USII.8abcd Midpoint Exam Review:

  1. The Cold War divided the world into two camps after WWII.

One camp sided with the United States and the other with the Soviet Union

  1. Label how Germany was occupied in Post-WWII Europe:
  1. The United States issued the Marshall Plan which provided for massive financial aid to rebuild Europe after WWII.
  2. Who were the 2 Superpowers during the Cold War? The United States & the Soviet Union.
  3. What type of government did Japan adopt following its defeat after WWII?

A democratic form of government.

  1. In response to NATO, the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact.
  2. Why was the organization to the right formed?

To create a body for the nations to prevent future

global wars.

  1. How did each war end?

Korean: Statemate Vietnam: Cease-Fire Agreement

  1. Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis? (you can use his initials)JFK
  2. What event brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to a nuclear war?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

  1. This crisis began because the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba.
  2. The Soviet Union removed those missiles because the United States blockaded

Cuba from receiving any further imported resources from the Soviet Union such as

missiles.

  1. The U.S. intervened to stop the spread of communism into South Vietnam.

This was referred to by President Eisenhower as the Domino Theory.

  1. South Korea and the United States joined forces to resist the aggression of what two countries? China and North Korea.
  1. What two events symbolized the collapse of communism in Europe?

*The Soviet Union broke into independent countries

*The destruction of the Berlin Wal

  1. What legislation led to increased educational, economic, and political opportunities for women and minorities? The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  1. Eleanor Roosevelt is known for expanding human rights and women’s rights

18.What would be a good title for the list below? Write it on the line.

19. During the post-WWII era, a new generation of women entered the labor force in large numbers due to

an expanding economy and booming technology

20. The “Baby Boom” changed America’s demographics after WWII.

21. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

countries are shown in light gray on the map to the

left.

What is the area in the dark gray?

Warsaw Pact.

22. In 3-5 sentences, explain the difference between Communism/DictatorshipandCapitlist/Democracy:

In a communist society everything is owned by the government and a dictator is in charge. In a capitalist society everything is based on private property and free enterprise. In a dictatorship a dictator is in charge and has total power and control-there is no freedom. In a democracy, the government is run by the people, for the people-they are free.

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