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US History EOC Review 1950’s Cold War 1) Which of the following is a result because of the other three? a. Economic recovery in East Berlin was slow b. The East German government built a wall dividing the city c. A steady flow of refugees entered Western Berlin from Eastern Berlin d. Russia takes control of East Berlin 2) Which of the following types of gov’ts has total control over people’s lives? a) b) c) d) Communism/Socialism Democracy Totalitarianism Monarchy 3) Which of the following is a cause for the other three effects? a) America initiated a plan to aid the recovery of Europe b) America began a policy of containment c) America gave aid to Greece d) America joins NATO 4) What type of Gov’t controls all industries and is a classless society? a) b) c) d) Communism Democracy Totalitarianism Monarchy 5) What city did the Berlin Airlift drop food and other supplies in? a) b) c) d) West Berlin East Berlin Poland West Germany 6) Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in a) the war effort of the 1940s b) the Red Scare of the 1950s c) the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s d) the political scandals of the 1970s 7) In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, U.S. Supreme Court decided that a) Separate educational facilities are unequal and unconstitutional b) Separate educational facilities are equal and constitutional c) Separate educational facilities are equal and Unconstitutional d) None of the above 8) What did the Truman Doctrine state? a) Economic and Military aid to stop Communism to anyone b) A foreign policy of Neutrality c) One billion dollars in aid to Europe d) America joins Warsaw 9) Which of the following causes the other three effects to happen? a) Soviet forces occupied most of Eastern Europe, during WWII b) Eastern European countries became satellites of the Soviet Union c) Soviet Union established communist control over Eastern Europe gov’ts d) Russia takes control of East Berlin 10)The GI Bill Of Rights was started to? a) Pay for ex-soldiers college education b) To prevent drastic Unemployment c) Give benefits included low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business d) All of the above 11) The Cold War began when a) Russia began to dominate Eastern Europe after WWII b) Truman tried to assassinate Joseph Stalin c) Truman tried to invade Cuba d) Russia changed their name to the Soviet Union 12) The United States became a Powerhouse after WWII because? a) b) c) d) The Atomic Bomb America home land was left unscathed America had superior factories All of the above 13) Why did Joseph McCarthy’s mad WitchHunt come to an end? a) McCarthy tried to Bully the President’s Lawyer b) McCarthy tried to bully the Army’s Lawyer c) McCarthy was arrested for violating the Bill of rights d) McCarthy was arrested for violating the Smith act 14) Who was the first Black baseball player? a) b) c) d) Larry Doby Josh Gibson Jackie Robinson Ken Griffey jr. 15) How did the U.S. Congress respond to the “emergency” referred to in this cartoon? a. It repealed the 18th amendment. b. It passed the Marshall Plan. c. It approved the Good Neighbor Policy. d. It ratified the Treaty of Versailles. 16) What amendment was created to limit a president to two terms? a) b) c) d) 12th 25th 20th 22nd 17) What was the Peacekeeping organization that any country could join after WWII? a) b) c) d) League of Nations Warsaw United Nations CIA 18) Which political trend characterized the era of McCarthyism? a) the effort to end the welfare system b) the willingness to provide political asylum to persecuted communists c) the effort to transform the United States into a society based on civil equality d) the use of false accusation of communism as a weapon against political opponents 19) What was an important cause of American prosperity post-World War II period? a) most American married couples postponed having children in order to work longer. b) American producers faced less competition because of destruction in Europe and Asia. c) women remained in the workforce in order to increase American production. d) the elimination of poverty through federal programs increased demand and stimulated production. 20) Population increases that resulted from the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s contributed to a a) b) c) d) housing surplus drop in immigration reduction in government services rise in demand for consumer goods 21) This photograph shows the post-World War II growth that was typical of a) tourist resorts b) suburban communities c) inner cities d) public housing projects 22) Which development BEST reflects the economic prosperity of the United States after the Second World War? a) b) c) d) the northern migration the Civil Rights movement the Beatnik movement of the 1950s the growth of suburbia and consumerism 23) Most opponents of the Senate hearings led by Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s argued that these investigations a)weakened the armed forces of the nation b)violated the Bill of rights of many people c)undermined the powers of the president d)encouraged the spread of communism 24) The Montgomery Bus boycott took place in what state? a) b) c) d) Mississippi Arkansas Alabama Georgia 25) A goal of the Marshall Plan (1948) was to a) rebuild Japan after World War II b) provide military aid to the Warsaw Pact c) establish a Pan-American military alliance system d) provide economic aid to European nations threatened by communism 26) The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all part of the foreign policy of a) b) c) d) Isolationism Détente Colonialism Containment In 1948 this flight pattern illustrated in the diagram was designed to allow an airplane to land every three minutes. Why was this operation undertaken? a) to enable a rapid withdrawal of troops from a war-torn city b) to deploy substantial invasion forces c) to provide supplies to a blockaded city d) to rescue thousands of stranded political refugees 28) A major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the a) threat of communism spreading throughout Asia b) need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union c) demand by the United States for Korean natural resources d) desire to limit Japanese expansion 29) Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War? a) North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China. b) A majority of North Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the North Korean government. c) North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war. d) Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners. 30) How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations? a)it was created to prevent the spread of communism b)it was set up to promote international efforts to stop World Wars c)it was intended to prevent another global Great Depression d)it was boycotted by both the United States and the Soviet Union