Quiz: Content - The Cold War and
Postwar Affluence
Score for this quiz:38out of 50
Submitted Feb 21 at 11:04am
This attempt took 20 minutes.
Question 1
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Marshall Plan aid was offered to all European countries, regardless of
whether or not they were communist nations.
True
False
Question 2
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Which leader ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall?
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
George Marshall
Question 3
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When the Korean War started in 1950, South Korea’s air force was more
advanced than North Korea’s.
True
False
Question 4
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What was a fallout shelter?
A secret location where intercontinental missiles were stored.
A designated place Americans could hide in case of a nuclear attack.
The codename for private lounges for the wealthy.
None of the answers are correct.
Question 5
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What was a main worry for the U.S. government in the aftermath of World
War II?
Western Europeans would turn to communism for support.
Interruptions in Pacific shipping would affect non-combatant nations.
Italy and France would elect Fascist regimes again.
Morality among servicemembers returning home would significantly decline.
Question 6
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While they received technical aid from the Chinese and the Russians, North
Koreans piloted most of the fighter plane missions for its side in the Korean
War.
True
False
Question 7
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Which statement best describes how well the American pilots performed in
the Korean War?
The Americans pilots were better than the North Koreans but less skilled
then the Russians.
The American pilots were better than the Russians but less skilled then the
Chinese.
The American pilots were better than the North Koreans, the Russians, and
the Chinese.
The American pilots were better than the Russians and the Chinese but not
the North Koreans.
Question 8
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What was the main purpose of dividing Berlin into occupation zones?
To prove which economic system was the most successful.
To invite foreign nationals to each zone.
To de-Nazify each nation’s respective zones.
To provide protectorates for the remaining Jews in Germany.
Question 9
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While fighter plane combat receives a lot of attention, what part of the
Korean air war does Captain Rob Ritchie believe deserves more historical
attention?
Airlift efforts
Helicopter operations
Strategic bombing
Naval air support
Question 10
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Senator Joseph McCarthy’s investigations proved that there were 205
communists in the State Department.
True
False
I Question 11
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At the conclusion of the Yalta Conference in 1945, there was agreement on
the government of Poland.
the unification of Germany.
the future form of government in Germany.
the future creation of a United Nations.
I Question 12
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The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 by
humanitarian concerns for the people of the Soviet Union.
a desire to create a strong American market for European goods.
a desire to create strong European markets for American goods.
concerns about growing global inequality in the wake of World War II.
Question 13
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In 1948, President Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin
by
airlifting supplies to West Berlin.
threatening war with the Soviet Union.
encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions.
creating a blockade of East Berlin.
Question 14
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In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
called for a demilitarized zone across Western Europe.
declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all.
represented Western Europe's first free trade customs union.
decided to rearm West Germany in response to the Berlin blockade.
Question 15
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The first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in
1947 was
labor unions.
the movie industry.
the Democratic Party.
the American Communist Party.
Question 16
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In 1950, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of spying for
The Soviet Union.
North Korea.
China.
Israel.
Question 17
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The majority of Americans responded to the dismissal of General Douglas
MacArthur with
anger at the United Nations.
criticism of MacArthur.
criticism of President Truman.
anger at China.
I Question 18
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Between 1945 and 1960, the birth rate in the United States
reversed a long pattern of decline.
led to a doubling of the nation’s population.
led to shortages of many consumer goods.
fell precipitously from its World War II highs.
I Question 19
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The first American to be launched into space, in 1961, was
Yuri Gagarin.
John Glenn.
Alan Shepard.
Neil Armstrong.
I Question 20
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Which of the following wasnota factor in the rise of the civil rights
movement?
the events of World War II
the growth of the urban Black middle class
Cold War politics
communist funding
Question 21
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Dr. Benjamin Spock made a career of helping women have professional
careers and be mothers at the same time.
True
False
Question 22
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In 1957, the effort to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas,
required
President Eisenhower to remove the governor of Arkansas from office.
the presence of federal troops to enforce court orders.
the replacement of many of the school’s teachers.
the arrest of hundreds of white parents and students protesting at the
school.
I Question 23
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During the 1950s, television networks
created conditions that helped to ameliorate social conflict.
steered clear of the all-out commercialism of later color TV.
offered ever more lurid news footage in a desperate competition for ratings.
conveyed an idealized image of families in America in much of their
programming.
Question 24
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In his farewell address to the nation, President Eisenhower warned against
the dangers of
global nuclear war.
brinkmanship diplomacy.
the military-industrial complex.
the growing communist threat.
Question 25
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The popular Beat novelOn the Road(1957) was written by
Allen Ginsberg.
J. D. Salinger.
Jack Kerouac.
Saul Bellow.
Quiz Score:38out of 50
