stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Cold War and 1950's Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Cold War and 1950's Review
Cold War and 1950's Review
35 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
50 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
35 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
35
Answers
1
This influenced movies, tv, comics, computer innovations, and the design of consumer goods-
Arms Race
Brinkmanship
Space Race
McCarthyism
2
True of False-The Bay of Pigs Invasion led to the Cuban Missile Crisis-
True
False
3
Economic assistance to Western Europe came from the-
NATO
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
UN
4
This created a "generation gap"-
Automobiles
Movies
TV shows
Rock n Roll
5
Cutting back on soldiers and increasing # of nuclear weapons is called-
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
"New Look"
Big Stick
6
True or False- Eisenhower wanted to fight a "limited war" in Korea-
True
False
7
Eastern European nations liberated by the Soviet Union were called...
Satellite Nations
Protectorates
Buffers
Stage Nations
8
The purpose of HUAC was-
to investigate disloyalty
to prevent integration of American society
to restrict immigration
to prevent "red" China from entering the UN
9
Using a variety of methods to handle Cold War conflict was Kennedy's policy of-
Flexible Response
Varied Reasoning
Multiple Response
Flexible Choices
10
The willingness to go the verge of war in order force the other side to back down is called-
Brinkmanship
Chicken
Containment
Tug of War
11
Stalin imposed a blockade of this city to try and force Western powers out-
W. Berlin
E. Berlin
12
The term used by Churchill to describe the post war division of Europe was-
Cloth Curtain
Steel Curtain
Iron Curtain
Silk Curtain
13
True or False: Kennedy placed a blockade around Cuba during the missile crisis.
False
True
14
The U-2 incident led to-
The summit is cancelled
The pilot's assassination
Eisenhower has a stroke
A summit meeting
15
This provides veterans with loans for school, housing, etc-
GI Bill
GQ Bill
G Money Bill
GI Jane
16
The National Defense Education Act poured money into-
Reading and Art
Science and History
Foreign Language and History
Science, Foreign Language, and Math
17
The space race (1957) started with-
launching of Sputnik by China
launching of Sputnik by USA
Launching of Sputnik by N Korea
launching of Sputnik by USSR
18
Why did we adopt the phrase "In God We Trust"?
to appease Christian Leaders
to honor social contributions of religious leaders
to show our country doesn't deny religious freedom
to encourage the growth of religion
19
Proof that Americans (The Rosenberg's) had been aiding the USSR was revealed in the
HUAC Papers
Venona Papers
Communist Manifesto
Vermont Papers
20
McCarthyism of the 50s can be compared to-
Democracy
Brinkmanship
Palmer Raids
Eugenics
21
The line that divides Korea is the-
38th parallel
17th parallel
27th parallel
39th parallel
22
The promise to aid any country resisting the threat of communism was known as-
Truman Plan
Truman Doctrine
Truman Aid
Truman Promise
23
This couple was executed for being Soviet spies-
The Rosenbergs
The McCarthys
The Marshalls
The Millers
24
"Duck and Cover" was designed to protect school children from-
Communist Propaganda
The Bay of Pigs
An amphibious attack by the USSR
A nuclear attack
25
This executive order desegregated the military-
9066
8802
9981
9307
26
True or False- The military defense alliance for Eastern Europe and the USSR is NATO
False
True
27
After the fall of China, the Nationalists fled to-
Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Japan
28
One result of the growth of suburbs was-
Poverty in urban areas
Booming businesses in urban areas
Poverty in the suburbs
Nothing changed
29
The significance of the Bay of Pigs Invasion was-
The USSR placed missiles in Cuba
A call for Kennedy to resign
Increased tension with China
Increased spying on Warsaw Pact nations
30
He led the UN forces in S. Korea-
Eisenhower
Patton
MacArthur
Nimitz
31
Why was there a decrease in the amount of money spent at the movies int he 50s?
the resurgence of fundamentalism
high unemployment
the popularity of TV
decrease in urban population
32
The 1950s was characterized by-
the downfall of Ike
prosperity
economic recession
increase in female politicians
33
The US foreign policy to stop the spread of communism was known as-
Compromise
Congestion
Constriction
Containment
34
This was the failed attempt to remove Castro-
Bay of Horses
Bay of Wolves
Bay of Cigars
Bay of Pigs
35
Eisenhower passed this act so we could quickly mobilize troops-
Executive Order 9981
HUAC
Highway Act
GI Bill