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Postwar / Cold War Vocab

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a meeting between the leaders of the Allied powers that resulted in a plan for peace after World War II
a)
United Nations
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
c)
Yalta Conference
d)
Nuremburg Trials
2.
a period of hostility between Western powers and Communist powers
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Cold War
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Containment
3.
a foreign policy that attempts to stop the spread of communism without ending it in the countries in which it already exists
a)
Cold War
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Containment
4.
a policy attempting to contain the spread of communism, beginning with military aid to the monarchies of Turkey and Greece
a)
Cold War
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Containment
5.
the idea that the U.S. could help rebuild wartorn Europe with loans and other economic aid
a)
Cold War
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Containment
6.
an alliance of Western powers
a)
United Nations
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
c)
Yalta Conference
d)
Nuremburg Trials
7.
Senator who lent his name to the term McCarthyism. He dominated the U.S. political climate in the early 1950s through his sensational but unproven charges of communist subversion in high government circles. 
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
United Nations
8.
the Cold War foreign policy designed to “get to the verge without getting into the war”
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Arms Race
d)
Urban Renewal
9.
a sharp increase in the number of American births during the 1950s and 1960s
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Arms Race
d)
Urban Renewal
10.

Satellite Nations

a)

A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

b)

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

c)

Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's

d)

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

11.

Iron Curtain

a)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

b)

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

c)

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

d)

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

12.

Yalta Conference

a)

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

b)

July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

c)

1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

d)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

13.

Potsdam Conference

a)

July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

b)

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

c)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

d)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

14.

Containment

a)

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

b)

airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

c)

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

d)

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

15.

Marshall Plan

a)

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

b)

1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

c)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

d)

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.

16.

Truman Doctrine

a)

1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

b)

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

c)

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

d)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

17.

Berlin Airlift

a)

airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

b)

Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's

c)

Eisenhower first coined this phrase when he warned American against it in his last State of the Union Address. He feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.

d)

A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests

18.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

a)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

b)

airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

c)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

d)

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

19.

Warsaw Pact

a)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

b)

A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests

c)

A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

d)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

20.

Brinkmanship

a)

A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests

b)

A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

c)

First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

d)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

21.

The Soviet blockade led to what “vital” U.S. and Allied action during this Cold War crisis?

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Iron Wall (hi Quincy)

22.

What recovery policy pledged financial aid (billions) to rebuild post-war Europe?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

23.

What ideological boundary represented Soviet domination & oppression in Europe? (Mostly Eastern Europe)

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Iron Curtain

24.

_____________________is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

a)

Communism

b)

McCarthyism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Red Scare

25.

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

26.

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.

27.

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.

28.

Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?

a)

to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations

b)

to prevent the integration of various racial groups in U.S. society

c)

to investigate radical groups in order  to find disloyal Americans

d)

to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the U.S. 

29.

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

30.

a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country

a)

umbrella state

b)

Satellite State

c)

every state

d)

satellite country

31.
a law that offered veterans money for school, houses, farms, and businesses
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
GI Bill of Rights
d)
Fair Deal
32.
the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Sputnik
c)
38th Parallel
d)
Hydrogen Bomb
33.

What was the GI Bill?

a)

Helped Veterans afford houses

b)

Helped people named Bill buy a house

c)

Discrimination bill against African Americans

34.

Singer from Memphis, Tennessee whose music awoke of generation of young people to the sounds of rock n' roll

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Little Richard

c)

Bill Haley and the Comets

d)

James Dean

35.

Program that provided a wide range of financial benefits to World War 2 Veterans, many former soldiers bought homes and attended college through the program.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Beatnicks

c)

GI Bill

d)

Suburbs

36.
Eisenhower created this to help provide military assistance and quick evacuations from major cities.
a)
Interstate Highways
b)
Airports
c)
Subways
d)
Starbucks
37.
One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of
a)
ridership on long-distance passenger trains
b)
 immigrant populations
c)
communities in the suburbs
d)
the airline industry
38.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
39.

The main style of music in the 1950's was

a)

jazz

b)

hip-hop

c)

country

d)

rock n roll

40.

What were TWO things that the Termination Policy did to Native Americans?

a)

Removed legal recognition from many tribes

b)

Forced many tribes to give up land to the government

c)

Helped Native Americans smoothly assimilate into city life

d)

Helped Native Americans into the middle class

41.

What THREE things did people blame rising Juvenile Delinquency on?

(Choose THREE)

a)

Media like TV, books, and music

b)

Great weather and lots of free time

c)

Rebelling against conformity

d)

High divorce rates and busy parents

42.

These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Amtrak Rail System

c)

Federal Highway System

d)

Old Town Road

43.

What was the Bracero program initially created to fill?

a)

Teaching positions in schools

b)

Jobs in the technology sector

c)

A void left by American men going overseas to fight in World War II

d)

Positions in the entertainment industry

44.

What was the main type of work most Braceros did in the United States?

a)

Teaching and education

b)

Office and clerical work

c)

Farming, ranching, and railroad work

d)

Medical professions

45.

