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3. 20 10 50 40 30 Defined Who’s side are you on? Who Knew? Conflicts The Cold War Mixed Up

4. Defined? 10 ANSWER Formed near the end of WWII to create a body for the nations of the world to prevent future global wars: A. League of Nations B. United Nations C. Warsaw Pact

5. Defined? 10 BOARD B. United Nations

6. Defined? 20 ANSWER This provided massive financial aid to rebuild European economies after WWII: A.Berlin Airlift B.League of Nations C.Marshall Plan

7. BOARD Defined? 20 C. Marshall Plan

8. Defined? 30 ANSWER These countries were the 2 Superpowers after WWII: A. Germany and Japan B.Soviet Union and Japan C.United States and Soviet Union

9. Defined? 30 BOARD C. United States and the Soviet Union

10. Defined? 40 ANSWER This was America’s policy to stop the spread of communism: A.Recession B.Containment C. Domino Theory

11. Defined? 40 BOARD B. Containment Communism

12. Defined? 50 ANSWER The Cold War divided the world into what two camps after WWII? A.U.S.A./NATO vs. Germany/Nazis B.Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact vs. Japan/Tojo C.U.S.A./NATO vs. Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact

13. Defined 50 BOARD C.U.S.A./NATO vs. Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact

14. Conflicts 10 ANSWER What war ended in: Stalemate? Cease-Fire Agreement?

15. Conflicts 10 BOARD Korea: Vietnam: Stalemate Cease-Fire

16. Conflicts 20 ANSWER During what event did the United States come close to a nuclear war? A.Korean War B.Vietnam War C.Cuban Missile Crisis

17. Conflicts 20 BOARD C. Cuban Missile Crisis

18. Conflicts 30 ANSWER How did America respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis? A.U.S. Naval blockade to block Cuba from receiving imported resources from the Soviet Union B.Missiles launched from Cuba to begin Korean War

19. Conflicts 30 BOARD U.S. Naval blockaded Cuba from receiving imported resources from the Soviet Union

20. Conflicts 40 ANSWER America believed that if South Vietnam became communist, neighboring countries would all fall to communism. This belief became known as the: A.Communist Theory B.Vietnam Theory C.Domino Theory

21. Conflicts 40 BOARD C. Domino Theory

22. Conflicts 50 ANSWER South Korea and the U.S. joined forces to resist the aggression of what 2 countries? A.Japan and Germany B.Soviet Union and Germany C.North Korea and China

23. Conflicts 50 BOARD C.North Korea and China (U.S. and South Korea vs. North Korean and Chinese aggression)

24. Whose side are you on? 10 ANSWER After WWII, Germany became divided into how many sectors? A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four

25. Whose side are you on? 10 BOARD D. Four

26. Whose side are you on? 20 ANSWER After WWII, East Germany was under the domination of what country? A.Great Britain B.United States C.Soviet Union D.Poland

27. Whose side are you on? 20 BOARD C.Soviet Union Map of Germany after WWII

28. Whose side are you on? 30 ANSWER What type of government did Japan adopt after WWII? A.Fascist B.Communist C.Dictatorship D.Democratic

29. Whose side are you on? 30 BOARD D. Democratic

30. Whose side are you on? 40 ANSWER The Soviet Union dominated over what part of Europe after WWII? A.Eastern B.Western C.Northern

31. Whose side are you on? 40 BOARD A. Eastern

32. Whose side are you on? 50 ANSWER NATO countries are shown in blue above. The red area represents- A.Russian Pact nations B.China Pact nations C.Warsaw Pact nations

33. Whose side are you on? 50 BOARD C. Warsaw Pact Nations

34. Cold War 10 ANSWER The struggle for power between communist and non-communist countries without actual fighting is referred to as -- A. The Warsaw Pact B. The Arms Race C. The Cold War D. The General Assembly

35. Cold War 10 BOARD The Cold War

36. Cold War 20 ANSWER The breakup of the Soviet Union into independent countries and the destruction of the Berlin Wall led to the— A. Collapse of Communism in Europe. B. Collapse of the Wall of China. C. Collapse of the USSR democratic government D. Collapse of ethnicity in Russia

37. Cold War 20 BOARD A. Collapse of Communism in Europe

38. Cold War 30 ANSWER During President Kennedy’s term, which event brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to a nuclear war? A. The Bay of Pigs Invasion B. The Cuban Missile Crisis C. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution D. The Tet Offensive

39. Cold War 30 BOARD B. The Cuban Missile Crisis

40. Cold War 40 ANSWER The term “Domino Theory” refers to: A. The spread of Communism in Southeast Asia if S. Vietnam lost the war B. The spread of Christianity to other third world countries C. The effect of a nuclear war on cities and farms across the nation. D. The result of an anti-discrimination policy.

41. Cold War 40 BOARD A. The spread of Communism in Southeast Asia if South Vietnam lost the war.

42. Cold War 50 ANSWER NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed to – A. Build an alliance against the North Atlantic countries B. Build an alliance against democracies. C. Build an alliance against Germany. D. Build an alliance against communism.

43. Cold War 50 BOARD D. Build an alliance against communism.

44. Who Knew? 10 ANSWER Differences in goals and ideologies between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is that the U.S. was___________ and ____________ and the Soviet Union was ____________ and _______________. A.Democratic and Capitalist Dictatorial and Communist B.Dictatorial and Communist Democratic and Capitalist

45. Who Knew? 10 BOARD A.The U.S. was: Democratic and Capitalist The Soviet Union was: Dictatorial and Communist

46. Who Knew? 20 ANSWER The Soviet Union dominated over: A.Eastern European countries B.Western European countries

47. Who Knew? 20 BOARD A. Eastern European Countries

48. Who Knew? 30 ANSWER The United States was a leading force and member of- A.Axis Nations B.Warsaw Pact C.NATO

49. Who Knew? 30 BOARD C. NATO

50. Who Knew? 40 ANSWER After WWII, Americans purchased goods on: A.Sale B.Credit

51. Who Knew? 40 BOARD B. Credit

52. Who Knew? 50 ANSWER What were America’s New Challenges after World War II? *Role of U.S. ____________________ *Environmental _________________ *______________ issues, including trade, jobs, diseases, and energy.

53. Who Knew? 50 BOARD *Role of U.S. Military Intervention *Environmental Challenges *Global Issues, including trade, jobs, diseases and energy

54. Mixed Up 10 ANSWER With rationing of consumer goods over after WWII, how did businesses convert? From the production of________ materials to _________ goods.

55. Mixed Up 10 BOARD From: War materials to Consumer goods To TO

56. Mixed Up 20 ANSWER After WWII, labor unions merged and became more powerful and workers gained: A.No benefits and lower salaries B.New benefits and higher salaries

57. Mixed Up 20 BOARD B. New benefits and higher salaries

58. Mixed Up 30 ANSWER After WWII, economic prosperity continued and technology boomed. What did the next generation of women do? A.Stayed at home and baked cookies B.Re-entered the labor force in large numbers

59. Mixed Up 30 BOARD B. Re-entered the labor force in large numbers

60. Mixed Up 40 ANSWER What provided massive financial aid to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism? A.The Stock Market B.The Marshall Plan

61. Mixed Up 40 BOARD B. The Marshall Plan

62. Mixed Up 50 ANSWER Following its defeat, how was Japan occupied, what kind of government did it adopt and whose ally did it become?

63. Mixed Up 50 BOARD Following its defeat, Japan was occupied by: American Forces Japan became: Democratic, resumed self government and Became a strong ally of the U.S.

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