Quarterly Jeopardy Review

Commies Everywhere

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Domestic US 1945-

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People/Groups

Emerging Nations

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Fear of communism throughout America

during the 1950s

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The Red Scare

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When people in the entertainment industry were on a list of possible “communists”

and therefore they could not get jobs in their industry.

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Blacklisted

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Hollywood actors accused of putting

communist propaganda in movies

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Hollywood Ten

These people were executed for being spies and giving

information about the atomic bomb to the USSR.

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Ethyl and JuliusRosenberg

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This person made unsubstantiated accusations that communists were

present in the military and government

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Joseph McCarthy

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This was created to help American soldiers coming home from WWII

-gave loans with low interest rates, unemployment for 1 year and paid

for school

Bonus: Official Name

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GI Bill of Rights

AKA: Serviceman’s Readjustment Act

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Counterculture group against 1950s

conformity

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Beatniks

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List ways in which Conformity was seen

in the 1950s

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Growth of SuburbsOrganization Man

Baby BoomAutomobile Culture

Consumerism Mass Media

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In post WWII America, Women’s Roles changed in the following way:

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Reluctantly returned to housewife role

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The increased desire and ability to spend

more money on goods and services

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Consumerism

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Non-violent leader who fought for Indian

Independence with peaceful protests and

civil disobedience

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Mohandas Gandhi

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Chinese Nationalist leader who wound up

losing the war and fleeing to _______

Bonus: his “other” name

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Chiang Kai-ShekAKA: Jiang Jieshi

Fled to Taiwan

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Communist leader who won the

support of the peasants during the Chinese Civil War

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Mao Zedong

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This president pledged to give financial aid to

Greece and Turkey after WWII

Bonus: What was this pledge called and why

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Harry S. Truman

Truman Doctrine was to help contain communism, so

nations didn’t feel desperate enough to fall to communism

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Explain the difference between

the General Assembly and the Security Council in

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General Assembly: Makes recommendations to maintain

international peace and security. Each member nation has a voice

and one vote

Security Council: Includes “Big Five” plus 10 other rotating

nations. May punish threats to world peace.

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A country that rejected both American and Soviet dominated

alliances was considered this

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Non-aligned

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What is the cause of conflict in Kashmir?

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Kashmir belongs to India (which is mostly Hindu) but it

has a big population of Muslims so Pakistan wants it as their

own.

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This movement was for Jews to reestablish a homeland in

Palestine

This and the recent Holocaust experience led to the creation of

Israel.

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Zionist Movement(Zionism)

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What led to the emergence of new

nations after WWII?

(100 pts each)

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1. Defeat of dictatorships (had to give up their colonies as punishment) 2. Decline of colonial powers (weakened and broke from the war)

3. Unparalleled destruction (rebuilding their own nations) 4. Rise of Superpowers (trying to get people on their side, each side

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What caused major problems in the

development of newly formed African

Nations?

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-political boundaries imposed by Europeans had little relationship to African tribal boundaries so there was still a lot of turmoil

and civil war within new nations as rival groups struggled for

control.

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Why was there a partition of India and what was the result of

that partition?

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Conflict between

Hindus and Muslims: Mostly Hindu India

& Mostly Muslim Pakistan

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List ways in which the quality of life improved for the Chinese people after the Communist

Revolution

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-Land distribution allowed for land ownership

-Women’s rights (ban on foot binding, inclusion in government and education)

-No more arranged marriages -Health care improvements-Education opportunities

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The term coined by Winston Churchill that

described the separation between free and communist

Europe

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Iron Curtain

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A strategy in which a group of nations agree to

defend each other against attack from other

nations.

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Collective Security

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People choosing their own form of

government without reference to the

wishes of any other nation

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Self-determination

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The blocking of another nation’s attempt to spread

communism.Provide examples

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Containment

1. Marshall Plan2. Truman Doctrine

3. Berlin Airlift4. US support for Chinese

Nationalists

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Why were NATO and the Warsaw Pact formed?

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–NATO was an alliance formed by Western nations against communist aggression

–Warsaw Pact was formed in response to NATO (eastern communist nations)

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What happened to Japan after WWII?

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1. U.S. helped rebuild its economy

2. Japan became a representative democracy and the U.S. helped write its constitution

3. Japan could only have a military large enough for self-defense

4. Emperor became a figurehead (no longer a god)

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What are the two main goals of the United

Nations?

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1. Promote world peace

2. Raise the standard of living

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Why was the Veto Power of the Permanent 5

members of the UN significant to the

Cold War? home

Because it made dealing with Cold War issues ineffective

since the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were both part of the Permanent

5 members.

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