Cold War Test

Question 1

Iron Curtain

Answer 1

The dividing line between eastern and Western Europe

Question 2

Containment

Answer 2

The US and the West should focus on containing communism to the countries in which it already existed.

Question 3

Truman Doctrine

Answer 3

The US would not hesitate to intervene and aid nations overseas to resist communism.

Question 4

Berlin Aircraft

Answer 4

Done to avoid war, but deal firmly with Stalin. Over a 15 month period, US and British planes delivered needed supplies to West Berlin.

Question 5

Cold War

Answer 5

Between the US and Soviet Union

Question 6

China

Answer 6

Became a communist nation following a revolution led by Mao Tse - Tung.

Question 7

Korea

Answer 7

Liberated from Japanese during WW2

Question 8

Korean War

Answer 8

Began when North Korea forces crossed the 38th parallel. The United Nations came to South Korea’s aid.

Question 9

Israel

Answer 9

Became an independent Jewish state

Question 10

Eisenhower Doctrine

Answer 10

The US would not hesitate to aid any country in the Middle East that asked for help resisting communist aggression

Question 11

Nikita Khrushchev

Answer 11

The soviet leader following the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953.

Question 12

U-2 Incident

Answer 12

Involved a US U-2 spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union

Question 13

Fidel Castro

Answer 13

Overthrew the Cuban government in 1959 and assumed control of the nation

Question 14

Berlin Wall

Answer 14

Soviet Union built a wall that separated communist east Berlin and democratic West Berlin

Question 15

John F. Kennedy

Answer 15

Succeeded Eisenhower as president of the US in 1961. He approved an operation to aid anti-Castro Cubans in an invasion of their homeland.

Question 16

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 16

Brought the two super powers (US and Soviet Union) to the brink of a nuclear war.

Question 17

United Nations

Answer 17

Intended to provide a place where countries could negotiate rather than go to war. Representatives from the US, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and China.

Question 18

NATO

Answer 18

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. US + many European countries signed a treaty to fight together.

Question 19

Warsaw Pact

Answer 19

The USSR + its allies answer to NATO. It United the communist countries of Eastern Europe.

Question 20

GI Bill of Rights

Answer 20

Servicemen’s Re-Adjustment Act. This legislation provided military veterans with benefits such as job priority, money for education, training, and loans for purchasing homes and property.

Question 21

Middle Class

Answer 21

Common people moved to suburbs

Question 22

Suburbanization

Answer 22

The rapid growth and spread of suburbs

Question 23

Baby Boom

Answer 23

After WW2 a lot of people had babies

Question 24

Post War Education

Answer 24

For the first time in US history, middle class people getting a college degree became the social norm

Question 25

Consumer Society

Answer 25

After the war people started buying what they wanted, like they couldn’t have before because of rationing.

Question 26

Television

Answer 26

New invention after WW2

Question 27

Housewife

Answer 27

A woman’s role remained that primarily of a housewife; men worked

Question 28

Second Red Scare

Answer 28

In the late 1940s and into the 19050s, the government investigated and arrested many people with alleged connections to the communist party

Question 29

HUAC

Answer 29

Congress relied on the House Un-American Activities Committee. This committee was responsible for rooting out communists in government and US society.

Question 30

Hollywood Blacklist

Answer 30

This list consisted of writers, actors, directors, and so forth that producers refused to work with because of suspected ties to communism

Question 31

Joseph McCarthy

Answer 31

Believed communists had infiltrated high levels of government and the US military

Question 32

Military- Industrial Complex

Answer 32

Refers to the important link between the US military, the congress (which allocates money for military spending), and the civilian industry that produces needed military goods.

Question 33

Demographic Changes

Answer 33

Caused by the changing economy and culture. The western population grew as areas like Orange County, CA became home to the emerging post-war defense industry.

Question 34

Marshall Plan

Answer 34

Provided Nations in war torn Europe with much needed financial support from the US. This aid served to spark economic revival and prosperity in these countries.