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Unit 3: 1950s and The Cold War
Unit 3: 1950s and The Cold War
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1
The Rosenburgs were accused of giving the Soviets Nuclear secrets and were...
imprisoned for life
proven innocent by a jury
executed by electric chair
deported to Russia
2
In the 1950s, most White Americans moved to Suburbs while most Black Americans moved to ____.
Rural Areas
Central Cities
Suburbs
Small Towns
3
The 1950s saw a rise in Rock n Roll. All of these were popular musical artists EXCEPT...
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Jack Kerouac
4
The Truman Doctrine explained America would offer economic, political, and military aid to those resisting _______.
Imperialism
Facism
Totalitarianism
Communism
5
The GI Bill gave returning veterans everything EXCEPT...
no taxes
schooling
cheap housing
start businesses
6
McCarthy ultimately was censured and died from _____.
alcoholism
cancer
a gunshot wound
electric chair
7
This person was the host of a popular talk show during the 1950s.
Allen Ginsburg
George Kennan
Jack Kerouac
Ed Sullivan
8
Churchill described the Eastern Block of communist countries as the...
Soviet United Communist Countries
Iron Curtain
Iron Influence
Red Sphere
9
McCarthy claimed he had a paper with the names of over 100 Communists working in _____.
Colleges
Hollywood
State Department
the medical field
10
The ____ movement was founded by youth who were disillusioned and against 1950s conformity.
Best
Hippy
Beat
Black Jacket
11
The Long Telegram by George Kennan advocated for this policy to deal with Soviet aggression.
Supplication
containment
Eastern blockade
Nuclear War
12
The most famous of the new Suburban housing developments were called _____.
Levittowns
Territowns
Burbvilles
Bolingbrooks
13
In order to protect Western Europe from Soviet Aggression, ____ was formed.
The League of Nations
The United Nations
NATO
The Warsaw Pact
14
The ____ was established to investigate Hollywood for possible Communist influence.
CIA
FBI
HUAC
NATO
15
The 1950s saw a large increase in ____ deliquency, like car theft.
Teenage
Toddler
Under-aged
Juvenile
16
By the end of the 1950s, around ____ of households owned a TV.
90%
80%
50%
75%
17
The Federal Highway Act was the largest and most expensive ______ in U.S. history.
Tax-Free Projects
Privately Funded Projects
Public Works Projects
Volunteer Projects
18
An era of competition & confrontation between the U.S. and USSR is...
The Truman Doctrine
The Cold War
The Marshall Plan
The Iron Curtain
19
This city was divided between France, Great Britain, America, and the USSR after WWII.
Berlin
Warsaw
Munich
Moscow
20
Joseph McCarthy was a _____ from Wisconsin.
Vice President
Congressman
Senator
Governor
21
____ States were those countries under Soviet Influence.
Free
Social
Red
Satellite
22
The Marshall plan offered _____ assitance to the Western European countries rebuilding after WWII.
political
military
economic
communist
23
The Korean War was an example of a _____ war, fought with aid from the US and USSR on opposing sides.
Cold
Satellite
Communist
Proxy
24
By the end of the 1950s, most Americans worked _____ collar jobs.
red
blue
black
white
25
McCarthyism is accusing people of being Communist often with ____ evidence.
incriminating
little or no
written
solid