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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did the United States institute to help rebuild Europe and Japan and prevent the spread of communism after World War II?
Reconstruction
League of Nations
Cold War
Marshall Plan
- 2. Multiple Choice
What body was created for the nations near the end of World War II to try to prevent future global wars?
League of Nations
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
United Nations
- 3. Multiple Choice
Causes: Business converts from production of war materials to consumer goods, Americans buy on credit, Workers receive higher wages and better benefits - What was the EFFECT?
American economy grows rapidly after World War II
American economy undergoes another Great Depression
Businesses laid off large numbers of workers
Businesses switched back to old technologies
- 4. Multiple Choice
The state of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without actual fighting that divided the world into two camps was the what?
Policy of containment
Warsaw Pact
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were reasons for the Cold War?
The Soviet Union dominated over Eastern European countries.
The Soviet Union was dictatorial and communist and the United States was democratic and capitalist.
Soviet Union and U.S. fought on opposite sides during World War II.
America’s policy of containment to stop the spread of Communism.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) versus Warsaw Pact
- 6. Multiple Choice
After World War II, who joined forces with the United States to resist Chinese and North Korean aggression which later ended in a stalemate?
Soviet Union
South Korea
Cuba
Vietnam
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did the conflict in Vietnam end?
Both sides won
Cease-fire agreement in which U.S. troops withdrew
Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade
United States occupied Japan
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade
United States responded by placing missiles of its own in China
United States declared war on the Soviet Union
Break up of the Soviet Union into independent countries
- 9. Multiple Choice
Berlin Wall Falls! What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?
Communism spread in Europe
Missiles were removed from Cuba
Collapse of Communism in Europe
Vietnam War ended
- 10. Multiple Choice
President Wipes Out Segregation In The Armed Forces! The newspaper headline is about which President?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
- 11. Multiple Choice
United States President, John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union Premier, Nikita Khrushchev The political cartoon is about which conflict?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Desegregation
Korean War
Vietnam War
- 12. Multiple Choice
The United States intervened to stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam into South Vietnam as a result of what?
the Domino Theory
the Marshall Plan
United Nations orders
Yellow Journalism
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which two superpowers competed against each other during the Cold War?
Great Britain and United States
Soviet Union and Great Britain
France and United States
United States and Soviet Union
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was created by the communists in response to the formation of NATO?
Axis Powers
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
- 15. Multiple Choice
Led to increased educational, economic, and political opportunities for minorities and women; Which of the following is being described?
Prohibition
G.I. Bill
Civil Rights legislation
Desegregation of the armed forces
- 16. Multiple Choice
Extended educational, housing, and employment benefits to veterans; Which of the following is being described?
Civil Rights legislation
19th Amendment
G.I. Bill
Prohibition
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are factors that created changes in American society after World War II?
Strong economy with increased productivity
African Americans’ aspirations for equal opportunities
Less investments made in education
Women increasingly working outside the home
- 18. Multiple Choice
Eleanor Roosevelt - The First Lady shown in the picture played an important role in what?
passing the G.I. Bill
the Temperance Movement
writing the 19th Amendment
expanding human rights
- 19. Multiple Choice
How did the Baby Boom affect American society after World War II?
Child labor increased
Fewer schools were built
The economy slowed down
Led to changing demographics
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which term means the linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication?
Servicing
Globalization
Outsourcing
Travel
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