Unit 8: Cold War Test Review

The Iron Curtain was a imaginary line that separated the free countries from the communist-controlled countries. Which areas did that separate?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

The Truman Doctrine gave Greece & Turkey $400 million and allowed the US to provided aid, military equipment, and personnel in those countries. What was the main goal of this policy?

• To expand trade with Europe

• To expand trade with Europe

• To stop the spread of communism

• to send financial aid to Europe

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees

• by providing military assistance to Vietnam

• by providing money to stop poverty and rebuild democratic countries.

• by providing aid to Korea, Greece & Turkey in exchange for naval bases.

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to provide relief to the West Berlin

• to bomb East Berlin

• to demolish the Berlin Wall

• to transport people out of East Berlin

Where was Korea divided?

• 17th parallel

• 34th parallel

• 38th parallel

• 15th parallel

Which of the following factual statements about the 1950s is an effect of the Space Race between the US and USSR?

• More car owners, better roads and cheaper housing led to a rise in the suburbs.

• A drastic increase of childbirth around the US.

• Increased funding and improvement for education.

• Economic aid to veterans boosted the economy and prevented a recession.

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

What group of people was mainly attacked by McCarthyist ideals that free speech must be limited in times of national crisis?

• Actors, Authors & Writers

• People in prominent positions

• Union members and teachers

• All of the above

Which of the following is most accurately reflects HUAC and Senator McCarthy?

• They infringed on civil liberties in the name of fighting communism.

• They were successful in eliminating Communism within the US.

• They strengthened democracy in the US.

• They had overwhelming support by the American public.

Due to the return of GIs, increase in employment and the rising middle class, what was the drastic increase in population called in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s?

• Baby Boom ­

• Baby Gap

• GI Bill

• Head Start