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WH S2 Review #3

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During the late 1940s and through the early 1960s the birthrate in the U.S. soared
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Millinials
c)
Freedome Time
d)
Population Boom
2.

____ - provided federal aid to help servicemen adjust to everyday life. Mainly for education.

a)

G.I. Bill

b)

College Scholarship

c)

University Grant

d)

SAT/PSAT

3.

​ (a)   - 1947 - policy to support ​ (b)   and ​Turkey with military and ​ (c)   aid to “survive as a free nation.”

Choose from the below words
Truman Doctrine
Greece
economic
4.
Question Image

Match the following

a)
1.

economic program to contain Communism

b)
2.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)
3.

policy to support Greece and Turkey

d)
4.

Containment

e)
5.

Sputnik

(Space Race)

5.

Put the following in the proper sequence

a)

Baby Boom after WWII

b)

Demand for New Homes

c)

Demand for Suburbs

d)

Deforestation Occurs as a result

1)
2)
3)
4)
6.

The main reason that Western Europe recovered after WWIi was due to economic aid called the

a)

Extra Money

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Stimulus Package

7.

The main reason the U.S. went to Korea was to

a)

Stop North Korean Aggression

b)

Stop North Vietnam from entering South Vietnam

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Stop Normady Invasion

8.
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
9.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
10.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
11.
This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Great Wall of China
12.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

13.

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Containment

14.

What one thing did the leaders of the United Sates and the Soviet Union agree on following WWII?

a)

Communism was superior to capitalism

b)

Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.

c)

Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.

d)

Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations.

15.

Who Participated in the Space Race?

a)

USA and USSR

b)

USA and Germany

c)

USSR and China

d)

USSR and Germany

16.

Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?

a)

They thought that if Russia could launcha a satelite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at the US

b)

They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb

c)

They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets

d)

They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America

17.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.

18.

What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?

a)

Explorer

b)

Mercury

c)

Voyager

d)

Sputnik

19.

What was the impact of the launch of Sputnik on the United States?

a)

It made the United States feel threatened by the Soviet Union's technological advancements.

b)

It made the United States feel more competitive in the global arena.

c)

It made the United States more determined to stop space development

d)

It made the United States complacent

20.

Why did both countries want to demonstrate their technological superiority to the world?

a)

To increase economic growth

b)

To demonstrate their cultural influence

c)

To gain international recognition and prestige

d)

To create a competitive advantage

21.

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

a)

John Bassilone

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Richard Nixon

22.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
23.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

24.

This cartoon represents which topic?

a)

the Space Race

b)

the Arms Race

c)

the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

d)

the Earth's environmental problems

25.

Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?

a)

The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels

b)

The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.

c)

The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.

d)

The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.

26.

The Soviet Union and USA were locked in what war?

a)

Cold War

b)

World War 2

c)

Avengers: Civil War

d)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

27.

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

a)

the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

b)

the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

28.

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

a)

It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.

b)

It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

c)

It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

d)

It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

29.

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

a)

The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

b)

The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

c)

Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

d)

The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

30.

What title best fits this timeline of events?

  1. 1946- Communist government established in Albania
  2. 1947- Truman Doctrine announced
  3. 1948- Berlin Airlift begins
  4. 1949- NATO formed
  5. 1950- Korean War begins
a)

Effects of the Marshall Plan

b)

Developments of the early Cold War

c)

Impacts of the Manhattan Project

d)

Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis

31.

What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?

a)

prevent a nuclear arms race

b)

halt the spread of communism

c)

help Asian countries recover from war

d)

support former European colonies

32.

The "Iron Curtain" refers to a divide between which two groups?

a)

colonies and colonial powers

b)

Allied- and Axis-controlled territory

c)

industrialized and nonindustrialized nations

d)

US and Soviet spheres of influence

33.

A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Molotov Plan

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Containment Policy

34.

What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?

a)

prevent a nuclear arms race

b)

halt the spread of communism

c)

help Asian countries recover from war

d)

support former European colonies

35.

What plan provided massive financial aid to rebuilding European economies and prevent the spread of communism?

(a)  

36.

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

a)

Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

b)

Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

c)

Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

d)

Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

37.

How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?

a)

It decreased consumer spending.

b)

It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.

c)

It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.

d)

It created federal domestic programs as part of the Great Society.

38.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

a)

To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.

b)

It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.

c)

Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.

d)

To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

39.

