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Cold War Test
Test over the Cold War
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History
11th Grade
05/14/2013

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Match the person with what they are associated with. (11 points)
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List the possible causes of the Counter Culture of the '60s. (5 causes) (5 points)
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Describe the incident at Little Rock, Arkansas. (3 point)
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Describe the incident at Birmingham Alabama. (3 point)
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What does NATO stand for? What was the opposite group that formed in response?
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What does HUAC stand for? Name 1 person that was accused of being a Communist during the Red Scare. (5 points)
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What are two things that Americans at home built or did in response to a possible nuclear strike? (2 points)
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Russia launching the first artificial satellite scared Americans. What administration and act were created in response? What did they each focus on? (4 points)
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JFK's approach to Communism was more aggressive. What was that approach called (1 pt) AND what were the 3 things he created to fulfill that approach (3 pts)? (4 points)
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The debates in 1960 were huge between JFK and Nixon. Describe what new technology was used and how the 4th debate changed things. Be sure to point out differences in candidates and how that may have changed voter's decisions. (4 points)
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In 1954 a young girl caused a dramatic change in Civil Rights. What happened to this little girl to get her case to the Supreme Court. What was the court case that occurred (_____ v _____ _______ __ _______)? What was their ruling (include: court case overturned and what did they say had to happen with segregation)? (6 points)
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What are the 3 roots of the Cold War? Briefly explain each. (6 points)
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Name the 2 conferences where Britain, U.S., and USSR determined Germany's fate. (2 points)
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What is the X-letter or Long letter? Very Briefly explain what it did/said. (2 points)
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Because of the ________ _____________, Social Security and other welfare systems will be strained as this group born between 1946 and 1961 retire.
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"Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country" was said by _______________________
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This "friendly traveller" called _____________ was launched on October ____, 19____ by the Russians which sent America into a panic.
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MAD or ______________ _______________ ______________ meant that everyone would die if one country decided to use nuclear weapons.
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Polio was cured by __________ which saved many young people from death or paralysis today.
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________ ___________ was/is the Communist leader of Cuba.
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________ _______ was the symbol of the Cold War until it is torn down in 1989.
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_____________ was shot on _____________ ____, 1963 in Texas.
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The _____________ Commission found that the gunman that shot the President in 1963 acted alone.
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Churchill said that an _______ ___________ was draped across Europe separating East and West.
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MLK is assassinated on April ___, _____ in Memphis, Tennessee.
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_______ Riots occurred in a part of L.A. when a simple arrest turned into a $45 million situation.
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SNCC or ____________ ______________ _____________ ______________ was made up of mostly students.
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This group was headed by MLK at one time and tried to fight Jim Crow Laws in the South. Emphasized Christianity.
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These often occurred in Woolworth Stores or dime stores that had a cafe. They were always non-violent.
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This was one of the things that Eisenhower added to the budget in the name of defense.
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He became president after the previous one was assassinated in 1963.
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This man shot the president from the Texas Schoolbook Depository in 1963.
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This man shot the guy that was arrested for shooting the president in 1963.
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Although LBJ had a lot of programs that didn't work very well one was quite successful that dealt with education of our youth.
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What was LBJ's first action as President?
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This man was the reason Rock and Roll even was on the radio in the first place.
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This group was formed in Oakland, Ca. after Malcom X was assassinated.
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This standoff with Cuba and Russia almost sent the world into WWIII when Americans found ICBMs w/ nukes in Cuba only 90 miles from our coast. Luckily both sides de-escalated...
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This was a failed attempt to bring down the leader of Cuba by using 1500 CIA trained Cubans to spark a revolution.
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This spy-plane (also a band name) was shot down over Russia which ruined our relations with them piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
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After Joseph Stalin, who took over the USSR who secretly didn't agree with Stalin's policy?
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What approach to dealing with Communism was advocated by John Foster Dulles that said we had to be willing to almost go to war and make them back down?
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What Texas city was the president shot in 1963?
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Who was in charge of the Communist in China?
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This man lead the Nationalist in China.
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This "Tricky" guy was another person besides McCarthy that used Communism to rise in power.
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This Senator from Wisconsin falsely accused people of being Communists. Who eventually accused the wrong people getting him censured in the Senate.
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This was Eisenhower's "theory" on containment. He argued that if one Communist country fell over, more were to follow.
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What was the speech called where Nixon admitted to keeping one thing from the "gifts" when he was Senator being their dog?
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Created by President Truman, this gave veterans money to buy houses, start businesses, or pay for college.
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This was the constant supply of West Berlin for 11 months of 1948 to 1949
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This was the carrot part of our foreign policy. It gave American aid to ANY country that wanted it
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This was the stick part of our foreign policy. It said we would come to the aid of anyone that had problems with Communist countries.
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This was our official policy on Communism.
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Korean War was fought between North and South Korea with the help of the Americans and Communist. At what Parallel was the country split?
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What year did China become Communists AND Russia get 'the bomb'?
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