SSUSH20

Front

Which two countries were the superpowers of the Cold War?

Back

USSR and USA

Front

How did the Marshall Plan intend to discourage the spread of communism in Europe? Options: by joining European nations together into European Union, by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe, by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, and Italy, by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia

Back

by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

Front

Which statement BEST completes the diagram above? Options: Stalin withdraws Soviet troops from East Germany, Communist governments are elected by voters in France and Italy, The United States sends its troops to defend South Korea from invasion, Truman announces the U.S. will help Greece and Turkey resist communism

Back

Truman announces the U.S. will help Greece and Turkey resist communism

Front

Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)? Options: North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China, A majority of North Koreans fled southward, causing a collapse of North Korea., North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war, Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners.

Back

North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war.

Front

What was an important impact of these roads on the United States?

Back

Travel and commerce between states became easier and faster than before

Front

Which benefits did the G.I. Bill provide to veterans returning from World War II? Options: free medical care and a special retirement plan, low-interest mortgages and a bonus payment after five years, low interest mortgages and payment towards high school, vocational school, or higher education, a guaranteed job and payment towards high school, vocational schools, or higher education.

Back

low interest mortgages and payment towards high school, vocational school, or higher education

Front

Why were many Americans alarmed by the launch of Sputnik into space?

Back

It demonstrated Soviet missiles capabilities.

Front

Which statements BEST explains the reason for U.S. Intervention in the Korean War? Options: The U.S. wanted to defend South Korea from communist aggression, The U.S. wanted to overturn the communist government of China, The U.S. feared another Japanese conquest of Korean peninsula, The U.S. wanted to import inexpensive Korean manufactured goods

Back

The U.S. wanted to defend South Korea from communist aggression

Front

Which American leader MOST exploited the fears illustrated by this cover? Options: President Harry Truman, Julius Rosenberg, Senator Joseph McCarthy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Back

Senator Joseph McCarthy

Front

Specifically, where did the Korean War end? Options: 36th Parallel, 37th Parallel, 38th Parallel, 39th Parallel

Back

38th Parallel