What is brinkmanship?

a)

U.S. foreign policy of threatening to use all out military aggression against enemy

b)

The purchasing of material goods

c)

Designing of products to wear out or become outdated so consumers need to buy more

d)

U.S. foreign policy of blocking spread of communism to other nations by the Soviets

40.

What is NATO?

a)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

b)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

c)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

d)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

41.

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.

42.
Term which refers to the military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe form 1945-1990. 
a)
Berlin Blockade
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
43.

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

a)

NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. .

b)

North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea

c)

United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

d)

Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.

44.

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

a)

The threat of a Soviet naval blockade

b)

The use of atomic weapons on northern cities

c)

The assistance of the Chinese military

d)

The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

45.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?

a)

the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

b)

the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

c)

the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

d)

the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America  by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer

46.

Investigated alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties

a)

Hollywood Ten

b)

McCarthyism

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

47.

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

a)

Hollywood Trio

b)

Hollywood 10

c)

Cinema reds

d)

Reds United

48.

A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons during the Cold War.

a)

Space Race

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Arms Race

d)

Domino Theory

49.

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Hollywood 10

d)

HUAC Act

50.

Match the following

a)

Cold War

1.

The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?

b)

Warsaw Pact

2.

Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?

c)

communist and non-communist countries

3.

The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?

d)

Berlin Wall

4.

What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?

e)

United States and the Soviet Union

5.

The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?

51.

Match the following

a)

Winston Churchill

1.

Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

b)

Containment

2.

Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

c)

the Korean War

3.

In which conflict was containment successful?

d)

Berlin Air Lift

4.

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

e)

North Korea

5.

After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

52.

Match the following

a)

Marshall Plan

1.

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

b)

NATO

2.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

c)

Berlin Airlift

3.

Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

d)

McCarthyism

4.

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

e)

Blacklist

5.

list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

53.

Match the following

a)

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

1.

the spread of Communism

b)

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

2.

Missiles were removed

c)

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

3.

Communism

d)

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

4.

Capitalism

e)

A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest

5.

Iron Curtain

54.

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the _____________________.

a)

White House

b)

Kabul

c)

Kuwait

d)

Pentagon

55.

In 2003 the U.S. went to

war against Iraq and captured __________________________.

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

George HW Bush

56.

Saddam Hussein is not longer Iraq's ______________.

a)

Emir

(a king)

b)

dictator

c)

Caliph

(Muslim religious leader)

d)

President

57.

What country borders Iraq?

a)

Kuwait

b)

England

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

58.

What happened on Sept 11, 2001?

a)

The Patriot Act was signed

b)

Osama Bin Laden was killed

c)

Saddam Hussein was captured

d)

terrorists attacked the WTC and the Pentagon

59.

What law was passed as a result of the events of 9/11?

a)

Americans with Disabilities Act

b)

the fourth amendment

c)

Patriot Act

d)

the Inflation Reduction Act

60.

"This new law that I sign today will allow surveillance of all _______________________...." -George W.Bush (US Patriot Act)

a)

airplane traffic

b)

communication networks

c)

homeless shelters

d)

mosques and churches

61.

In 1991, one of the reasons President George H. W. Bush committed United States troops to the Persian Gulf War was to

a)

protect trade through the Suez Canal

b)

to give NATO an opportunity to show its power

c)

destroy Muslim terrorists

d)

to protect US an ally interests in oil there.

62.

What nation produces the most oil in the world?

a)

The U.S.

b)

Russia

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Kuwait

63.

A U.S. President's decision to send troops into combat is an example of his power as _________

a)

a dictator

b)

Secretary of Homeland Security

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Head of the EPA

64.

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the

a)

Environmental Protection Agency

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Central Intelligence Agency

d)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

65.

The 4th Amendment protects citizens from ___________

a)

unreasonable search and seizure

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Right to vote

d)

right to an attorney

66.

In 2003 the U.S. went to war against Iraq again, because ____

a)

Saddam Hussein had been left to rule after the first time

b)

they helped terrorists

c)

they had wmd's

d)

all of these

67.

The U.S. declared a _____________ and had the support of NATO allies.

a)

A Nation at Risk

b)

War on Bin Laden

c)

superfund site

d)

War on Terror

68.

Osama Bin Laden was the leader of ___________

a)

Taliban

b)

Iraq

c)

al Qaeda

d)

Afghanistan

69.

Match the following

a)

Preamble

1.

