Module 20 Quiz U.S. History EHS

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

1953

1975

1989

1950

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Which of the following nations is NOT a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

France

Germany

Russia

China

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Who won the 1952 presidential election?

Adlai Stevenson

Franklin Roosevelt

Dwight Eisenhower

Herbert Hoover

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Who was the first to put a satellite into orbit around the earth?

Germany

Great Britain

Soviet Union

United States

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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

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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

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Which of the following is the term for someone who strives for an independent Jewish state?

Arab

Zionist

Israeli

Jew

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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

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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

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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

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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

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