Question 1
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When did North and South Korea sign an armistice officially ending the fighting?

1953
1975
1989
1950
Question 2
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When did the three Western Allies decide to combine their zones in Germany into one country of West Germany?

1952
1945
1948
1989
Question 3
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What was the result of China’s Great Leap Forward?

Agricultural production increased and industrial production of coal and steel more than doubled
China successfully transitioned from a communist to democratic country
China successfully sent the first satellite into orbit around the earth
Agricultural production decreased and the Chinese people were unhappy with the long work hours and communal living
Question 4
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What was one of the reasons why the U.S. intervened in the Korean conflict?

the fear that communism would spread
all of these answers are correct
the desire to test the hydrogen bomb
the fear that Chinese nationalism would spread
Question 5
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What is the 38th Parallel?

a line that roughly divides China and Russia
a line that roughly divides West Germany and East Germany
a line that roughly divides North Vietnam and South Vietnam
a line that roughly divides North Korea and South Korea
Question 6
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Which of the following nations is NOT a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

France
Germany
Russia
China
Question 7
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Who won the 1952 presidential election?

Adlai Stevenson
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Question 8
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Who was the first to put a satellite into orbit around the earth?

Germany
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Question 9
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What was the Warsaw Pact?

a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of West Berlin
a collective defense treaty signed by most of the Communist nations of Eastern Europe
a collective defense treaty signed by the Western European nations
a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of East Berlin
Question 10
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What was one of the criticisms of states that had passed laws in 1953 making it illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the government?

the laws violated the third amendment
the laws violated the nineteenth amendment
the laws violated the thirteenth amendment
the laws violated the first amendment
Question 11
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Which of the following is the term for someone who strives for an independent Jewish state?

Arab
Zionist
Israeli
Jew
Question 12
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The United Nations ________ prepares the yearly budget and assesses all member nations a share of the costs.
Trusteeship Council
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
General Assembly
Question 13
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Which of the following is the practice of making accusations of treason, especially when related to communism?

McCarthyism
McCarranism
Sensationalism
Antiradicalism
Question 14
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Who became the leader of the Communist Party and the Soviet Premier in 1955?

Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Aleksei Kosygin
Question 15
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Which law made it a crime to plan any actions that might lead to the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States?

McCarran Act
American Communist Act
Federal Employees Loyalty and Security Act
McCarthy Act