Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
A. China
B. South Korea
C. the United States
D. the United Nations
____ 2. General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War
A. was not a vital American interest.
B. should be limited to Korea.
C. should be extended into a war against China.
D. should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.
____ 3. The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.
A. Truman Doctrine
B. Marshall Plan
C. iron curtain
D. Warsaw Pact
____ 4. The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
A. iron curtain
B. Berlin airlift
C. Berlin blockade
D. German Democratic Republic
____ 5. ___ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
A. The CIA
B. The UN
C. HUAC
D. NATO
____ 6. The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from
the United States.
A. Nationalists
B. Communists
C. Soviets
D. peasants
____ 7. ___ was the leader of the Communists in China.
A. Chiang Kai-shek
B. Mao Zedong
C. Syngman Rhee
D. Kim Il Sung
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____ 8. General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___.
A. Guatemala
B. Hungary
C. the Middle East
D. Korea
____ 9. The ___ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
A. Communists
B. Nationalists
C. South Koreans
D. North Koreans
____ 10. The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the
___.
A. Marshall Plan
B. Truman Doctrine
C. Warsaw Pact
D. Eisenhower Doctrine
____ 11. When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying
efforts to develop ___.
A. NATO
B. an atomic bomb
C. a space satellite
D. a hydrogen bomb
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 12. Which country was the northernmost NATO member in 1955?
A. Sweden
B. Norway
C. Great Britain
D. Greece
____ 13. Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact countries?
A. Portugal
B. Ireland
C. Albania
D. Norway
____ 14. Which body of water was not bordered by a nonaligned country?
A. Baltic Sea
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Black Sea
____ 15. How many countries shown on the map belonged to the Warsaw Pact?
A. six
B. Seven
C. eight
D. nine
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____ 16. Which three NATO countries border Warsaw Pact countries?
A. Turkey, Greece, Denmark
B. Turkey, Greece, West Germany
C. Greece, Italy, Denmark
D. Greece, Turkey, Italy
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 17. In a capitalist system,
A. the state controls economic activity.
B. private citizens control economic activity.
C. elected officials control economic activity.
D. the dictator controls economic activity.
____ 18. The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
A. promote free elections in Europe.
B. restrict the spread of communism.
C. force Germany to pay war reparations.
D. maintain international peace through the UN.
____ 19. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
A. the Marshall Plan.
B. the formation of NATO.
C. efforts by Western nations to divide Germany.
D. efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
____ 20. The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because
A. the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan.
B. the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Chinese Communists.
C. the Soviets had already sent military aid to South Korea.
D. the Soviets had wanted to remain neutral at the time.
____ 21. When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
A. North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
B. a communist government was established in South Korea.
C. communist fears in the United States were lifted.
D. China gained control of the entire peninsula.
____ 22. After the U-2 incident, all of the following events occurred except
A. the Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal at Geneva.
B. Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the arms race.
C. Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union.
D. Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after 18 months.
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____ 23. Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were
made by
A. Douglas MacArthur.
B. Joseph McCarthy.
C. John Foster Dulles.
D. Alger Hiss.
____ 24. American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when
A. the policy of containment failed in China.
B. the Soviet Union launched a space satellite.
C. the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
D. the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb.
If the statement is true, write "true" on the line. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make
it true.
__________ 25.
Dwight D. Eisenhower abruptly became president after the death of Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
__________ 26.
The Dixiecrats were Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights and claimed to be
concerned about protecting "the Southern way of life."
__________ 27.
Eisenhower's Fair Deal for the American people included proposals for a nationwide
system of health insurance and farm aid.
__________ 28.
In response to labor strikes that threatened to cripple the nation, Harry S. Truman
threatened to draft business owners into the military.
Read each statement. If it is true, write "true" on the line. If it is false, write "false." (4 points each)
__________ 29.
The Dixiecrats were strong supporters of Truman's civil rights policies.
__________ 30.
The population baby boom began in the late 1940s.
__________ 31.
Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for typhoid fever.
__________ 32.
Planned obsolescence is a marketing strategy designed to encourage consumers to
buy more goods.
__________ 33.
In the early days of rock 'n' roll, the audience was mainly African American and the
musicians were mainly white.
__________ 34.
The beat movement was centered in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York
City's Greenwich Village.
__________ 35.
The braceros were Mexican workers who came to the United States during World
War II to harvest crops.
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Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 36. One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was ___.
A. counseling
B. low-interest loans
C. free homes
D. government jobs
____ 37. The Dixiecrats nominated ___ to run for president in 1948.
A. Harry S. Truman
B. Thomas E. Dewey
C. J. Strom Thurmond
D. Henry A. Wallace
____ 38. During the 1950s, ___ jobs declined.
A. manufacturing
B. advertising
C. communications
D. service
____ 39. The vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the ___ .
A. big cities
B. suburbs
C. small cities
D. rural areas
____ 40. With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ___ became an
American way of life.
A. consumerism
B. social conformity
C. planned obsolescence
D. a 40-hour work week
____ 41. Most Americans in the 1960s relied on ___ as their primary source of entertainment and
information.
