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Question 1

The Nuremberg trials led to the creation of a permanent International Criminal _________.

Answer 1

Court

Question 2

American families planted _________ Gardens so more produce could be sent to troops and refugees.

Answer 2

victory

Question 3

The _________ Council is the most powerful United Nation’s council.

Answer 3

Security

Question 4

The introduction of ___ led to the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.

Answer 4

rockets

Question 5

The _________ Charter pledged the mutual support of the Western Allies to seek peace on both sides of the Atlantic.

Answer 5

Atlantic

Question 6

Which leader was NOT part of the “Big Three?”

Answer 6

Charles de Gaulle

Question 7

The Allied nations were concerned that Nazi leaders be held responsible for their Crimes against ______.

Answer 7

humanity

Question 8

This young American soldier earned 33 medals and killed or captured more than 240 Axis soldiers.

Answer 8

Audie Murphy

Question 9

This general was in charge of the Allied forces fighting in the Southwest Pacific.

Answer 9

Douglas MacArthur

Question 10

He served as supreme commander for the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

Answer 10

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 11

___ were first used in World War II.

Answer 11

Atomic Weapons

Question 12

Nazi criminals were tried by the ___.

Answer 12

International Military Tribunal

Question 13

The Nuremberg Trials affirmed that ___________ will be held responsible for committing war crimes.

Answer 13

individuals

Question 14

Delegates from ___ nations signed the charter forming the United Nations on June 26, 1945.

Answer 14

50

Question 15

The United Nation’s headquarters are in ________.

Answer 15

New York City

Question 16

The Nuremberg Trials made permanent the story of the __________ along with crimes committed against prisoners of war and civilians.
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Answer 16

Holocaust

Question 17

American children participated in _________ drives to collect used materials for the war effort.

Answer 17

scrap

Question 18

Why was Nuremberg selected as the site for war crime trials after World War II?

Answer 18

It was home to the Nazi Party and the anti-Semitic Nuremberg laws.

Question 19

The ___ provided information to the people at home, to the troops in the field, and even to the public in enemy territories.

Answer 19

Office of War Information

Question 20

The _______ Conference considered prosecution of war crimes by Germans and whether the Soviet Union would participate in the newly forming United Nations.

Answer 20

Yalta

Question 21

Which statement was NOT a way film studios contributed to the war effort?

Answer 21

They reduced ticket prices in order to help Americans cope with rationing.

Question 22

The ___________ Declaration stated that governments in exile, along with the government of Great Britain, intended to work together for the cause of peace and security.

Answer 22

Inter-Allied

Question 23

The Allies believed formation of the United Nations was important to preserve _________ in the future.

Answer 23

peace

Question 24

He was the lead spokesman for Nazi defendants. He committed suicide the night before his scheduled execution.

Answer 24

Hermann Goering

Question 25

This member of the U.S. Supreme Court served as a lead prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.

Answer 25

Robert H. Jackson

Question 26

Twelve of the guilty Nuremberg defendants were sentenced to death by _____________.

Answer 26

hanging

Question 27

All U.S. military units were __________ at the outbreak of World War II.

Answer 27

segregated

Question 28

Executive Order 9981 eliminated ________ in the military.

Answer 28

segregation

Question 29

Which statement does NOT reflect a challenge faced by President Truman's administration?

Answer 29

facing an election just weeks after succeeding to the Presidency

Question 30

The ___ is third in line to the Presidency according to the Presidential Succession Act.

Answer 30

president pro tempore of the Senate

Question 31

The __________________ was a policy of using any nonmilitary means to prevent the spread of communism.

Answer 31

Truman Doctrine

Question 32

The ________ Pact was formed in 1955 by communist countries.

Answer 32

Warsaw

Question 33

President Truman met Allied leaders in _________, Germany, for a conference.

Answer 33

Potsdam

Question 34

Seventeen ______ veterans of World War II received the Medal of Honor.

Answer 34

Hispanic

Question 35

Truman won the 1948 Presidential election, defeating Republican __________________.

Answer 35

Thomas Dewey

Question 36

South Korea established a ______ government.

