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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which action best explains the differences shown in these photographs?
The United States gave economic assistance through the Marshall Plan.
The United States and the Soviet Union created an alliance after World War II.
U.S. leaders created the United Nations.
The Soviet Union established the “Iron Curtain” after World War II.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the “Hollywood Ten”?Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industrySupport for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War IIIncreased political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights legislationGrowing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which industry is most responsible for these quality–of–life improvements?
Aerospace
Communications
Medical research
Transportation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich action caused the United States to engage in a “police action” on the Korean Peninsula in 1950?North Korea’s invasion of South KoreaThe collapse of South Korea’s democratic governmentThe assassination of North Korea’s political leaderSouth Korea’s blockade of North Korea
- 5. Multiple Choice
In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about —
members of the Communist Party in government positions
Japanese Americans confined in internment camps
organizers of the Civil Rights movement
accomplices in the Watergate scandal
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which statement correctly completes this time line?
The United States and Great Britain airlift supplies to West Berlin.
The Allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sectors.
German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany.
The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet UnionSoviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United StatesUnited States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet controlSoviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Korean War was an effort by the United States to —carry out its policy of containing the spread of communismkeep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activitiessecure additional Asian trading partnersextend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet UnionThe expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countriesThe implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and ChinaThe rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United StatesThe threat of a Soviet naval blockadeThe assistance of the Chinese militaryThe use of atomic weapons on northern cities
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich quotation from President Harry S. Truman offers a reason for U.S. involvement in the conflict between North Korea and South Korea?"Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion . . . and will now use armed invasion and war.""The United Nations cannot . . . fulfill adequately its own responsibilities until the peace settlements have been made. . . .""Above all else, we want to keep the United States prosperous and strong because we know that our prosperity is the best guarantee of peace.""As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery . . . has made economic recovery impossible."
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to —bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflicttransport Polish refugees to safetyprevent the Nazi Party from reorganizingintimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space.The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which group later investigated the political ideology and actions of many people associated with this film?
The House Un-American Activities Committee
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Motion Picture Association of America
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to —the successful launch of the first artificial satellitethe development of the ENIAC computerthe announcement of international education guidelinesthe discovery of new chemical elements
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSenator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in —the Red Scare of the 1950sthe war effort of the 1940sthe Civil Rights movement of the 1960sthe political scandals of the 1970s
- 19. Multiple Choice
This is a cross-sectional diagram of a major operation ordered by President Harry S. Truman in 1948. The flight pattern illustrated in the diagram was designed to allow an airplane to land every three minutes. Why was this operation undertaken?
To provide supplies to a blockaded city
To enable a rapid withdrawal of troops from a war-torn city
To deploy substantial invasion forces
To rescue thousands of stranded political refugees
- 20. Multiple Choice
What two countries were most involved in the Arms Race during the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
France and Germany
Vietnam and China
Cuba and Japan
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