Progress Learning 7 Flashcards
Site of 1962 naval “quarantine”
Cuba
This city was blockaded by the USSR
Berlin
Communism was contained to the north
Korea
Which of these BEST describes why the United States became involved in what is known as the Korean War?
The U.S. feared that communist-controlled North Korea would take full control of the Korean Peninsula.
Which of these events is often considered the height of the nuclear arms race that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of war in 1963?
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 1957 presidential policy that extended U.S. economic and military aid to any country in the Middle East seeking assistance against the threat of communism was the
Eisenhower Doctrine
Which of these was an outcome of the “Army-McCarthy Hearings”?
McCarthy’s claims were discredited
U.S. Defense Spending
Which of these statements is an accurate fact about this chart?
The end of World War II resulted in a decline in defense spending.
November 4, 1979: U.S. Embassy seized, hostages taken
April 24, 1980: U.S. rescue attempt fails
January 20, 1981: Hostages released
These are describing what event?
The Iran Hostage Crisis
Which of these was the most noticeable symbol of the “Iron Curtain”?
Berlin Wall
Which of these factors had the LEAST effect on the number of women in the workforce in the twentieth century?
the introduction of the GI Bill after World War II ended
The United States responded to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 by
Responses
creating NASA and passing the National Defense Education Act.
How did the GI Bill help many Americans move from the lower class to the middle class?
It gave veterans financial aid to attend college and buy suburban homes.
