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Early Years of the Cold War

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American Women were discouraged during the post-war years because

a)

Society saw their primary role as wives and mothers

b)

There were not enough jobs for both men and women

c)

Teaching and nursing jobs had low salaries

d)

They were expected to go to college.

2.

Purpose of the United Nations

a)

conflict resolution

b)

fight world hunger

c)

provide relief after natural disasters

d)

stop terrorist groups

3.

What organization divided Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states?

a)

United States

b)

League of Nations

c)

United Nations

d)

NATO

4.

Who sent troops to South Korea to provide South Korean troops with cover and support?

a)

Great Britain; Prime Minister Churchill

b)

United States; President Truman

c)

Soviet Union;

Joseph Stalin

5.

Urban Renewal

a)

improved life in the suburbs

b)

Was a set of programs designed to help farmers.

c)

Provided money for highway construction

d)

Improved city services and urban housing

6.

Rock n' roll musician

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Charlie Parker

c)

Desi Arnaz

d)

Dizzy Gillespie

7.

Suburban neighborhoods welcomed diverse populations

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What benefits did the GI Bill of Rights offer Veterans?

a)

Exemption from rationing

b)

monthly allowances

c)

guaranteed acceptance into college

d)

money for school, home loans, houses, farms, and businesses

9.

Britain and France invaded Egypt. The U.S. and Soviet Union condemn invasion and end the crisis

a)

Cold War Crisis

b)

Suez Canal Crisis

c)

Cuban Missle Crisis

d)

Nuclear War Crisis

10.

The struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union

a)

World War II

b)

Korean War

c)

Cold War

d)

Nuclear Power War

11.

Many _____did not support Truman in the 1948 presidential election because of his support for civil rights laws

a)

Progressives

b)

Republicans

c)

Dixiecrats

d)

Democrats

12.

Eisenhower's first task as President was

a)

build a hydrogen bomb

b)

End the Korean War

c)

stop inflation

d)

root out communist spys

13.

The _______ launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite.

a)

United Nations

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

14.

Cold war policy on for dealing with Communism

a)

Urban Renewal

b)

Containment

c)

Nonalignment

15.

Critics said_____ _____ was too heavily based on Consumer Culture

a)

Suburban Life

b)

Rural Life

c)

Urban Life

d)

American Life

16.

United States, Iceland, Canada, and 9 other western European countries formed_________

a)

NATO

b)

The Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

17.

The United States sent ______ to Greece in order to help its monarchy put down a communist rebellion

a)

Weapons

b)

Troops

c)

Money/Aid

d)

battleships

18.

Novel - Focused on the isolation many African Americans felt from mainstream society

a)

The Catcher in the Rye

b)

The Great Gatsby

c)

The Grapes of Wrath

d)

Invisible Man

19.

The first_____ _____ were dropped by the United States in WWII

a)

Hydrogen Bomb

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Nuclear Warhead

d)

Rose Petals

20.

Senator _______ claimed that there were Communists working in the state department

a)

MacArthur

b)

Truman

c)

McCarthy

d)

Eisenhower

21.

Eleanor Roosevelt was appointed by President Truman to be one of the first delgates to the______________

a)

League of Nations

b)

NATO

c)

United Nations

d)

Potsdam Conference

22.

Red Scare

a)

Fear of Democracy

b)

Fear of immigrants

c)

Fear of Socialism

d)

Fear of Communists

23.

Tax rates were low and the weather was warm in the _____ _____

a)

Great Plains

b)

Sunshine State

c)

West

d)

Sun Belt