Answer 36

democratic

Question 37

Hostilities in __________ ended in 1953 without a peace treaty.

Answer 37

Korea

Question 38

The North ___________ Treaty Organization is a group of western nations committed to the protection of territory, political independence, and security of member nations should a threat occur.

Answer 38

Atlantic

Question 39

World War II positively changed American attitudes concerning _________ toleration.

Answer 39

religious

Question 40

recalled from Korea by the President because he wanted to fight and defeat China directly

Answer 40

Douglas MacArthur

Question 41

defeated nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek and installed a communist government in China

Answer 41

Mao Tse-tung

Question 42

"The Buck Stops Here" was __________'s most popular slogan.

Answer 42

Truman

Question 43

___ were women who ferried military planes, freeing men for combat duty.

Answer 43

WASPs

Question 44

The ________________ provided economic aid to countries to help rebuild the economy of Europe.

Answer 44

Marshall Plan

Question 45

President Truman called her "The First Lady of the World", who is she?

Answer 45

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 46

___ was Army Chief of Staff during World War II and Secretary of State under President Truman.

Answer 46

George C. Marshall

Question 47

What did the Twenty-second Amendment accomplish?

Answer 47

The amendment limited U.S. presidents to two terms.

Question 48

President Truman's ______ Deal sought to continue tight federal control of the economy.

Answer 48

Fair

Question 49

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of ________________ combat pilots.

Answer 49

African American

Question 50

The Cadet _______ Corps trained 125,000 women for service.

Answer 50

Nurse

Question 51

The surge in births after World War II is called the "baby ________."

Answer 51

boom

Question 52

The Soviet Union developed ___ of its own by 1949.

Answer 52

atomic weapons

Question 53

This African American baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers paved the way for other Black athletes.

Answer 53

Jackie Robinson

Question 54

He became the first African American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Answer 54

Thurgood Marshall

Question 55

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to negotiate peace between Israel and its neighbors.

Answer 55

Ralph Bunche

Question 56

Better known as ___, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 provided military veterans with money to attend college.

Answer 56

the GI Bill

Question 57

Future President Ronald Reagan and ___ were two celebrities who joined the fight against communism.

Answer 57

Walt Disney

Question 58

A(n) inflationary cycle created by high demand led to spiraling prices during the _______.

Answer 58

1950s

Question 59

The __________ defense system was put in place to assist civilians to protect themselves from a nuclear attack.

Answer 59

civil

Question 60

The Soviet Union established a communist government in __________ Germany.

Answer 60

East

Question 61

The 1950s witnessed a(n) ___________ boom in America that was completely without precedent.

Answer 61

economic

Question 62

Which statement does NOT describe a Soviet Union motive in dealings with eastern European and Asian countries?

Answer 62

The Soviet Union's lack of natural resources made expansion necessary.

Question 63

The __________ Security Act allowed for close surveillance of the Communist Party in the United States.

Answer 63

internal

Question 64

Movie attendance, including drive-in theaters, soared during the _____.

Answer 64

1950s

Question 65

Which organization was instrumental in overturning the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court ruling?

Answer 65

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Question 66

A democratic government, supported by the Allies, was established in _________ Germany.

Answer 66

Wesr

Question 67

The growth of the ___ industry reflected the economic prosperity of the 1950s.

Answer 67

travel and tourism

Question 68

President Truman ordered food and supplies be airlifted to trapped residents during the ________ Airlift.

Answer 68

Berlin

Question 69

He and his wife were executed for espionage as members of a communists spy ring.

Answer 69

Julius Rosenberg

Question 70

This senator investigated the State Department, charging that a large number of communist agents had infiltrated it.

Answer 70

Joseph McCarthy

Question 71

He described the communist oppression that fell over eastern Europe as an "iron curtain."

Answer 71

Winston Churchill

Question 72

He was a State Department official accused by Whittaker Chambers of sending classified documents to the Soviet Union.

Answer 72

Alger Hiss

Question 73

Double V signs signified V for Victory against the Axis Powers abroad and V for Victory over ___ at home.

