When the Soviets blockaded Berlin, what was the response of the United States?
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an airlift
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What was the major purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
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to contain soviet expansion
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What was an outcome of the North Atlantic Treaty?
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All members agreed to treat an attack on one as an attack on all.
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Who was the politician who introduced the term "Iron Curtain"?
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Churchill
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What weakened the Iroquois confederacy in the eighteenth century?
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attacks by English colonists
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In addition to weaponry, communication, and medicine, which war time industries had significant technological breakthroughs?
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airplanes and farming
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Minority groups rallied behind what slogan?
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Double V
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Rosie the Riveter was one of the most successful propaganda campaigns of the Office of War Information (OWI). What best describes the objective of the OWI?
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the campaign to hire women to work in factories during the war.
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What was the prevailing economic challenge the United States faced at the start of World War II?
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filling military supply orders
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What was the Allies' purpose in invading Italy and France?
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to liberate conquered allies
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Who was Robert Oppenheimer?
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leader of the atomic bombs
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How did the opposition to and subsequent rejection of the League of Nations affect US policy at the beginning of World War II?
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The United States had reverted to a policy of isolationism, and therefore remained neutral.
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Why were Americans encouraged to grow their own food in victory gardens?
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To conserve resources for the war effort.
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Imagine you are an adviser for a sitting US president. You have just received word that three small boats appear to have attacked a US port. The president wants to retaliate, but you think more evidence is needed before US forces attack. What historical event could you reference to support your case best?
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Gulf of Tonkin incident
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What event most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race?
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the Soviet Union's surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth's orbit
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In terms of his labor policies, which actions best show how President Truman angered both union leaders and Republicans in Congress during his first term?
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by breaking up different unionized labor strikes and vetoing the Taft-Hartley Act
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While reading a chapter in a book about the history of the US economy, you read about how the economy added more corporate, professional jobs after World War II. Which development do you most expect the book to include as support for this detail?
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steep increase of business profits due to government contracts
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Why did Truman put limits on MacArthur?
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He was avoiding a third world war.
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What does the term "McCarthyism" mean?
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accusations of disloyalty, subversiveness, or treason without evidence
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Why did Mao Zedung get involved in the Korea War?
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He was worried about his border with North Korea being in jeopardy.
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Who among the following was convicted and sentenced to death for leaking bomb-making secrets to the communists?
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
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Who was A. Philip Randolph?
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a Supreme Court Justice who dissented in Korematsu v. United States
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What was Executive Order 9066?
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relocation of all persons of Japanese descent from the West Coast inland to camps.
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Which was a major contributing factor to racial tensions and riots during World War II?
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so many Japanese Americans on the west coast
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What happened to US automobile manufacturing during the war?
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manufacturing stopped so the could make planes and tanks
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Which of the following was NOT a center of covert operations for the CIA during the Cold War?
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cuba
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Whose brother was the head of the CIA during the Eisenhower administration?
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John Foster Dulles
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Which best describes the progression of policy during the Cold War?