A. radio
B. movies
C. telephones
D. television
____ 42. The expression of nonconformity by ___ developed into the beat movement.
A. college students
B. artists and poets
C. teenagers
D. rock 'n' roll performers
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____ 43. All of the following contributed to the economic recovery after the war except
A. consumer demand.
B. labor strikes.
C. the Cold War.
D. the Marshall Plan.
____ 44. The factor that most contributed to the upset win of Truman in the 1948 election was
A. his relentless campaign against a "do-nothing" Congress.
B. the healthy state of the nation's economy.
C. his position on civil rights.
D. support from labor unions.
____ 45. The first politician to skillfully use the new medium of television was
A. Harry S. Truman.
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
C. Richard M. Nixon.
D. Adlai Stevenson.
____ 46. One disadvantage of standardization in American business was that it
A. led to a lower standard of living.
B. discouraged individuality.
C. lowered profits.
D. was less efficient.
____ 47. The group that benefited most from the economy and culture of the 1950s was
A. African-American women.
B. African-American men.
C. white women.
D. white men.
____ 48. The dramatic increase in car ownership in the 1950s contributed to all of the following except
A. noise pollution.
B. the Interstate Highway Act.
C. decreased usage of national parks.
D. the widening gap between the middle class and the poor.
____ 49. Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on
A. its portrayal of an idealized society.
B. weak transmitters.
C. the size of the screen.
D. its black-and-white images.
____ 50. In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were viewed as forms of
A. harmless entertainment.
B. rebellion.
C. African-American culture.
D. mainstream American values.
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Answer Sheet
1. A. China
2. C. should be extended into a war against China.
3. A. Truman Doctrine
4. C. Berlin blockade
5. C. HUAC
6. A. Nationalists
7. B. Mao Zedong
8. D. Korea
9. C. South Koreans
10.
D. Eisenhower Doctrine
11.
D. a hydrogen bomb
12.
B. Norway
13.
C. Albania
14.
D. Black Sea
15.
C. eight
16.
B. Turkey, Greece, West Germany
17.
B. private citizens control economic activity.
18.
B. restrict the spread of communism.
19.
D. efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
20.
A. the Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan.
21.
A. North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
22.
A. the Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal at Geneva.
23.
B. Joseph McCarthy.
24.
C. the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
25.
False / Harry S. Truman
26.
True
27.
False / Truman's
28.
False / strikers
29.
False
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30.
True
31.
False
32.
True
33.
False
34.
True
35.
True
36.
B. low-interest loans
37.
C. J. Strom Thurmond
38.
A. manufacturing
39.
B. suburbs
40.
A. consumerism
41.
D. television
42.
B. artists and poets
43.
B. labor strikes.
44.
A. his relentless campaign against a "do-nothing" Congress.
45.
C. Richard M. Nixon.
46.
B. discouraged individuality.
47.
D. white men.
48.
C. decreased usage of national parks.
49.
A. its portrayal of an idealized society.
50.
B. rebellion.
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Standards Summary
CA 11.10
Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting
rights
CA 11.11.2
Discuss the significant domestic policy speeches of Truman,
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush,
and Clinton (e.g., with regard to education, civil rights, economic
policy, environmental policy)
CA 11.11.5
Trace the impact of, need for, and controversies associated with
environmental conservation, expansion of the national park
system, and the development of environmental protection laws,
with particular attention to the interaction between environmental
protection advocates and property rights advocates
CA 11.2.6
Trace the economic development of the United States and its
emergence as a major industrial power, including its gains from
trade and the advantages of its physical geography
CA 11.8.1
Trace the growth of service sector, white collar, and professional
sector jobs in business and government
CA 11.8.2
Describe the significance of Mexican immigration and its
relationship to the agricultural economy, especially in California
CA 11.8.3
Examine Truman's labor policy and congressional reaction to it
CA 11.8.6
Discuss the diverse environmental regions of North America, their
relationship to local economies, and the origins and prospects of
environmental problems in those regions
CA 11.8.7
Describe the effects on society and the economy of technological
developments since 1945, including the computer revolution,
changes in communication, advances in medicine, and
improvements in agricultural technology
CA 11.8.8
Discuss forms of popular culture, with emphasis on their origins
and geographic diffusion (e.g., jazz and other forms of popular
music, professional sports, architectural and artistic styles)
CA 11.8
Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of
post- World War II America
CA 11.9.2
Understand the role of military alliances, including NATO and
SEATO, in deterring communist aggression and maintaining
security during the Cold War
CA 11.9.3
Trace the origins and geopolitical consequences (foreign and
domestic) of the Cold War and containment policy, including the
following:
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CA 11.9.3a
The era of McCarthyism, instances of domestic Communism (e.g.,
Alger Hiss) and blacklisting
CA 11.9.3b
The Truman Doctrine
CA 11.9.3c
The Berlin Blockade
CA 11.9.3d
The Korean War
CA 11.9
Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II
CA 12.8.2
Describe the roles of broadcast, print, and electronic media,
including the Internet, as means of communication in American
politics
CA 12.9.1
Explain how the different philosophies and structures of feudalism,
mercantilism, socialism, fascism, communism, monarchies,
parliamentary systems, and constitutional liberal democracies
influence economic policies, social welfare policies, and human
rights practices
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