The Cold War/1950's Test
This is the test that covers material related to the Cold War and the 1950's. Please be sure to read each question and answer choice thoroughly before making an answer selection. Good Luck!
- 1.Winston Churchill referred to the spread of communism as this.
- A.
An iron curtain
- B.
Berlin Wall
- C.
Berlin blockade
- D.
German Democratic Republic
- 2.__________ is best known for investigain communism in the film industry.
- A.
The CIA
- B.
The UN
- C.
HUAC
- D.
NATO
- 3.____________ was the leader of the Communists in China.
- A.
Chiang Kai-shek
- B.
Mao Zedong
- C.
Syngman Rhee
- D.
Kim il Sung
- 4.General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ________.
- A.
Guatemala
- B.
Hungary
- C.
The Middle East
- D.
Korea
- 5.____________ was the leader of the Nationalist forces in China.
- A.
Chiang Kai-shek
- B.
Mao Zedong
- C.
Syngman Rhee
- D.
Kim il Sung
- 6.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
- 7.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.
- 8.Which of the following made it illegal to plan anything that might lead to a totalitarian dictatorship in the US?
- A.
Truman Doctrine
- B.
Marshall Plan
- C.
McCarran Internal Security Act
- D.
Monroe Doctrine
- 9.The launch of Sputnik demonstrated
- A.
The world’s first moon vehicle
- B.
The US’ triumph of technology
- C.
The excitement of working towards a worldwide technological goal
- D.
The competition of the Cold War and the devastation that the US was not first
- 10.This man became president in 1952 after the Korean stalemate
- A.
Eisenhower
- B.
Truman
- C.
Kennedy
- D.
Nixon
- 11.Which scenario describes the controversy over leadership in the Korean War?
- A.
The Chinese communists criticized Truman and MacArthur was upset
- B.
Truman and MacArthur disagreed over war with China and MacArthur was fired
- C.
Truman believed we should continue the war into China
- D.
MacArthur was hated by his troops and the American people
- 12.The strength of the 1950s economy was due to
- A.
The growth of business and economic opportunities
- B.
The rapid growth of women in the work force
- C.
The increase of blue-collar jobs
- D.
The individuality of American workers and the dedication to their jobs
- 13.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.
- 14.What is significant about the Baby Boom?
- A.
It created the largest generation in American History
- B.
The suburbs had to build more hospitals
- C.
Most women did not want to be mothers although popular culture glorified motherhood
- D.
It widened the gap between the middle class and the poor.
- 15.Which of the following did not contribute to our modern lifestyle?
- A.
The invention of television
- B.
The culture of the teenager
- C.
Fast food restaurants and TV dinners
- D.
The glorified role of mother and homemaker
- 16.Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on
- A.
Its protrayal of an idealized white society
- B.
An abundance of TV violence
- C.
The size of the screen
- D.
Its black-and-white images
- 17.In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were viewed as forms of
- A.
Harmless entertainment
- B.
Rebellion against mainstream values
- C.
African-American culture
- D.
Mainstream American values
- 18.These Eastern European nations were dominated by the Soviet Union.
- 19.This action, conducted by the British and Americans, provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union.
- 20.Both the United States and the Soviet Union joined this peacekeeping organization after World War II.
- 21.This defensive military alliance was the first military alliance that the United States ever entered during peacetime.
- 22.
- 23.This term refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that began at the end of World War II.
- 24.The United States’ policy of ___ was designed to stop the spread of communism.
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