What was the primary focus of HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee)

to investigate people accused of disloyalty during the 1950s

The 1956 Federal Highway Act created

the US interstate highway network

Why was Rock and Roll an important cultural event in the 1950s?

It highlighted a generation gap

What was the Marshall Plan designed to do?

provide money to rebuild Western Europe

The actions of Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s led many Americans to...

suspect others of being communist

Why was "In God We Trust" added to US Currency?

freedom of religion is our most precious freedom

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

American leaders thought we needed to stop Communism there

What was the main reason for tension between the US and Soviet Union after World War II?

each country believed the other was a threat to security

American rejoiced in 1955 when Jonas Salk

develop an effective vaccine for polio

What was the purpose of NATO?

create an alliance to protect against communist aggression

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to prevent the...

Spread of communism in Western Europe

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What was the primary focus of HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee)
to prevent the integration of public schools
to restrict immigration into the United States after WWI
to investigate people accused of disloyalty during the 1950s
to keep Communist China out of the United Nations
2
The 1956 Federal Highway Act created
the US interstate highway network
a system of federal first-aid stations for drivers
new regulation for motorists
a new national advertising campaign aimed at motorists
3
Why was Rock and Roll an important cultural event in the 1950s?
increased conformity in American society
Allowed Communists to introduce teenagersto radical values
It highlighted a generation gap
made radio more popular than television
4
What was the Marshall Plan designed to do?
provide money to rebuild Western Europe
To build a wall between East and West Germany
To disarm America's nuclear stockpiles
Put US troops on the German border to prevent invasion
5
The actions of Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s led many Americans to...
suspect others of being communist
Protect African American's rights
support involvement in the United Nations
demand rights for workers
6
Why was "In God We Trust" added to US Currency?
equality and respect for others will benefit all Americans
some groups are better than others
freedom of religion is our most precious freedom
African Americans should lead the Civil Rights Movement
7
Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?
MacArthur wanted to oust Communist China from Tibet
American leaders thought we needed to stop Communism there
Truaman wanted to unify Korea
Americans felt Korea was too far to be a concern
8
What did President Truman decide to do because of African American's service in WWII?
Pay them money for their service
Give them all medals of honor
None of the above
Desegregate military in 1948
9
What was the main reason for tension between the US and Soviet Union after World War II?
The United States had invaded Cuba
The Soviet Union was anti-communist
The US owed lots of money to the Soviet Union
each country believed the other was a threat to security
10
Mass amounts of people moving to the suburbs occured AFTER which major event?
The Great Depression
WWI
WWII
Vietnam War
11
American rejoiced in 1955 when Jonas Salk
received a Purple Heard from President Eisenhower
broke the speed of sound in the supersonic jet
develop an effective vaccine for polio
won the noble prize for leadership in civil rights movement
12
What was the purpose of NATO?
create an alliance to protect against communist aggression
provide financial aid to rebuild countries in Africa
regulate economic ties with communist countries in Asia
provide military assistance to countries who are enslaved
13
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to prevent the...
Collapse communist government in Eastern Europe
Spread of democratic reforms
Spread of communism in Western Europe
Collapse the Soviet Union's economy
14
One of the benefits that the GI Bill offered to returning veterans was
government jobs
overseas careers
counseling
attend college
15
What event was the US response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
the collapse of the Berlin Wall
The division of Germany
The Berlin Airlift
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What was a key reason why Americans moved to the suburbs in the 1950s?
Housing shortage in cities
The GI Bill
Flooding in the South
Fires out West

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