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The Beginning of the Cold War
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1
TV shows in the 1950s, such as
Leave it to Beaver
, showed the perception of _________
the perfect society
the end of communism
the perfect American family
the end of Jim Crow Laws
2
Rock'n'Roll commonly became known as "race" music, but who was its icon in the 1950s?
Chuck Berry
The Beatles
Ray Charles
Elvis Presley
3
What is the largest public works project in American history that built 41,000 miles of roads?
G.I. Bill
Fair Deal Act
Taft- Hartley Act
Interstate Highway Act
4
What communist leader created the country of North Vietnam after he overthrew the French colonists?
Kim Il-sung
Ho Chi Mihn
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
5
The G.I. Bill helped the boom in the creation of ________
more affordable insurance for veterans
building new businesses
new colleges
building the suburbs
6
What is the name of the policy by the United States to stop the spread of Communism?
Big Stick
Monroe Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
Containment
7
What was created in response to Sputnik, the first satellite?
The National Defense Act
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Central Intelligence Agency
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
8
Middle-class flight to the suburbs only worsened ______, such as inadequate services and schools
the political strife
inner-city problems
racial tensions
the economy
9
After the Suez Crisis, the US announced the use of force to help any Middle Eastern country, which is called _____
The Monroe Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
The Eisenhower Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
10
What was the significance of the Berlin Airlift?
The airlift marked the beginning of the Korean War
The airlift caused a missile crisis
The airlift made Truman create the Containment policy
The airlift marked a rise in tensions between the West and the Soviets
11
What helped the baby boom in the 1950s & 60s?
The end of the Vietnam War
Medical science improved increasing the survival rate of babies.
The end of the Korean War
Improvement in living standards in the US
12
Which Cold War president ended segregation in the military & federal government?
Johnson
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Truman
13
What communist leader overthrew Cuba in 1959?
Fulgencio Batista
Ho Chi Mihn
Pablo Escobar
Fidel Castro
14
What was the Berlin Airlift?
The western allies sending troops to blockade Berlin
The western allies sending tons of supplies by airplane flights
The communist blockade of Germany
The communists sending tons of supplies by airplane flights
15
McCarthyism spread a red scare by
executing the Rosenbergs for espionage
endorsing the use of unfair allegations and investigations
creating the CIA
endorsing the Truman Doctrine
16
The rise of ____________ led to the rise of theme parks and the suburbs
TV culture
Capitalist culture
Disney culture
car culture
17
Which statement does the G.I. Bill not do for American veterans?
Loans & Pensions
college tuition
Buy homes & businesses
create jobs for veterans
18
U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles first announces the doctrine of ______
containment
Big Stick diplomacy
mass retaliation
the Marshall plan
19
What was Khrushchev's "Secret Speech" about?
calls for a doctrine of "peaceful coexistence"
calls for war between the US & Russia
calls for placing missiles in Cuba
calls for acceleration of the nuclear arms race
20
What legislative program attempted to improve living conditions, such as higher minimum wage?
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
The Marshall Plan
The New Deal
21
The generation growing up during the Cold War is nicknamed
The "Duck and Cover" generation
Millennials
The Silent Generation
The "Cold Warriors"
22
What was the "Iron Curtain Speech?"
It warned the world about fascism
It warned the world about Stalin
it warned the world about capitalism
It warned the world about Hitler
23
What is the name of the first satellite in space?
Apollo
Sputnik
Columbia
Challenger
24
The Cold War espionage was between what 2 agencies?
Gestapo vs CIA
Stasi vs FBI
KGB vs CIA
KGB vs FBI
25
What war was fought mostly between the US and China, and ended in a stalemate that still exists today?
The Chinese Civil War
The Korean War
The Phillipino War
The Vietnam War
26
What congressional act during the early cold war reduced the strength of unions?
Smoot–Hawley Act
Taft-Hartley Act
The Interstate Highway Act
The G.I. Bill
27
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
massive aid program to rebuild Europe
to contain communism
to keep imperial powers at bay
to recreate the Japanese government
28
What major country became communist in 1949 after a long civil war?
Korea
China
Russia
Cuba
29
What was the impact of TV in the 1950s?
TV killed the radio
TV could show sports
TV could show political news
TV became the center of consumer culture.
30
What married couple was found guilty of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union?
Khrushchevs
Hiss'
Pontecorvos
Rosenbergs