Introduction to the Constitution

b)

establish justice

2.

equality by law

c)

provide common defence

3.

protect citizens

d)

ensure domestic tranquilty

4.

promise peace

e)

secure liberty

5.

hold onto freedoms

70.

What region is Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait in?

a)

North America

b)

East Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Middle East

71.

The Department of Homeland Security has expanded its goal within recent years to include ________________.

a)

immigration

b)

domestic terror

c)

environmental disasters

d)

all of these

72.

Who was the leader of Iraq in 1991?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

George HW Bush

c)

Osama Bin Laden

d)

Vladimir Putin

73.

What was the code name for the main operation in the first Gulf War?

a)

Desert Sheild

b)

Desert Storm

c)

War on Terror

d)

Desert Sabre

74.

What nation is located at number 17?

a)

Iraq

b)

Aghanistan

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Kuwait

75.

What nation is located at number 14?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iraq

d)

Kuwait

76.

What body of water is located at letter D?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Persian Gulf

77.

What religious group dominated both Iraq and Afghanistan?

a)

Sunni

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Shia

78.

Which state is where Flight 93 crashed on September 11th?

a)

42

b)

1

c)

38

d)

48

79.

How many Americans died as a result of the terrorist attacks on 9/11?

a)

1,000

b)

3,000

c)

10,000

d)

20,000

80.

Who is the current Secretary of Homeland Security ('22)?

a)

George HW Bush

b)

Alejandro Mayorkas

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Anthony Faucci

81.

What is the longest war in US history?

a)

Iraq

b)

Afghanistan

c)

World War II

d)

Revolutionary War

82.

In 2021, Afghanistan fell back into the hands of ____________.

a)

Isis

b)

the Taliban

c)

al Qaeda

d)

Osama Bin Laden

83.

A synonym for 'radical' is?

a)

great

b)

extreme

c)

religious

d)

normal

84.

Why is Afghanistan sometimes called the "graveyard of empires"?

a)

thousands of Afghan citizens have been killed in air-strikes

b)

It is where their founder Muhammad is buried

c)

many great powers have failed in wars there

d)

they have repeatedly violated their neighbors borders

85.

Where was Osama bin Laden found?

a)

Iraq

b)

Russia

c)

Pakistan

d)

Egypt

86.

After bin Ladens death, how did the U.S. mission in Afghanistan change?

a)

nation building

b)

establish democratic ideals

c)

protecting human rights

d)

all of these

87.

What US President negotiated a treaty and a timeline for withdrawl of troops from Aghanistan in 2020?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

88.

______________ had emerged as a new terrorist cell intent of building an Islamic empire

a)

al Qaeda

b)

ISIS

c)
d)
89.

Where did ISIS originate?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Syria

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

90.

To ISIS, the 'West' is?

a)

corrupt

b)

a colonizer

c)

an enemy

d)

all of these

91.

What U.S. President order air-strikes and drone strikes against ISIS in 2015?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George HW Bush

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Joe Biden

92.

Reorder the following

a)

Cold War Ends

b)

Persian Gulf War I

c)

Afghan War

d)

Persian Gulf War II

e)

ISIS air and drone strikes

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
93.

What controversial interrogation technique was used by the U.S. in the War on Terror?

a)

solitary confinement

b)

beheading

c)

stoning

d)

waterboarding

94.

Suspected terrorists were held in a prison by the U.S. government at

a)

Kabul Afghanistan

b)

Guantanimo Bay Cuba

c)

Baghdad, Iraq

d)
95.

The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of the accused to

a)

a trial

b)

hear charges against them

c)

an attorney

d)

all of these

96.

The President appoints a Secretary to the Department of Homeland Security. The appointment must be approved by the Senate. This is an example of.....

a)

due process

b)

checks and balances

c)

the amendment process

d)

federalism

97.
Despite all the tension during the Cold War why didn't the US and the Soviet Union get involved in military conflicts with each other?
a)
pressure from nonaligned nations kept the peace
b)
the United Nation wouldn't let them fight
c)
the potential for global nuclear war
d)
increased tensions in the Middle East
98.
The process in which East and West Germany were joined together and Berlin was a single city was called ____.
a)
German Combination
b)
Reunification of Europe
c)
Reunification of Berlin
d)
Reunification of Germany
99.
This map shows _____.
a)
territory invaded by HItler
b)
Europe during the Cold War
c)
the European Green Belt
d)
German Reunification
100.
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
the fall of communism
b)
the fall of capitalism
c)
the end of the Vietnam War
d)
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis