1945-1960

Question 1

Eastern and Central European nations under control of the former Soviet Union

Answer 1

Satellite nations

Question 2

According to Winston Churchill an iron curtain separated

Answer 2

Nations of eastern and Western Europe

Question 3

The Taft-Harley act

Answer 3

Outlawed the closed shop

Question 4

Which of the following countries is not one of the five permanent members of the security council

Answer 4

Japan

Question 5

The 38th parallel divided

Answer 5

North Korea and South Korea

Question 6

By 1950 Germany was

Answer 6

Divided into 2 countries with a divided Berlin in east Germany

Question 7

Which event started the Korean War

Answer 7

North Korea attacked South Korea

Question 8

A major reason why president Truman fired general Douglas MacArthur was

Answer 8

MacArthurs criticism of Truman’s war policies

Question 9

How did the post war baby boom affect American society

Answer 9

It increased the need for education resources

Question 10

The aging of the baby boom generation

Answer 10

An increase in social security spending

Question 11

The war crimes trials of German and Japanese military officials following ww2

Answer 11

Individuals can be held responsible for wartime atrocities against civilians

Question 12

After ww2 the Marshall plan was proposed

Answer 12

Help European nations recover economically

Question 13

Limit the spread of communism

Answer 13

Reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countries

Question 14

The United Nations used military force against an aggressor nation

Answer 14

Formed competing military alliances

Question 15

Jeopardized the rights of the individuals suspected

Answer 15

Identify communists in the government and elsewhere in American society

Question 16

A constitutional amendment was passed denying a president

Answer 16

Bus boycott