WorksheetsWH S2 Review #3
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 58mins
____ - provided federal aid to help servicemen adjust to everyday life. Mainly for education.
G.I. Bill
College Scholarship
University Grant
SAT/PSAT
(a) - 1947 - policy to support (b) and Turkey with military and (c) aid to “survive as a free nation.”
economic program to contain Communism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
policy to support Greece and Turkey
Containment
Sputnik
(Space Race)
Put the following in the proper sequence
Baby Boom after WWII
Demand for New Homes
Demand for Suburbs
Deforestation Occurs as a result
The main reason that Western Europe recovered after WWIi was due to economic aid called the
Extra Money
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Stimulus Package
The main reason the U.S. went to Korea was to
Stop North Korean Aggression
Stop North Vietnam from entering South Vietnam
Berlin Airlift
Stop Normady Invasion
What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?
Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz
Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare
Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor
Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl
What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
Containment
What one thing did the leaders of the United Sates and the Soviet Union agree on following WWII?
Communism was superior to capitalism
Both countries believed that world trade should be promoted.
Democracy and free enterprise were superior to communism.
Both countries believed their system of government should be encouraged in other nations.
Who Participated in the Space Race?
USA and USSR
USA and Germany
USSR and China
USSR and Germany
Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?
They thought that if Russia could launcha a satelite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at the US
They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb
They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets
They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America
The Space Race was considered important because...
it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.
the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.
the United States is the largest country in the world.
we had an opportunity to win many medals.
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?
Explorer
Mercury
Voyager
Sputnik
What was the impact of the launch of Sputnik on the United States?
It made the United States feel threatened by the Soviet Union's technological advancements.
It made the United States feel more competitive in the global arena.
It made the United States more determined to stop space development
It made the United States complacent
Why did both countries want to demonstrate their technological superiority to the world?
To increase economic growth
To demonstrate their cultural influence
To gain international recognition and prestige
To create a competitive advantage
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
John Bassilone
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
This cartoon represents which topic?
the Space Race
the Arms Race
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the Earth's environmental problems
Which statement explains how the Truman Doctrine guided U.S. foreign policy in Europe following World War II?
The United States provided financial aid to noncommunist governments fighting communist rebels
The United States divided countries and cities recovering from the war into zones occupied by international forces.
The United States established satellite governments in countries that share borders with the Soviet Union.
The United States boycotted international events held in countries allied with the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union and USA were locked in what war?
Cold War
World War 2
Avengers: Civil War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from
the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.
the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.
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?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?
The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.
The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.
Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.
The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.
What title best fits this timeline of events?
- 1946- Communist government established in Albania
- 1947- Truman Doctrine announced
- 1948- Berlin Airlift begins
- 1949- NATO formed
- 1950- Korean War begins
Effects of the Marshall Plan
Developments of the early Cold War
Impacts of the Manhattan Project
Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?
prevent a nuclear arms race
halt the spread of communism
help Asian countries recover from war
support former European colonies
The "Iron Curtain" refers to a divide between which two groups?
colonies and colonial powers
Allied- and Axis-controlled territory
industrialized and nonindustrialized nations
US and Soviet spheres of influence
A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
Marshall Plan
Molotov Plan
McCarthyism
Containment Policy
What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?
prevent a nuclear arms race
halt the spread of communism
help Asian countries recover from war
support former European colonies
What plan provided massive financial aid to rebuilding European economies and prevent the spread of communism?
(a)
What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?
Martin Luther King & Black Panthers
Jane Addams & Settlement Houses
Joseph McCarthy & HUAC
Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union
How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?
It decreased consumer spending.
It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.
It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.
It created federal domestic programs as part of the Great Society.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
What is brinkmanship?
U.S. foreign policy of threatening to use all out military aggression against enemy
The purchasing of material goods
Designing of products to wear out or become outdated so consumers need to buy more
U.S. foreign policy of blocking spread of communism to other nations by the Soviets
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
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.
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. .
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The assistance of the Chinese military
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?
the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities
the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists
the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans
the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer
Investigated alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties
Hollywood Ten
McCarthyism
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Movie producers, directors, & screenwriters accused of possible communists affiliations
Hollywood Trio
Hollywood 10
Cinema reds
Reds United
A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons during the Cold War.
Space Race
Vietnamization
Arms Race
Domino Theory
The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence.
McCarthyism
Blitzkrieg
Hollywood 10
HUAC Act
Cold War
The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?
Warsaw Pact
Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?
communist and non-communist countries
The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?
Berlin Wall
What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?
United States and the Soviet Union
The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?
Winston Churchill
Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.
Containment
Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?
the Korean War
In which conflict was containment successful?
Berlin Air Lift
In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita
North Korea
After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?
Marshall Plan
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by
Berlin Airlift
Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o
McCarthyism
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during
Blacklist
list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?
the spread of Communism
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?
