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| What was the struggle between communist powers and non communist powers called? | The Cold War |
| When did the Cold War officially begin? | when World War II ended |
| What was finalized at the Potsdam Conference in 1945? | the division of Germany into four zones |
| What was the Marshall Plan? | The United States gave economic assistance to Western European countries. |
| What was the Berlin Airlift? | Western planes flew in food and supplies to Berlin over a Soviet blockade. |
| What did the United States do that signaled a turn away from isolationism? | Joined the United Nations |
| In 1949, who took control of China? | Chinese Communists |
| Which president was responsible for the Interstate Highway Act? | Eisenhower |
| During the 1950s, what new product had the most significant impact on American life? | the television |
| In the 1950s which area often DID NOT share in the ?American Dream?? | inner cities. |
| Who led the UN military forces during the Korean War? | Douglas MacArthur |
| Why did Truman fire MacArthur? | MacArthur had publicly criticized Truman?s cautious approach to the Korean War. |
| How did the Korean War end? victory | with a cease-fire and no clear victor |
| Who took control of the Soviet Union after Stalin?s death? | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Which country launched the world?s first human-made satellite into orbit? | the Soviet Union |
| What is the Peace Corps? | an American volunteer program to help people in developing countries |
| What did Stalin promise at Yalta? | that he would hold free elections in Eastern Europe |
| Which part of Europe became satellites of the Soviet Union after WWII? | Eastern Europe |
| What happened as jobs and people moved to the suburbs? | the inner cities became home to poorer, less educated people. |
| What did the nation experience because demand far exceeded the supply of goods after World War II? | inflation. |
| Which of the following helped the United States change back to a peacetime economy? | the GI Bill of Rights |
| Where did North Korean troops suddenly invade on June 25, 1950? | South Korea. |
| What was the effect of the explosion of an atomic bomb by the Soviet Union in 1949? | it made the Cold War seem much more deadly to Americans. |
| Which country supported the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh? | the Soviet Union |
| Why was the Truman Doctrine developed? | to promote democratic governments |
| Whose name has come to be associated with accusing someone of disloyalty without having any evidence? | Joseph McCarthy?s |
