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WorksheetsUnit 7: 1950's & Early Cold War REVIEW
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 35mins
The US gave $13 billion to 16 European countries to help them rebuild after World War II and prevent communism from spreading there. This was called:
The Audit
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
The Truman Doctrine
What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race.
U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.
The U.S. started NASA.
All of the above
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —
United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
What is significant about the 38th parallel?
It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain
The division between North and South Korea
The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.
The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.
Movie producers, directors, & screenwriters accused of possible communists affiliations
Hollywood Trio
Hollywood 10
Cinema reds
Reds United
Who was the Korean War between?
U.S. and South Korea
Russia and North Korea
North Korea and South Korea
North Korea and North Vietnam
The purpose of "containment" was to--
stop the spread of democracy
stop the spread of hate
stop global warming
stop the spread of communism
Who lead the investigations on American citizens who were suspected to be communist during the Red Scare?
Joseph McCarthy
Josef Stalin
Joseph Biden
Chief Joseph
This is someone attempting to overthrow the government.
subversive
radical
alien
What was one of the purposes of NATO
Secure peace in Europe and protect its countries freedoms
Provide its countries with more power
To end WWII
A military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations and a response by Stalin to the US creation of NATO
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin in response to the Soviet blockade
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.
An increase in immigration
A decrease in trade
1950S economic prosperity
A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending
Teenagers liked to listen to this type of music during the 1950s
Rock and Roll
Hip Hop
Country
Classical