Missiles were removed
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
Communism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
Capitalism
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
Iron Curtain
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the _____________________.
White House
Kabul
Kuwait
Pentagon
In 2003 the U.S. went to
war against Iraq and captured __________________________.
Osama Bin Laden
George W. Bush
Saddam Hussein
George HW Bush
Saddam Hussein is not longer Iraq's ______________.
Emir
(a king)
dictator
Caliph
(Muslim religious leader)
President
What country borders Iraq?
Kuwait
England
Canada
Russia
What happened on Sept 11, 2001?
The Patriot Act was signed
Osama Bin Laden was killed
Saddam Hussein was captured
terrorists attacked the WTC and the Pentagon
What law was passed as a result of the events of 9/11?
Americans with Disabilities Act
the fourth amendment
Patriot Act
the Inflation Reduction Act
"This new law that I sign today will allow surveillance of all _______________________...." -George W.Bush (US Patriot Act)
airplane traffic
communication networks
homeless shelters
mosques and churches
In 1991, one of the reasons President George H. W. Bush committed United States troops to the Persian Gulf War was to
protect trade through the Suez Canal
to give NATO an opportunity to show its power
destroy Muslim terrorists
to protect US an ally interests in oil there.
What nation produces the most oil in the world?
The U.S.
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
A U.S. President's decision to send troops into combat is an example of his power as _________
a dictator
Secretary of Homeland Security
Commander in Chief
Head of the EPA
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The 4th Amendment protects citizens from ___________
unreasonable search and seizure
Freedom of speech
Right to vote
right to an attorney
In 2003 the U.S. went to war against Iraq again, because ____
Saddam Hussein had been left to rule after the first time
they helped terrorists
they had wmd's
all of these
The U.S. declared a _____________ and had the support of NATO allies.
A Nation at Risk
War on Bin Laden
superfund site
War on Terror
Osama Bin Laden was the leader of ___________
Taliban
Iraq
al Qaeda
Afghanistan
Preamble
Introduction to the Constitution
establish justice
equality by law
provide common defence
protect citizens
ensure domestic tranquilty
promise peace
secure liberty
hold onto freedoms
What region is Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait in?
North America
East Asia
Africa
Middle East
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded its goal within recent years to include ________________.
immigration
domestic terror
environmental disasters
all of these
Who was the leader of Iraq in 1991?
Saddam Hussein
George HW Bush
Osama Bin Laden
Vladimir Putin
What was the code name for the main operation in the first Gulf War?
Desert Sheild
Desert Storm
War on Terror
Desert Sabre
What nation is located at number 17?
Iraq
Aghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
What nation is located at number 14?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
What body of water is located at letter D?
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
What religious group dominated both Iraq and Afghanistan?
Sunni
Christians
Muslims
Shia
Which state is where Flight 93 crashed on September 11th?
42
1
38
48
How many Americans died as a result of the terrorist attacks on 9/11?
1,000
3,000
10,000
20,000
Who is the current Secretary of Homeland Security ('22)?
George HW Bush
Alejandro Mayorkas
Donald Trump
Anthony Faucci
What is the longest war in US history?
Iraq
Afghanistan
World War II
Revolutionary War
In 2021, Afghanistan fell back into the hands of ____________.
Isis
the Taliban
al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden
A synonym for 'radical' is?
great
extreme
religious
normal
Why is Afghanistan sometimes called the "graveyard of empires"?
thousands of Afghan citizens have been killed in air-strikes
It is where their founder Muhammad is buried
many great powers have failed in wars there
they have repeatedly violated their neighbors borders
Where was Osama bin Laden found?
Iraq
Russia
Pakistan
Egypt
After bin Ladens death, how did the U.S. mission in Afghanistan change?
nation building
establish democratic ideals
protecting human rights
all of these
What US President negotiated a treaty and a timeline for withdrawl of troops from Aghanistan in 2020?
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
______________ had emerged as a new terrorist cell intent of building an Islamic empire
al Qaeda
ISIS
Where did ISIS originate?
Kuwait
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
To ISIS, the 'West' is?
corrupt
a colonizer
an enemy
all of these
What U.S. President order air-strikes and drone strikes against ISIS in 2015?
Donald Trump
George HW Bush
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Cold War Ends
Persian Gulf War I
Afghan War
Persian Gulf War II
ISIS air and drone strikes
What controversial interrogation technique was used by the U.S. in the War on Terror?
solitary confinement
beheading
stoning
waterboarding
Suspected terrorists were held in a prison by the U.S. government at
Kabul Afghanistan
Guantanimo Bay Cuba
Baghdad, Iraq
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of the accused to
a trial
hear charges against them
an attorney
all of these
The President appoints a Secretary to the Department of Homeland Security. The appointment must be approved by the Senate. This is an example of.....
due process
checks and balances
the amendment process
federalism
