Unit 12 Cold War

Question 1

The purpose of the McCarran-Walter Act was to....

Accepted Answer

keep people out of US who might attempt to overthrow gov't

Question 2

In response to Sputnik, America creates ____ to coordinate the space related efforts of American scientist and military

Accepted Answer

NASA

Question 3

Who was J. Edgar Hoover?

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FBI director, strong anti-communist., CIA director

Question 4

Dr. Jonas Salk developed the vaccine for:

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polio

Question 5

What was The Fair Deal?

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Called for higher minimum wage and extend social security

Question 6

Baby boomers became the first generation to grow up _________

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watching TV

Question 7

In the 1950s, young adults left the rural southern areas to live in larger cities.

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True

Question 8

The first mission of the CIA was to overthrow the government of ________ which is why they don&#x27;t like U.S.A. today:

Accepted Answer

Iran

Question 9

The 1950s included many jobs where people worked in information industries. which often used _____.

Accepted Answer

computers

Question 10

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

Accepted Answer

to hunt down communists in the United States

Question 11

Rock music originated in the rhythm and blues traditions of African Americans.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Highway system?

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amusement parks

Question 13

What does this remind you of?

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transcontinental railroad

Question 14

What did the GI Bill do?

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provided financial support to veterans after WWII

Question 15

McCarthyism

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Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence

Question 16

What was the baby boom?

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The massive increase in birth rates between 1946 and 1964

Question 17

Alger Hiss

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An US government official accused of being a communist spy

Question 18

The fear that communism was going to take over America from the 1940s to 1950s

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Red Scare

Question 19

Satellite Nations, which provided a barrier between eastern communist and western democratic countries

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iron curtain

Question 20

true or false: america won the Korean war

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false

Question 21

__________ - the largest consumers of movies, cars, radios, televisions, and the 2nd largest group in the workforce.

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Teenagers

Question 22

America's Struggle to gain weapons superiority over the USSR

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arms race

Question 23

This is when the U.S. did not help the allies take back a canal in Egypt:

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Suez Crisis

Question 24

As a result of Public Housing, there was a greater amount of poverty, which led to other problems, such as petty crime.

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True

Question 25

In his book The Other America, Michael Harrington wrote about

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poverty

Question 26

Because USA lost the space race to the USSR, The education system introduced _________ in Math and science.

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State Test

Question 27

During the Cold War in the middle east, the U.S. backed _______; USSR backed Arabs

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Israel

Question 28

Who were the Hollywood Ten?

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A group of Hollywood workers, refused to cooperate with HUAC

Question 29

The 1st mission of the CIA – over throw the government in Iran

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True

Question 30

This gave 12 billion dollars to Western European Countries (Satellite Nations refused)

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marshall plan

Question 31

Eisenhower Doctrine - Stop the spread of communism in the __________.

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middle east

Question 32

The leader of the soviet union after Stalin:

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Nikita Khrushchev

Question 33

This term describes the tension between communist and democratic governments from 1946 to 1990

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cold war

Question 34

__________ the first rock&roll idol, sold millions of records, but stole his act from the many Black artist.

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Elvis Presley

Question 35

Eisenhower’s administration developed the _____ – in 1947, a global intelligence organization

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CIA

Question 36

Who were the beatniks?

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mostly white artists who criticized American conformity

Question 37

A feminist writer who for women&#x27;s rights and ind; wrote The Feminine Mystique

Accepted Answer

Betty Friedan

Question 38

In 1951, a white disc jockey named _________began broadcasting what he called “race music” , but changed it to Rock&Roll

Accepted Answer

Alan Freed

Question 39

In the 1950s, which group had it worse economically than any other group?

Accepted Answer

Farmers

Question 40

In the 1950s, more people found employment in the __________ (Desk jobs) than in factories .

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Service sector

Question 41

William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of suburbs by

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mass-producing houses.

Question 42

Countries in Eastern Europe that bordered the Soviet Union that were close to being communist:

Accepted Answer

satellite nations

Question 43

In 1953, the federal government enacted the __________, which sought to end Native American tribal government.

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Termination Policy

Question 44

Factors that drew people to the _____ included its warm climate, jobs in the defense, aerospace, electronics, and oil.

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Sunbelt

Question 45

The idea that the United States should support democracies to fight communism spreading in Europe:

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Truman doctrine

Question 46

Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

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accused communist spies

Question 47

The Black artist that was the inventor of rock and roll.

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Chuck Berry

Question 48

The National Defense Education Act

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designed to strengthen U.S. education after USSR launched Sputnik

Question 49

Dr. Benjamin Spock’s Book...

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emphasized the importance of nurturing children.

Question 50

Ernesto Galarza was a

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Mexican American labor activist

Question 51

Truman did not support Civil Rights

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False

Question 52

Which of the following was NOT something people bought for their homes in the 1950s?

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Phonographs

Question 53

What was the First artificial satellite to orbit Earth by the Russians?

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Sputnik

Question 54

true or false: North Korea is a democracy.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 55

This is the largest labor union in the U.S. and still has the greatest amount of political power for its members:

Accepted Answer

Central Intelligence Agency

Question 56

The California Master Plan gave us more_______.

Accepted Answer

community colleges

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