Question

choose the best answer and fill in the corresponding bubble. use a number - two pencil only. 1. what event caused joseph stalin to blockade west berlin in 1949? allied aid to help greece fight communists allied attempts to unify west germany churchills \iron curtain\ speech trumans confrontation with molotov over poland 2. which of the following statistics dropped during the postwar era? birth rate home ownership marriage rate women at home 3. which of the following was not created by the national security act (1947)? central intelligence agency (cia) federal bureau of investigation (fbi) national security council cabinet position of secretary of defense 4. \frozen chosin\ was a(n) _?. advertising campaign brave retreat by surrounded u.s. marines mountainous supply route for un forces religious group in minnesota 5. the _? occurred during the \year of shocks\ (1949). bay of pigs incident communist takeover of mainland china construction of the berlin wall cuban missile crisis 6. _? is not a permanent member of the un security council. britain canada china france 7. president _? signed legislation mandating that the phrase \in god we trust\ be printed on all paper currency. eisenhower kennedy roosevelt truman 8. which of the following is not true of martin luther king jr.? he advocated holding nonviolent protests. he gave a famous speech in front of the lincoln memorial. he was a baptist pastor from alabama. he was one of the founders of the naacp. 9. americas foreign policy of sending aid to countries that were fighting communist takeovers was called the _? doctrine. churchill eisenhower kennedy truman 10. the military alliance for the defense of western nations is called _?. nato the marshall plan the mutual defense pact the warsaw pact 11. truman got the united nations to intervene against the communists in korea by _?. acting when the soviets were temporarily absent advancing the domino theory promising to recognize the communist chinese government using the threat of the atomic bomb

Explanation:

1. The blockade of West Berlin by Stalin was in response to Allied attempts to unify West Germany.
2. During the postwar era, the birth - rate increased (Baby - Boom), home ownership increased, marriage rate increased, while the number of women at home decreased as more entered the workforce.
3. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) predates the National Security Act (1947). The CIA, National Security Council, and the cabinet position of secretary of defense were created by it.
4. "Frozen Chosin" refers to the brave retreat by surrounded U.S. marines during the Korean War.
5. The Communist takeover of mainland China occurred in 1949, known as a "year of shocks". The Bay of Pigs incident was in 1961, the Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961, and the Cuban missile crisis was in 1962.
6. Canada is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council. The permanent members are Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States.
7. President Eisenhower signed legislation mandating "In God We Trust" on all paper currency.
8. Martin Luther King Jr. was not one of the founders of the NAACP. He advocated non - violent protests, gave a famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial, and was a Baptist pastor from Alabama.
9. America's foreign policy of sending aid to countries fighting Communist takeovers was called the Truman Doctrine.
10. The military alliance for the defense of Western nations is NATO. The Marshall Plan was an economic aid plan, the Mutual Defense Pact is a more general term, and the Warsaw Pact was the Soviet - led alliance.
11. Truman got the United Nations to intervene against the Communists in Korea by acting when the Soviets were temporarily absent from the Security Council.

Answer:

1. Allied attempts to unify West Germany
2. women at home
3. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
4. brave retreat by surrounded U.S. marines
5. Communist takeover of mainland China
6. Canada
7. Eisenhower
8. He was one of the founders of the NAACP.
9. Truman
10. NATO
11. acting when the Soviets were temporarily absent