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- 1. Multiple Choice
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?Spain and PortugalEngland and FranceGermany and ItalyUnited States and Soviet Union - 2. Multiple ChoicePresident Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?To expand trade with EuropeTo limit the build up of nuclear weaponsTo stop the spread of communismto send financial aid to Europe
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?to airlift food to the people of West Berlinto bomb East Berlinto demolish the Berlin Wallto transport people out of East Berlin
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere was Korea divided?18 parallel34 parallel38 parallel15 parallel
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?They sent the Air Force to bomb CubaThey began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?GagarinApollo 11SputnikApollo 13
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?NATOWarsaw PactTruman DoctrineOpen Skies
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe that were the counterpart to the western alliance?
NATOWarsaw PactEuropean AllianceIron Curtain - 10. Multiple ChoiceLeader of communism in ChinaMao ZedongHirohito ShowaXi JinpingPu Yi
- 11. Multiple ChoiceOrdinary people & businesses control the production of goods and services is called _________________________.capitalismfree trademarketingcommunism
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.Arms RaceBlockadeSpace RaceAtomic Bomb
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?North KoreaSouth KoreaNeither - they were forced into war by GermanyJapan
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?United StatedFranceSoviet UnionGermany
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first man to set foot on the moon?Louis ArmstrongNeil ArmstrongYuri GagarinCharles Lindbergh
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?InternetNewspapersMoviesTelevision
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the Cold War called a "cold" war?The areas affected were in the polar regions of the worldThe war was fought during winter months onlyLeaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and feversThere was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?John BassiloneDouglas MacArthurHarry TrumanRichard Nixon
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnamto stop the spread of communism to South Vietnamto stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kongto prevent attacks against United States shipping
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?The US almost started a war with Cuba.The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.The US landed a person on the moon.The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho built the Berlin Wall?Soviet UnionNATOThe UNChina
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat does NATO stand for?North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationNorth American Treaty OrganizationNorth American Truce OrganizationNorth Asian Trust Order
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho were the two participants in the Space Race?The US and CubaThe USSR and USChina and USUS and North Vietnam
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?President RooseveltJoseph StalinWinston ChurchillPresident Harry Truman
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn what country is the city of Berlin located?FranceGermanyEnglandSoviet Union
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?Ho Chi MinhJoseph StalinMao ZedongNikita Khrushchev
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich U.S. President challenged America to be the first to put a man on the moon?Franklin D. RooseveltJoseph StalinJohn F. KennedyHarry S. Truman
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?Membership in the US Communist Party increasedUS Citizens were arrested for being suspected communistsRecruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformedUS diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe scale of suburban growth would have been impossible without which of the following?franchise businessesmass transportationthe Interstate Highway Actfast-food restaurants
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat war ended in a stalemate?Vietnam WarKorean WarCivil WarWorld War II
- 33. Multiple ChoiceFor what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?perjurymurderespionageembezzlement
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, would have kept FDR out of his wheelchair?PolioMultiple SclerosisRicketsHIV/AIDS
- 35. Multiple ChoiceTruman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?armed forcespublic schoolspublic transportationautomobile factories
- 36. Multiple ChoiceAn impact of the Cold War on American education priorities was a shift in the school curriculum to a concentration on learningpatriotismmath and sciencephysical educationsocial skills
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States.Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were theHiss’sGreenglass’sRosenberg’sChamber’s
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThis group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyismRonald Reagan & FreindsThe Red MenacesSovietsHollywood 10
- 40. Multiple ChoiceStudents practiced nuclear safety drills in school known as?Bert the TurtleDuck and CoverStop, Drop, and RollOperation Alert
- 41. Multiple ChoiceShelters such as this represented American concern aboutthe potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950sthe increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950sa potential nuclear attack during the Cold Wara successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space.
- 42. Multiple Choice• Affordable new houses were built.
• New highways were constructed.
• Low-interest home loans were granted.
The reasons listed above explain the 1950s demographic shift to —rural areasinner citiesurban areassuburban areas - 43. Multiple ChoiceWho created the interstate highway system?ArmstrongEisnhowerGagarinTruman
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWilliam Levitt wasA stock brokerinvolved in mass production of suburbsinvolved in the interstate highway buildingnone of the above
- 45. Multiple ChoiceDue to his popularity, this man became known as the King of Rock n Roll.Alan FreedElvis PresleyBuddy HollyLittle Richard
- 46. Multiple ChoiceFor what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?perjurymurderespionageembezzlement
- 47. Multiple ChoiceNations surrounding the USSR that came under Soviet influence were known as ___.buffer nationssatellite nationsborder nationspuppet states
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe years between 1947-'60 are marked by a witch hunt against communists in the US is called...The Yellow ScareThe Blue ScareThe Red ScareThe Green Scare
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Americans fear most during the Cold War?job securityfaminefloodsnuclear attack
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.The United States helped France rebuild its economy.The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the end of the Korean War considered a stalemate?The cold war continued.The North and South were still divided.Both the North and South lost many lives.The United States removed all of its troops.
