?

a)

November 22, 1963

b)

January 31, 1958

c)

June 6, 1959

d)

March 11, 1961

40.

Who won the presidency in 1960?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Johnson

d)

Nixon

41.

TERM: the peacekeeping organization that started after WWII

a)

League of Nations

b)

Central Intelligence Agency

c)

United Nations

d)

House of UnAmerican Activities

42.

TERM: countries that were dominated by the Soviet Union after WW2

a)

satellite nation

b)

NATO

c)

OPEC

d)

socialist block

43.

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

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Democracy

44.

TERM: an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and the operations are funded by profits.

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Fascism

45.

TERM: a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives.

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Democracy

46.

TERM: it came to stand for the division in Europe (democracy & communism)

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin Blockade

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Cold War

47.

TERM: United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

containment

c)

confinement

d)

restriction

48.

TERM: the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

49.

TERM: This gave $400 million of aid to help Greece and Turkey, so they would not fall to communism

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Truman's Fair Deal

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

House of UnAmerican Activities

50.

TERM: This gave 16 European countries get $13 billion of aid over 4 years so they would not fall to communism

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Cold War

d)

Loyalty Review Board

51.

TERM: the nickname for the United States and the Soviet Union after WW2

a)

NATO

b)

world-power

c)

superpowers

d)

global force

52.

TERM: It investigated suspected communists who held government positions

a)

House of UnAmerican Activities

b)

McCarthyism

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Loyalty Review Board

53.

TERM: It investigated suspected communists especially in the entertainment industry

a)

blacklist

b)

House of UnAmerican Activities

c)

The New Frontier

d)

Loyalty Review Board

54.

TERM: people who were condemned for having a Communist background by not being hired for jobs

a)

blacklist

b)

redlist

c)

whitelist

d)

bluelist

55.

TERM: the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty (like being Communist) without providing proof during the 1950s

a)

Red Scare

b)

Palmer Raids

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Capitalism

56.

TERM: the US government agency that uses spies to gather information about different countries

a)

US Dept of Defense

b)

Central Intelligence Agency

c)

US Dept of Homeland Security

d)

NASA

57.

TERM: the US would defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

Kennedy's New Frontier

d)

Johnson's Great Society

58.

TERM: Harry S. Truman's economic plan for the United States

a)

Great Society

b)

Square Deal

c)

Fair Deal

d)

New Frontier

59.

TERM: John F. Kennedy's domestic plan for the United States

a)

Great Society

b)

New Deal

c)

Fair Deal

d)

New Frontier

60.

TERM: Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic plan for the United States

a)

Great Society

b)

New Deal

c)

Fair Deal

d)

New Frontier