Question

1. which of the following nations was not split into communist and free divisions during the postwar period? austria germany korea vietnam
2. which was the first country in the western hemisphere to fall to communism? cuba haiti nicaragua panama
3. _? rose to national prominence for his work during the congressional investigation of alger hiss. adlai stevenson joseph mccarthy richard nixon strom thurmond
4. which of the following was not created during the eisenhower - administration? interstate highway system national defense education act peace corps the cabinet department of health, education, and welfare
5. a

ight - to - work\ law is _?_. a ban of the union shop a law against discrimination in the workplace a minimum wage law government spending to ensure full employment

1. what was the decision of brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas? discrimination in school transportation is illegal. public schools should not be segregated by race. public schools that are \separate but equal\ are constitutional. state governments cannot use the national guard to resist a federal court order.

match each description to its corresponding person and fill in the bubble for the corresponding letter.

1. nationalist leader in vietnam
2. democrat who advocated the

ew frontier\

1. democrat who advocated the \fair deal\
2. opponent of the principle of limited war
3. communist leader in cuba
4. advocate of \peaceful coexistence\
5. nationalist leader in china
6. republican who advocated \dynamic conservatism\

a. chiang kai - shek e. harry truman i. ngo dinh diem
b. douglas macarthur f. ho chi minh j. nikita khrushchev
c. dwight eisenhower g. john f. kennedy k. richard nixon
d. fidel castro h. mao zedong

Explanation:

1. Austria was not split into Communist and free - style divisions like Germany (East and West Germany), Korea (North and South Korea), and Vietnam (North and South Vietnam) after World War II.
2. Cuba was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to become a communist - led nation in 1959 after the Cuban Revolution.
3. Richard Nixon rose to national prominence for his work during the congressional investigation of Alger Hiss.
4. The Peace Corps was created during the Kennedy administration, not Eisenhower's. The Interstate Highway System, National Defense Education Act, and the cabinet - level Department of Health, Education, and Welfare were initiatives of the Eisenhower era.
5. A "right - to - work" law is a ban of the union shop, which means workers in a workplace do not have to join a union as a condition of employment.
6. The decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was that public schools should not be segregated by race, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine.
7. Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist leader in Vietnam, so the answer is F.
8. John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, advocated the "New Frontier," so the answer is G.
9. Harry Truman, a Democrat, advocated the "Fair Deal," so the answer is E.
10. Douglas MacArthur was an opponent of the principle of limited war, so the answer is B.
11. Fidel Castro was the Communist leader in Cuba, so the answer is D.
12. Nikita Khrushchev was an advocate of "peaceful coexistence," so the answer is J.
13. Chiang Kai - shek was a nationalist leader in China, so the answer is A.
14. Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican, advocated "Dynamic Conservatism," so the answer is C.

Answer:

1. Austria
2. Cuba
3. Richard Nixon
4. Peace Corps
5. a ban of the union shop
6. Public schools should not be segregated by race.
7. F. Ho Chi Minh
8. G. John F. Kennedy
9. E. Harry Truman
10. B. Douglas MacArthur
11. D. Fidel Castro
12. J. Nikita Khrushchev
13. A. Chiang Kai - shek
14. C. Dwight Eisenhower