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following boosted the defense industry after World War 2?The Civil Rights MovementAIDS ResearchThe Baby BoomThe Nuclear Arms Race
- 53. Multiple ChoiceThe G.I. Bill gave over 2 million veterans access to what?college & housing loansmanufacturing jobsfree health carefood stamps
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for making accusations without regard for evidence?McCarthyismEisenhowerismNixonismMcGovernism
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWho overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?Miguel GorbachevFidel CastroMao ZedongHo Chi Minh
- 56. Multiple ChoiceAn alleged alliance between military leaders and corporate leadersmilitary industrial complexcost overrunsgold platingbipolar wolrd
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWomen in the 1950'sWere expected to take care of children, the house, and their husbands.Were expected not to work, and if they did it was for less pay and until they have kidsWent to college to work in traditionally feminine jobs, such as educationAll of the above.
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat organization, the idea of Betty Friedan, reflected the diverse goals for the modern feminist movement?National Women's PartyWomen for TomorrowEqual Rights OrganizationNational Organization for Women
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhich proposed amendment that was designed to ensure equal rights for women , was rejected by Congress?Equal Rights Amendment19th amendmentWomen's Rights AmendmentEqual Pay Amendment
- 60. Multiple ChoiceIn his famous debate with Khrushchev, Vice President Nixon brought what with him to Moscow?the Biblea kitchena guna negative attitude
- 61. Multiple Choice
Nixon's policy of relaxing tensions with the USSR
Detenté
Containment
Domino Theory
Brinksmanship
- 62. Multiple Choice
The controversial event that led to the US directly intervening in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin
Tet Offensive
Operation Rolling Thunder
My Lai Massacre
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWhich policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?VietnamizationArms for basesFlexible responseOperation Rolling Thunder
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?mobilize the national guard to stop protestsuse troops to prevent attacks against the USsend troops to rescue hostagesLimit the presidents ability to intervene militarily
- 65. Multiple ChoiceIn what city was Rosa Parks involved in a bus boycott?BirminghamSelmaMontgomeryAtlanta
- 66. Multiple ChoiceThe Equal Rights Amendment:passed Congress but failed to achieve ratification by the required 38 states.had the support of all American women.had little support from American men.had no support from baby boomers.
- 67. Multiple ChoiceThe Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:created a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution.legalized birth control.declared school prayer was unconstitutional.
- 68. Multiple ChoiceThis provided low-cost medical insurance to people over 65MedicaidMedicareHead StartVISTA
- 69. Multiple ChoiceU.S. soldiers murdered civilians in this Vietnamese village.Ho Chi MinhTonkinDiemMy Lai
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhich University saw a protest become deadly?Ohio StateBerkeleyKent StateNYU
- 71. Multiple ChoiceThose in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:Silent MinoritySilent MajoritySilent SupportersTrump-ites
- 72. Multiple ChoiceWhich president was MOST responsible for escalating troop numbers in Vietnam?EisenhowerKennedyJohnsonNixon
- 73. Multiple ChoiceEPA stands for ____ Protection Agency.EthicalEducationEnvironmentalEntertainment
- 74. Multiple ChoiceWhat building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?The Capitol BuildingThe White HouseRepublican HeadquartersDemocratic Headquarters
- 75. Multiple ChoiceOPEC was an organization that exported what?WeaponsDrugsWaterPetroleum
- 76. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?EisenhowerNixonKennedyCarter
- 77. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of detente'?building the Berlin Wallblockade of Cuba by the USSoviet invasion of AfganistanNixon's visit to the Soviet Union
- 78. Multiple ChoiceIt prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and national origin and gave the government the power to enforce the billCivil Rights Act of 1964Voting Rights ActEconomic Opportunity ActImmigration Act of 1965
- 79. Multiple ChoiceWhich law helped women athletes obtain greater support in American high schools and universities?Civil Rights Act of 1964Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act26th AmendmentVoting Rights Act of 1964
- 80. Multiple ChoiceWhy were some women not in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment?They would lose the right to vote.There was a chance they could be sent to war.It was considered to be a detriment to the women's rights movement.Its provisions were too conservative.
- 81. Multiple ChoiceThe Camp David Accords was one of President Jimmy Carter's greatest accomplishments in office. The Camp David Accords -Negotiated a peace treaty between Egypt and IsraelNegotiated the release of US hostages held by IranNegotiated with OPEC to lower oil pricesHelped organized a group of countries to fight against communism
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