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Senator from Louisiana who wanted to "share the wealth"
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Huey Long
FDR
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policy of stopping the spread of communism
Baby Boom
Interstate Highway Act
Vietnam War
containment policy
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visually brought news and entertainment into American living rooms
television
technology
Vietnam War
Sputnik 1
4
increase in the birthrate following WWII
Baby boom
containment policy
television
Levittown
5
Technology always improves people's lives
False
True
6
the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce
technology
television
containment policy
Interstate Highway Act
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Senator from Wisconsin who led a "witch hunt" against communists
Dwight Eisenhower
FDR
Huey Long
Joseph McCarthy
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war America lost in Southeast Asia; 58,000 Americans died
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
World War I
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first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by USSR
Television
Sputnik 1
Technology
Vietnam War
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Television had great influence on how Americans perceived the Vietnam War/civil rights movement
False
True
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Korean and Vietnam Wars occurred during the Cold War
False
True
12
Which men walked on the moon first?
Lance Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Lightyear
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What countries emerged as "Superpowers" after WWII?
USA
France
Great Britain
USSR
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The US launched the first human to orbit the Earth
False
True
15
The launch of Sputnik 1 sparked the Space Race
False
True
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Eisenhower's plan to build 41,000 miles of highways for commuting and defense
Levittown
Containment Policy
Interstate Highway Act
Technology
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first mass produced suburb, created affordable housing for many
New York
Ringgold
Levittown
Chattanooga
