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What was the “missile gap” identified in the 1950s?

A
The USSR, according to a report, was ahead in ICBM technology.
B
The Soviets had a lot fewer ICBMs than the United States.
C
The distance ICBMs flew between continents was referred to as a “gap.”
D
The “gap” referred to the distance between deployed missiles on the ground.
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How did television contribute to the conformity of the 1950s?

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Television shows encouraged people to be individuals.
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Television aired only news and information programs.
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Television portrayed a lifestyle that many people tried to imitate.
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Television programming had little creativity or new ideas.
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Which of the following events contributed to Joseph McCarthy’s rise to power during the early 1950s?

A
The House Un-American Activities Committee was formed.
B
Alger Hiss was prosecuted and convicted as a Soviet spy.
C
The Senate passed a resolution to censure McCarthy.
D
Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress.
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Why was President Truman considered to be weak on communism despite the federal government’s measures to investigate communists?

A
Fear of communism had reached a level that bordered on hysteria, and Truman’s actions did little to make it go away.
B
Truman actions were not strong enough to demonstrate to the public that the threat from the Soviets was very real.
C
Truman focused only on the government; he did not believe that communism had infiltrated other aspects of American life.
D
People believed that Truman might have been a communist and was only conducting investigations to protect himself from suspicion.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization combined the military strength of

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the United States, Latin America, and Western Europe.
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the United States, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union.
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the United States, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe.
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the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a whistle-stop campaign?

A
strong attempts to win an election despite negative public opinion
B
short campaign speeches given by a politician from a train
C
campaigns that are run by conservative Republicans
D
multiple Democratic candidates on a presidential ballot
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The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began when

A
the United States first launched a nuclear missile.
B
the Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb.
C
the Soviet Union launched its first satellite.
D
NASA created the Mercury program.
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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was designed to prevent

a
a democratic government from taking control of the city.
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information about communism from being published.
E
Eastern European countries from trading in West Berlin.
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people and supplies from entering or leaving West Berlin.
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If the Twenty-Second Amendment had been in place during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term in office,

A
the nation likely would not have become involved in the Cold War.
B
FDR could only have been elected to one more full term.
C
President Truman would not have faced a Republican-controlled Congress.
D
there would have been no need for any of the Fair Deal programs.
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What was one result of the broadcasting of the Army-McCarthy hearings on television?

A
McCarthy became a hero to many in the United States.
B
McCarthy apologized to the people he had falsely accused.
C
McCarthy proved that Joseph Welch was a communist.
D
McCarthy lost the support of the American public.
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Which of the following statements best describes the action that ultimately ended public support for Senator McCarthy’s investigations?

A
McCarthy accused Eisenhower of being a communist.
B
McCarthy cast suspicion on the activities of the HUAC.
C
McCarthy claimed that there were communists in the US military.
D
McCarthy accused people in the film industry of being communists.
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What was one major difference in the way NATO and the Warsaw Pact were created?

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NATO involved the participation of the countries of Eastern Europe, while the Warsaw Pact involved Western Europe.
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The Warsaw Pact was primarily a military agreement, while NATO was primarily an economic agreement.
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NATO was established to fight the spread of communism, while the Warsaw Pact was formed to protect communism.
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The Warsaw Pact is still in existence today, while NATO disbanded soon after the fall of communism in Europe.
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Why did the system of government in the Soviet Union help to create conflict with the United States after World War II?

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The Soviet system of government did not allow its people to choose their own leaders, which the United States thought was wrong.
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The Soviet system of government did not allow the USSR to join the United Nations, which the United States thought was wrong.
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The Soviet system of government encouraged people to immigrate to the United States, which the United States thought was wrong.
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The Soviet system of government gave the people in Eastern Europe too much freedom, which the United States thought was wrong.
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Which of the following inventions of the 1950s made other inventions possible?

A
the automobile
B
the transistor
C
the television
D
the hearing aid
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Which portion of the Space Race did the United States complete before the Soviet Union?

A
launching a manned satellite
B
landing a man on the moon
C
launching an unmanned satellite
D
landing a man on mars

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