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Unit 7: 1950's & Early Cold War REVIEW

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
2.

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:

a)

The Audit

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

The Berlin Airlift

d)

The Truman Doctrine

3.

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Big Stick Policy

4.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race.

b)

U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

c)

The U.S. started NASA.

d)

All of the above

5.

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

a)

United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

c)

United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

d)

Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

6.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

a)

It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

b)

The division between North and South Korea

c)

The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

d)

The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

7.

Movie producers, directors, & screenwriters accused of possible communists affiliations

a)

Hollywood Trio

b)

Hollywood 10

c)

Cinema reds

d)

Reds United

8.

Who was the Korean War between?

a)

U.S. and South Korea

b)

Russia and North Korea

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

North Korea and North Vietnam

9.

The purpose of "containment" was to--

a)

stop the spread of democracy

b)

stop the spread of hate

c)

stop global warming

d)

stop the spread of communism

10.
The HUAC stands for...
a)
The House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
The House Under American Counsel
c)
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
d)
The House Under American Communism
11.
McCarthyism is also known as
a)
The Blue Scare
b)
The Red Scare
c)
The Witch Scare
d)
The Red Death
12.

Who lead the investigations on American citizens who were suspected to be communist during the Red Scare?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Joseph Biden

d)

Chief Joseph

13.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
14.

This is someone attempting to overthrow the government.

a)

subversive

b)

radical

c)

alien

15.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
16.
The Soviet Union countered NATO by creating
a)
Soviet Union
b)
SATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Eastern Bloc
17.

What was one of the purposes of NATO

a)

Secure peace in Europe and protect its countries freedoms

b)

Provide its countries with more power

c)

To end WWII

18.

A military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations and a response by Stalin to the US creation of NATO

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Berlin Airlift

19.

Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin in response to the Soviet blockade

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Berlin Airlift

20.

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

a)

An increase in immigration

b)

A decrease in trade

c)

1950S economic prosperity

d)

A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

21.

Teenagers liked to listen to this type of music during the 1950s

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

Hip Hop

c)

Country

d)

Classical

22.
The vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built here
a)
suburbs
b)
cities
c)
barrios
d)
sub-divisions
23.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
24.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
25.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
26.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
27.
This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.
a)
United Nations
b)
Alliance
c)
League of Nations
d)
NATO
28.
Which development was a major result of the 1956 Interstate Highway Act?
a)
revitalization of family farms
b)
migration to the suburbs 
c)
 population shift to the Northeast
d)
 higher unemployment for the nation’s autoworkers
29.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)