Cold War

Question 1

What type of government supports free people and is opposite of Communism?

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 2

What gave money to countries such as Greece and Turkey to help contain the spread of communism?

Accepted Answer

Truman Doctrine

Question 3

In what two areas did the GI Bill help our Veterans integrate back into society

Accepted Answer

Education and Homes

Question 4

What was the competition called surrounding what country could have the most weapons?

Accepted Answer

Arms Race

Question 5

How did the US respond to the blockade around Berlin by the Soviets?

Accepted Answer

Airlifting Supplies

Question 6

Name the peacetime military alliance formed to show the US commitment to collective security?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 7

The Red Scare and HUAC led to the loss or erosion of what due to fear?

Accepted Answer

Constitutional Rights

Question 8

What war was fought with the purpose of containment?

Accepted Answer

The Korean War

Question 9

What did NOT lead to the growth of suburbs after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Telephone

Question 10

What committee investigated the possibility of Communists in the federal government?

Accepted Answer

HUAC

Question 11

What government agency was formed in response to the launch of Sputnik?

Accepted Answer

NASA

Question 12

What was the name of the US policy after WWII that supported free peoples resisting Communism?

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 13

What fueled the post WWII economic boom?

Accepted Answer

Technology and science

Question 14

What did NOT lead to the standardization of American culture?

Accepted Answer

Education

Question 15

What was created in the 1950's to improve the health of the American public?

Accepted Answer

Vaccines

Question 16

After the launch of Sputnik, why was the National Defense Education Act passed into law?

Accepted Answer

To encourage the development of weapons and space flight.

Question 17

Why was General McArthur fired?

Accepted Answer

He took issue with the President.

Question 18

What decade did the Beat Generation take place in?

Accepted Answer

1950's

Question 19

What was the result of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A Commitment to Wage War Against the Soviets

Question 20

In the Cold War,they believed war would be avoided because if countries went to war it would be

Accepted Answer

Mutually Assured Destruction

Question 21

What was the name of one of the 1st suburban developments?

Accepted Answer

Levittown

Question 22

Who led the Senate hearings as head of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

Accepted Answer

McCarthy

Question 23

What gave money to help European countries rebuild after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 24

How did African Americans contribute to the 1950's culture?

Accepted Answer

Transforming the Music Industry

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