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Unit 8 PostWar America (1945-1960)
Unit 8 PostWar America (1945-1960)
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1
Which of the following events jump starts the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s?
Childrens Crusade
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Korean War
March from Selma to Montgomery
2
Which of the following cases ended the separate but equal doctrine?
Miranda vs. Arizona
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs, Ferguson
3
The Eisenhower Doctrine was concerned with the spread of Communism to what region?
Southeast Asia
Middle East
South America
East Asia
4
What literary movement challenged the norms and conformity American Society?
Feminist Generation
Flapper Generation
Lost Generation
Beat Generation
5
What was the foreign policy in regards to Communism used by the U.S. in the 1950s?
Divide and Conquer
Containment
Flexible Response
Jingoism
6
What led to the development of suburbs?
Baby Boom and the G.I. Bill
Baby Boom and Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
G.I. Bill and Containment
7
Which two countries received aid through the Truman Doctrine?
Spain and Turkey
Spain and Greece
Great Britain and France
Turkey and Greece
8
Which of the following is an example of the domino theory?
Student protests in Mexico lead to communist sentiment
Rebels in Brazil would overthrow the government and create socialism
If South Vietnam becomes communist neighboring countries will as well
Economic failure in Africa would lead to communism in Kenya
9
Which of the following aid packages gave $16 billion to 13 European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Directive
GI Bill
Marshall Plan
10
How did Joseph McCarthy impact American society during the 1950s?
He spread the fear of communism
He authored the GI Bill
He created Levittown
He helped create NASA
11
In regards to the previous question, who sent the national guard to block their entry?
Truman
Little
Faubus
Eisenhower
12
Which of the following individuals were found guilty of espionage and executed?
The Rosenbergs
Hiss and McCarthy
Rosenbergs and MacArthur
McCarthy and MacArthur
13
The students who integrated Central High School were known as the ________ Nine.
Little Rock
Montgomery
Birmingham
Topeka
14
What is a Cold War?
2 countries never fight on the battlefield but increase defense spending
2 countries develop economic systems that islote themselves
When two 2 countries fight one another on the battlefield directly
When religions ec-communicate theselves from society
15
Who launched the first satellite, which lead to an increase in math and science in classrooms ?
North Korea
South Korea
U.S.S.R
United States
16
Who was fired by Truman for insubordination?
Eisenhower
Marshall
Patton
MacArthur
17
Which of the following was
not
offered in the GI Bill?
Unemployment benefits for a year
Low interest loans
No income tax
Free tuition
18
Which country won the arms race when they detonated a hydrogen bomb in 1952?
Japan
North Korea
Soviet Union
United States
19
Which genre of music, by Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, fueled the generation gap?
Rap
Rock 'n' Roll
Rhythm and Blues
Ragtime
20
Which of the following is considered the cause of the Korean War?
The North invaded the South
There was a dispute over the control of Taiwan
The South invaded the North
The North tried to assassinate the South's president
21
As a result of the Korean War, what parallel became the border between the 2 countries?
28th
48th
17th
38th
22
What was the method used, in the 1950s, to obtain civil rights?
By Any Means Necessary
Civil Disobedience
Divide and Conquer
Peace and Love
23
Who integrated the National League in 1947?
Satchel Paige
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
Henry Aaron
24
Who argued and won the case ending separate but equal?
Thurgood Marshall
Stokely Carmichael
Larry Doby
John Lewis
25
Which is
not
a source of conflict between the U.S. and U.S.S.R after World War II?
There were no free elections in Poland
U.S. did not share atomic secrets
Stalin had made a secret pact with Canada
U.S.S.R. was an ally of Germany
26
Who founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conferance (SCLC)?
Bobby Seale
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King Jr.