Answer 73

prejudice

Question 74

______ fought valiantly as members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Answer 74

Japanese Americans

Question 75

The 1950s experienced an inflationary cycle leading to spiraling prices due to ______ demand.

Answer 75

high

Question 76

The __________ Trials made permanent the story of the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes against humanity.

Answer 76

Nuremberg

Question 77

Winston Churchill invented the term ___ to describe the communist oppression that took over eastern Europe.

Answer 77

"iron curtain"

Question 78

President Truman desired to continue tight federal control of the economy through his _______ program.

Answer 78

Fair Deal

Question 79

The ____________ boom was a period of unprecedented population growth in America after World War II.

Answer 79

baby

Question 80

The Soviet Union developed ________ of its own by 1949.

Answer 80

atomic weapons

Question 81

____ was the most-decorated American soldier of the war, he earned 33 medals while capturing or killing 240 Axis soldiers.

Answer 81

Audie Murphy

Question 82

Which statement best explains why the Allies selected Nuremberg as the site for war crime trials after World War II?

Answer 82

Nuremberg was home to the Nazi Party and the anti-Semitic Nuremberg laws.

Question 83

The Tuskegee Airmen were ___________ combat pilots during World War II.

Answer 83

African American

Question 84

The _______ Amendment limited U.S. Presidents to two terms.

Answer 84

Twenty-second

Question 85

President Truman called Eleanor Roosevelt "The First Lady of the __________" for her many contributions.

Answer 85

World

Question 86

In the ________, known as the GI Bill, the government agreed to pay for college for returning military veterans.

Answer 86

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

Question 87

The headquarters of the United Nations are in ___.

Answer 87

New York City

Question 88

The __________ was a policy of using any nonmilitary measures to stop the spread of communism.

Answer 88

Truman Doctrine

Question 89

The ______ was instrumental in overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.

Answer 89

NAACP

Question 90

The International Military ________ tried Nazi war criminals.

Answer 90

Tribunal

Question 91

Freeing men for combat duty, ______ ferried military planes.

Answer 91

WASPs

Question 92

Victory ______ freed up food to be sent overseas to soldiers and refugees.

Answer 92

Gardens

Question 93

The ______ Council is the United Nation's most powerful council.

Answer 93

Security

Question 94

The economic prosperity of the 1950's was reflected in the huge growth in ___.

Answer 94

popularity of movies, tourism, travel

Question 95

The Office of War ________ provided information to people at home, troops in the fields, and the public in enemy territories.

Answer 95

Information

Question 96

This organization of western nations is committed to protecting territory, political independence, and security of member nations.

Answer 96

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 97

Communists nations formed a union in 1955 for their common defense.

Answer 97

Warsaw Pact

Question 98

______ V signs signified victory over the Axis powers and victory over prejudice.

Answer 98

Double

Question 99

Which statement best describes the Soviet Union's motives in dealing with eastern European and Asian countries?

Answer 99

The Soviet Union sought to surround itself with satellite nations and expand communism throughout the world.

Question 100

______ assisted civilians in preparing to survive a nuclear attack.

Answer 100

Civil defense system

Question 101

President Truman's Executive Order _____ ended segregation in the military.

Answer 101

9981

Question 102

______, after defeating nationalist adversaries, created a communist state in China.

Answer 102

Mao Tse-tung

Question 103

____ served as supreme commander for the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

Answer 103

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 104

The _______ Airlift was an Allied effort to airlift supplies to trapped citizens.

Answer 104

Berlin

Question 105

A charter signed by 50 nations on June 26, 1945, formed the ___.

Answer 105

United Nations

Question 106

He was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.

Answer 106

Thurgood Marshall

Question 107

He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball. He paved the way for other Black athletes.

Answer 107

Jackie Robinson

Question 108

_____ was in charge of the Allied forces fighting in the Southwest Pacific.

Answer 108

Douglas MacArthur

Question 108

_____ was in charge of the Allied forces fighting in the Southwest Pacific.

Answer 108

Douglas MacArthur