POWER DOL: COLD WAR

Which statement describes the response of the U.S. government during this time period?

• The United States made an alliance with the Soviet Union for joint control of Greece and Turkey.

• The United States provided military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey

• The United States imposed economic sanctions against the British government.

• The United States sent military forces to bring an end to the civil war in Greece.

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SS.9-12.USH.8.A

Explain how N.A.T.O., the Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan are connected to the policy of Containment.

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SS.9-12.USH.8

SS.9-12.USH.8.A

Which Soviet action led to the threat illustrated on this map?

• The signing of an arms limitations treaty to prevent Mutually Assured Destruction

• Blockading foreign supply ships from entering the Caribbean

• Closing the border between East and West Berlin

• The placement of nuclear weapons installations in Cuba

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SS.9-12.USH.8

SS.9-12.USH.8.B

SS.9-12.USH.8.A

The attached image---?

• Captures the Soviet response to JFK’s blockade of Cuba

• Shows how painful dentistry can be when done by a commie

• Shows how the Soviet Union remain indifferent by Kennedy’s efforts to stop Communist expansion

• Captures the growing danger of increasing reliance on missile technology and nuclear bombs

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SS.9-12.USH.8

SS.9-12.USH.8.B

SS.9-12.USH.8.A

The attached graph illustrates what key aspect of the Cold War?

• The willingness of the Soviet Union and the united States to put aside their differences and disarm the nuclear weapons they possessed

• How the US increased its dependence on containment policies around the world

• How the US and the Soviet Union engaged in a seemingly continual arms race

• How the US sought to end the idea of Mutually Assured Destruction and end the Nuclear Age

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SS.9-12.USH.8

SS.9-12.USH.8.B

SS.9-12.USH.8.A

What was the most significant result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik?

• U.S. military troops were deployed to Korea.

• The United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War.

• A space race between the United States and the Soviet Union began

• The U.S. government implemented the Marshall Plan.

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SS.9-12.USH.8.B

SS.9-12.USH.8.A

Why would men like Joseph McCarthy decide to target the "Hollywood Ten during the 1950's"?

TWO CORRECT ANSWERS

• Due to their support of American isolationist policies

• It occurred during the Second Red Scare, when there was an increase in fear of antiAmerican activity

• Increased political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights in the suburbs

• Growing anxiety amongst the suburban communities related to the economic effects of the Baby Boom with mass consumerism

• Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry

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SS.9-12.USH.8.B

Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births that began in 1946?

• The decline of family farming

• The spread of new diseases

• The growth of the suburbs

• The reduction of mass consumerism

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SS.9-12.USH.8.B

What new genre of music emerged that uses electric guitars and witnessed the cultural integration of whites and blacks working together to create it?

• Hip Hop

• Jazz

• Rock N Roll

• Disco

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SS.9-12.USH.8.B

Which option completes the title attached?

• Social Security Act

• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

• GI Bill

• Americans with Disabilities Act

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SS.9-12.USH.17.B