Chapter 16-19 Test Review

In the 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...

• Was convicted as a spy.
• Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.
• Helped Eisenhower become president.
• Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
• Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
• Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
• Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The iceberg in this document best represents...

• West Germany
• The Titanic
• Communism
• Eastern Bloc Nations

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 

• The division between East Germany and West Germany
• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
• The division between North Korea and South Korea

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This type of government is ran by the people.

• Socialism
• Communism
• Democracy
• Government

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Government

How long did the Cold War last?

• 10 years
• 20 years
• 30 years
• 40 years

The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?

• Guevara

• Batista

• Chavez

• Castro

"Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island."

Which 1962 leader said this?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry Truman

• Wang Chung

• Hideki Tojo