11th - US History - Post-War and Cold War

Question 0

GI Bill of Rights

Answer 0

Law providing financial support to WWII veterans.

Question 1

Suburb

Answer 1

Housing developments outside major cities

Question 2

Harry S. Truman

Answer 2

President during ?

Question 3

Dixiecrat

Answer 3

Southern delegate to 1948 Democratic Presidential convention who walked out on Pres Truman due to his segregation views.

Question 4

Fair Deal

Answer 4

Foreign policy of Pres. Truman. Extended New Deal

• raised minimum wage
• extended social security benefits
• provided housing for poor

Question 5

Rock n’roll

Answer 5

Music style begun in 1950s. Influenced dance moves, clothing fashion, and protests.

Question 6

Arms race

Answer 6

Competition between US and Soviet Union to develop hydrogen bomb.

Question 7

NATO

Answer 7

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

U.S., Canada and 10 European allies

Question 8

Warsaw Pact

Answer 8

Soviet Union and it’s Eastern European allies

Question 9

Korean War

Answer 9

Conflict between North and South Koreas.
U.S. and others backed South Korea
China backed North Korea

Question 10

Red Scare

Answer 10

Fear of communist spies and sympathizers

Question 12

Joseph McCarthy

Answer 12

Senator who accused many of being Communists. Mostly untrue.

Question 13

Which of the following was one of the reasons the Berlin Wall was created?
A People in West Berlin were becoming violent towards those in East Berlin
B Too many people were trying to go into East Berlin to escape the Soviet Union
C People were fleeing from East Berlin to West Berlin
D None of the above

Answer 13

C. Fleeing East Berlin

Wall built to divide the free part of Berlin city from the Communist controlled sector

Question 14

What was the Iron Curtain?
A Physical wall between East and West Berlin
B boundary line separating Communist European countries from free ones
C Reference to Atlantic Ocean that separated U.S. from communist countries
D. Front line during WW2

Answer 14

B

Imaginary line between Western Europe and Eastern Europe countries.

Question 15

Bay of Pigs/Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 15

Standoff when President Kennedy refused to allow Russia to arm Cuba with missiles that could reach the United States. Naval blockade shut them out

Bay of Pigs was failed attempt to overthrow Castro by US backed rebels

Question 16

Space race

Answer 16

Russia-America competition to prove superiority through achievements in space

Question 17

I Love Lucy

Answer 17

Sitcom in the 1960s starring Lucy Arnez and her Cuban husband

Question 18

“White Flight”

Answer 18

Migration of middle class whites to suburbs and segregation from blacks and poor whites in urban areas.

Question 19

How did East Germans escape to West Germany and why?

Answer 19

Wanted the better life of the West .

Question 20

Why was success in the Olympics important to the US and Soviet Union?

Answer 20

Athletic superiority was to represent superiority of their political systems

Question 21

The Truman Doctrine differed from other U.S. foreign policy in what ways?

Answer 21

Sought to support democracies that were threatened by inner or outer threats

Question 22

What problems did African-Americans face in the 1950s?

Answer 22

Discrimination and subjected to separate facilities and levels of service and access.

Question 23

What problems did Mexican-Americans face in the 1950s?

Answer 23

Discrimination. Poor wages and living conditions.

Question 24

What problems/events did Native-Americans face in the 1950s?

Answer 24

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Question 26

What caused tension between the Soviet Union and U.S. after WWII? A. Opposing ideas about government B. Conflict on how to divide postwar Europe C. Conflict over membership in NAto D. Conflict over membership in United Nations

Answer 26

A.

Question 27

What were President Truman’s goals in establishing the policy of containment (Truman Doctrine)? A. Build ‘iron curtain” around Soviet Union B. Keep democracy within the U.S. C. Keep communism within the NATO nations D. Prevent any extension of communist rule into other countries

Answer 27

D

Question 28

The conflict that developed between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WWII was called a “Cold War” because A. Tensions between the two nations were very high B. The two nations fought each other on the battlefield C. Soviets and Americans fought each other in the cold climate of the Soviet Union D. Two nations were worried about the “nuclear winter” resulting from nuclear war

Answer 28

B

Question 29

Which factor explains why an airlift was necessary to overcome the Soviet blockade of West Berlin? A. Berlin is located on the Baltic Sea B. Berlin was surrounded by nonaligned nations C. Berlin was located within the Soviet Union D. Berlin was located in the center of Communist-controlled East Germany

Answer 29

D

Question 29

Rosenbergs

Answer 29

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were minor activists in the American Communist Party. Implicated in spy case that gave Soviets atomic bomb info.

Question 30

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine? A. To help nations resist the spread of communism B. To bring an end to the arms race and the Cold War C. To help Europe rebuild its economy after WWII D. To build up armies in Europe to fight against the Soviet invasion

Answer 30

A

Question 30

Which statement is true about mcCarthyism? A. It stopped Soviet infiltration of U.S. government B. It took advantage of people’s fears about communism C. It protected people’s civil liberties during the Cold War D. It was the movement to spread communism in the U.S.

Answer 30

B

Question 31

Which was one Where are you? That Americans were affected by McCarthyism? A. Americans no longer lived in fear of communism B. Millions of Americans were forced to take olyalty oaths C. Millions of Americans were forced to give up their citizenship D. Members of the Communist party were elected to Congress

Answer 31

B

Question 32

How did the U.S. and Soviet Union start the arms race? A. Nations raced each other to sell the most weapons B. Nations raced each other to produce the first hydrogen bomb C. CIA promised a prize to the nation that built the most hydrogen bombs D. Nations raced each other to control shipment of weapons through the Suez Canal

Answer 32

B

Question 33

``` One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was A. Counseling B. Free homes C. Government jobs D. Low-interest loans ```

Answer 33

D

Question 34

Why were standardized, mass-produced homes called suburbs built? A. In response to Dixiecrats B. In response to the Fair Deal C. In response to the GI Bill of Rights D. In response to the postwar housing crisis

Answer 34

D

Question 35

``` Who did Dixiecrats nominate to run for president in 1948? A. Harry Truman B. Henry Wallace C. Thomas Dewey D. J. Strom Thurmond ```

Answer 35

D.

Question 36

``` The vast majority of the new homes in the 1950s were built in the A. Suburbs B. Big cities C. Rural areas D. Small cities ```

Answer 36

A

Question 37

``` Which group enjoyed most of the prosperity of the postwar period? A. Latinos B. White Americans C. African Americans D. Mexican Americans ```

Answer 37

B

Question 38

``` Which group inspired other minority groups to develop a deeper political awareness and a voice? A. Native Americans B. African Americans C. Mexican Americans D. Chinese Americans ```

Answer 38

B.

Question 39

What was the “White Flight’? A. Urban renewal effort B. First polar crossing by airplane C. Movement of middle class white Americans to the suburbs and segregation D. Urban decline due to migration to the cites

Answer 39

C.

Question 40

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall? A. To embarrass America B. To reduce Cold War tensions C. To demonstrate the success of communism D. To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

Answer 40

D.

Question 41

How did America react to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space? A. Indifference Threats of military action C. Pride in human achievement D. Determination not to lose the space race

Answer 41

D.