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11th
grade
STAAR US History Questions: Early Cold War (Updated)
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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 Choice
Which statement correctly completes this timeline?
The Allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sectors.
German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany.
The United States and Great Britain airlift supplies to West Berlin.
The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the “Hollywood Ten”?
Support for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War II.
Increased political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights legislation.
Growing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression.
Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The 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 Union.
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States.
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control.
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated.
- 5. Multiple Choice
In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about —
Japanese Americans confined in internment camps.
Organizers of the Civil Rights movement.
Accomplices in the Watergate scandal.
Members of the Communist Party in government positions.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which action caused the United States to engage in a “police action” on the Korean Peninsula in 1950?
The collapse of South Korea’s democratic government.
The assassination of North Korea’s political leader.
South Korea’s blockade of North Korea.
North Korea’s invasion of South Korea.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Korean War was an effort by the United States to —
Carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism.
Keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities.
Secure additional Asian trading partners.
Extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?
Containment.
Peaceful coexistence.
Constructive engagement.
Deterrence.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births that began in 1946?
The decline of family farming.
The spread of new diseases.
The growth of the suburbs.
The reduction of defense spending.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The changes described in this list contributed most directly to —
A decline in homeownership rates.
A rise in the number of business failures.
A decrease in federal employment opportunities.
An increase in consumer spending.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?
Freedom of religion.
The right to a jury trial.
Freedom of the press.
The right to peaceful assembly.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following developments is best illustrated by this information?
Diffusion of American popular culture.
Growth of American student exchange programs.
Establishment of cultural imperialism.
Expansion of affirmative action.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which U.S. action was the MOST direct and immediate response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
Airlifting supplies to people in West Berlin.
Creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Withdrawing military forces from West Berlin.
Providing financial support to help rebuild European nations.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the PRIMARY goal of the foreign policy described in this excerpt?
To increase U.S. colonization of Asia.
To prevent the spread of communist influence in Asia.
To end trade sanctions against Asian countries.
To protect U.S. soldiers stationed in Asian countries.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which statement describes how the GI Bill affected the United States during the 1950s?
The act allowed members of minority groups to join the armed forces because it desegregated the military.
The financial regulations in the act protected the deposits of bank customers.
The educational benefits included in the act helped provide training to military veterans.
The act provided employment opportunities for women because it made discrimination in the workplace illegal.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was one effect of rock and roll music on U.S. society during the 1950s?
Fewer musicians gave live musical performances.
People were exposed to more diverse musical styles.
Music stores sold fewer musical instruments.
Many religious groups actively supported the new musical culture.
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