Cold War at Home Review

Question 1

What was the significance of Levittown, New York?

Accepted Answer

It was one of the earliest suburbs built in the 1950s.

Question 2

Senator Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy that began his anti-Communist witch hunt by...

Accepted Answer

claiming he had a list of Communists employed by the U.S. State Department.

Question 3

What impact did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings have on Hollywood?

Accepted Answer

Producers blacklisted anyone who was believed to be a Communist.

Question 4

In the 1950s, Americans began spending on new consumer goods primarily because...

Accepted Answer

they had more disposable income than ever before.

Question 5

Why were the new interstate highways concenrated in the Northeast US?

Accepted Answer

large population centers were also concentrated in the Northeast.

Question 6

Companies that had largely been based in the U.S. expanded overseas to become __________.

Accepted Answer

multinational corporations

Question 7

As middle-class families moved to the suburbs in the 1950s, they left behind...

Accepted Answer

the poor and less educated.

Question 8

In the 1950s, many Americans stereotyped young people who favored unconventional clothing and hairstyles as...

Accepted Answer

juvenile delinquents.

Question 9

While many families enjoyed affluence of the 50s, they could only move to the suburbs if they have a substantial ______.

Accepted Answer

Income

Question 10

What was the name of the govt program that aimed to build new housing in the decaying inner cities?

Accepted Answer

Urban Renewal

Question 11

Americans who worked _______ and were responsible for much of the labor saw their job opportunities decrease.

Accepted Answer

blue collar jobs

Question 12

Which of the following factors helped lead to the baby boom of our post-WW2 society?

Accepted Answer

government benefits like the GI Bill

Question 13

The centers of numerous cities deteriorated in the postwar period as middle-class flight deprived urban areas of...

Accepted Answer

tax dollars.

Question 14

What did President Harry Truman establish in early 1947 to screen all federal employees?

Accepted Answer

the loyalty review program

Question 15

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were American civilians who were charged with...

Accepted Answer

passing atomic secrets to the Soviets.

Question 16

In the 1950s, worries about nuclear war led to bomb drills in American schools and...

Accepted Answer

fallout shelters in some people’s backyards.

Question 17

The mechanization of farms and factories led to an increased demand for _______ in management positions.

Accepted Answer

white collar workers

Question 18

In the 1950s, one in five families in America lived below the _______, or the division between "haves" and "have nots"

Accepted Answer

Poverty Live

Question 19

The GI Bill stimulated the economy over the long term by...

Accepted Answer

broadening the base of affluent consumers.

Question 20

The tactic of damaging reputations with vague, unfounded charges became known as what?

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

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