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Unit 6 Test Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the result of the Korean War

a)

Chinese Victory

b)

North Korean Victory

c)

South Korean Victory

d)

The war ended in a stalemate

2.

Which of the following statements best explains the Cold War?

a)

Tensions between US and Germany Post WWII

b)

Tensions Between US and Soviet Union without actual fighting

c)

Fighting between Cuba and the United States over missiles.

d)

Fighting between Communist in North Korea and Free South Korea

3.

As economic prosperity continued and technology boomed after WWII, how did this affect women in the workforce?

a)

Women stayed in the workplace after the war

b)

Women never went into the workforce

c)

Women gradually entered the workforce in large numbers

d)

Women immediately entered the workforce

4.

What was the first Satellite flown into space by the USSR?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Voyager

c)

Discovery

d)

Apollo 11

5.

The drastic increase of births after WWII was known as what?

a)

Atomic Birth

b)

Baby Boom

c)

Gen Z

d)

Drastic Birth Rate

6.

Which organization was formed near the end of WWII to create a body of nations to prevent future global wars?

a)

NATO

b)

League of Nations

c)

United Nations

d)

Warsaw Pact

7.

What does the growth of suburbs show?

a)

Interstates allowed people to live further from their work so people moved outside of the city

b)

House prices dropped

c)

Luxury Homes where available there

d)

An increase in cultural diversity in the suburbs encouraged Americans to leave urban areas.

8.

What was the main purpose of the "G.I. Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944)?

a)

Guarantees servicemen the right to the same job they had prior to their enlistment

b)

Guarantees servicemen just compensation for losses incurred during wartime

c)

Gives veterans help in starting businesses or paying for educational expenses

d)

Forbids discrimination against servicemen on account of race, color, or creed

9.

True or False, The American Economy prospered after WWII

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What were the two alliances competing in the Cold War

a)

NATO AND WARSAW

b)

Allied and Axis

c)

NATO and NAACP

d)

United Nations and League of Nations

11.

President Truman’s Secretary of State George Marshall created a plan to help Europe.  What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

Give aid to Western Europe to increase political ties with the Communist Eastern Europe.

b)

Give aid to Eastern European countries trying to have a Revolution.

c)

Give aid to Eastern Europe to aid the Soviet Union.

d)

.Give aid to lessen the danger of Western Europe falling to Communism.

12.

What Country wanted to divide Germany after WWII not allowing them to be a unified country

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

USSR

13.

Which phrase best expressed the fear that communism might spread to neighboring countries?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Papa Johns Theory

c)

Intervention

d)

The Great Crash

14.

Which of the following would NOT be due to the expansion of labor unions following WWII?

a)

Consumers had less goods to buy

b)

Workers gaining new benefits

c)

Unions became more powerful

d)

Workers gained higher salaries

15.

Which is not a Post WWII conflict?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Invasion of Normandy

16.

What was the metaphorical divide of Eastern and Western Europe

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

38th Parallel

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

The Great Wall

17.

The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine Both tried to do what?

a)

Increase Nuclear Weapons

b)

Stop the Spread of Communism

c)

Save the American Economy

d)

Increase State Spending

18.

What Country did the US occupy in Asia Post WWII

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

19.

What structure was destroyed symbolizing the end of the Cold War and Soviet Union

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Great Wall of China

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

St. Peters Basilica

20.

Which economic practice had the greatest effect on the economy after World War II?

a)

Buying on credit

b)

Savings Accounts

c)

Checking Account

d)

War Bonds

21.

Which aspect of the Cold War did J. Robert Oppenheimer most impact?

a)

Space Race

b)

Arms Race

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

22.

True or False after WWII business in America switched to making consumer goods rather than war time materials

a)

True

b)

False