Why did the Bracero program officially end in 1964?

a)

All Braceros had become US citizens

b)

Because there was no longer a need for agricultural labor

c)

Due to accusations that it undermined wages for US citizens

d)

Because of the start of the Vietnam War

46.
a governmental program that attempted to rid cities of slums and replace them with low- and middle-income housing
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Arms Race
d)
Urban Renewal
47.
President Truman’s legislative plan for the nation that included antilynching laws
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
GI Bill of Rights
d)
Fair Deal
48.

Countries occupied and controlled by the Soviets following WWII. The countries were typically located between the Soviet Union and Germany.

a)

Satellite State

b)

Containment

c)

Brinkmanship

d)

Productivity

49.

Fighting a war to achieve a very specific set of goals, not all-out war

a)

Limited War

b)

Total War

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Brinkmanship

50.

Congressional committee tasked with identifying fascists, communists, and Nazis who might be subversive to the US

a)

HUAC

b)

NATO

c)

SEATO

d)

Taft-Hartley Act

51.

Program designed to help returning veterans adjust by giving them unemployment, financial aid for college, home loans and business loans

a)

GI Bill of Rights

b)

Taft-Hartley Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Termination Policy

52.

The federal government encouraged American Indians to move from reservations to the cities and assimilate. This policy ended the federal government's responsibility for the welfare of Natives. This policy was economically devastating to many Native communities.

a)

Termination Policy

b)

Urban Renewal

c)

Blacklist

d)

Brinkmanship

53.

Why were the Loyalty Review Board and HUAC created?

a)

To create suburban neighborhoods

b)

To investigate people that were NOT loyal to the United States government

c)

To give African Americans more job opportunities

d)

To make women stay at home

54.

People built expensive bunkers and bomb shelters because they were afraid of what?

a)

Flooding caused by climate change

b)

The Soviet Union invading the United States

c)

Germany starting another Holocaust

d)

Nuclear war with the Soviet Union

55.

How did HUAC's policies impact citizens?

a)

They had no impact on citizens

b)

The government endangered people's rights

c)

The government supported Communist ideas

d)

They supported nuclear war

56.

What does HUAC stand for?

a)

House Un-American Activities Committee

b)

How Unbelieveable Are Communists

c)

History Understands American Culture

d)

House Un-American Against Communists

57.
Referring to workers who do manual labor and wear work clothes.
a)
work force
b)
blue collar
c)
white collar
d)
unions
58.

This covert, peacetime, information gathering organization was formed in 1947 to keep eyes on the Soviets.

a)

NSA

b)

CIA

c)

FBI

d)

NATO

59.
First general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government.
a)
Hollywood Ten 
b)
Collective security
c)
Loyalty Review Boards
d)
Black list
60.

This group investigated government employees and dismissed those who were deemed to be disloyal.

a)

Loyalty Review Board

b)

McCarran Internal Security Act

c)

HUAC

d)

McCarthyism

61.

This made it unlawful to do anything that may result in the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States.

a)

McCarran Internal Security Act

b)

HUAC

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Loyalty Review Board

62.

Joseph McCarthy, HUAC, and a fear of Communism harming the US best describe-

a)

The Red Scare

b)

1950s Economic Prosperity

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Truman Doctrine

63.

What did the following people have in common: Gary Powers, Rosenbergs, A. Hiss

a)

all were involved in espionage (spying)

b)

all were members of the NAACP

c)

All represented the US in the United Nations

64.

Which were direct results of the United States’ use of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the 1950s and 1960s? Select two correct answers.

a)

the use of high-altitude air surveillance to spy on foreign enemies

b)

the entrance and eventual withdrawal from the Korean War

c)

the development of powerful nuclear weapons, such as the H-bomb

d)

the increase in interventions in foreign nations to stabilize capitalist regimes

e)

the application of discriminatory practices like redlining in Black neighborhoods

65.

What was the outcome of the Yalta Conference?

a)

Agreement on joint occupation of Germany and free elections in Eastern Europe

b)

The launch of the Marshall Plan

c)

The division of the United States into East and West

d)

The decision to create the United Nations

66.

William Levitt began developing massive Suburbs which were...

a)

Mass produced homes which were affordable to most americans

b)

Inner City apartments

c)

Countryside Estates for the wealthy

67.

Which of these seems accurate of TVs in the U.S. (pick 2)

a)

9/10 families have at least 1 TV

b)

TV will not become mainstream until 1970

c)

New shows like Cartoons, Dramas, and daily programs become popular

d)

Less Americans watch TV in the 1950s

68.

Suburbia as the "American Dream" represented

a)

conformity.

b)

stability.

c)

happiness.

d)

All of the above

69.

What replaced radio in mass media during the 1950's?

a)

CD's

b)

Television

c)

Newspapers

d)

Social Media

70.

Who was sent by Truman to command American forces during the Korean War?

a)

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

General Douglas MacArthur

c)

General George Patton

d)

General Omar Bradley

71.

President Truman fired General MacArthur because they disagreed about how to handle the war and MacArthur criticized Truman.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE