What trend is most associated with the rise of the suburbs?

Increased sales of home appliances

Which statement describes a similarity between Presidents Truman and Eisenhower?

Both took steps to prevent the spread of communism.

Why did the USSR put a blockade on Berlin

To pressure the Allies to withdraw from East Germany.

The term McCarthyism is most closely associated with which action?

spreading lies to encourage fear and suspicion.

The Beat Movement developed in the US in reaction to

Conformity and materialism in mainstream society

What was the catalyst event that started the Montgomery bus boycott?

Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat

How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the growth of the suburbs?

Gave access to inexpensive mortgages

How did the Korean War start?

North Korea attacked South Korea

The US created NASA in response to what event?

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

Which describes Sputnik

The first satellite to orbit Earth

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America in the 1950s

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Post-WWII, Korean War, Red Scare, and American Society in the 1950s.

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1
Where did Rogers get its water in the 1950s?
Lake Atalanta
The White River
underground rivers
Beaver Lake
2
What trend is most associated with the rise of the suburbs?
More education opportunities for minorities
Increased sales of home appliances
More women in the workforce
Increased industrial jobs outside the city
3
Which statement describes a similarity between Presidents Truman and Eisenhower?
Both thought that the US had no military business in Asia.
Both were against the use of nuclear weapons.
Both took steps to prevent the spread of communism.
Both encouraged members of the Warsaw Pact to join NATO.
4
What was the first Japanese car sold in the United States?
Datsun
Toyota
Mazda
Honda
5
What term describes this period in US History?
The Red Nightmare
The Red Scare
The Stalin Effect
The Soviet Invasion
6
Why did the USSR put a blockade on Berlin
Prevent aid from reaching Soviet Bloc countries.
To pressure the Allies to withdraw from East Germany.
Place Soviet missiles in range of Western Europe.
Prevent the Marshall Plan from taking place.
7
The factor that most contributed to American affluence in the 1950s
Government programs to fight poverty
The inclusion of women in the workforce
More employment opportunities
Rising college admissions
8
The term McCarthyism is most closely associated with which action?
Mobilizing supporters of certain political parties
spreading lies to encourage fear and suspicion.
Using televised debates to inform voters of party platforms.
accusing political opponent of corruption
9
What area was the Marshall Plan most effective in helping out countries after WWII?
Western and Southern Europe
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Eastern Europe
10
Who is this iconic 1950s figure?
President Harry Truman
Elvis Presley
Joseph McCarthy
Buddy Holly
11
The Beat Movement developed in the US in reaction to
The growing power of corporations
The effect of the Red Scare on the American people
The scarcity of materials after WWII
Conformity and materialism in mainstream society
12
Why did consumer spending increase after WWII?
The exit of women from the workforce
tax cuts for the middle class
Importation of cheap goods
End of rationing
13
Which popular theme park opened in 1955
Cedar Point
Six Flags
Worlds of Fun
Disneyland
14
What was the catalyst event that started the Montgomery bus boycott?
The Emmett Till murder
The march on Selma, Alabama
Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education
15
What toy was created in the 1950s?
Legos
Rock em' Sock em' Robots
Mr. Potato Head
G.I. Joe
16
Which provided aid to non-communist governments fighting against a communist force?
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Bloc
NATO
17
How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the growth of the suburbs?
provided tax credits for having children
Enabled veterans to get job training
Provided veterans vouchers to get out of the inner cities
Gave access to inexpensive mortgages
18
How did the Korean War start?
Russia engaged North Korean troops
South Korea attacked North Korea
North Korea attacked South Korea
Chinese troops came across the DMZ
19
What describes the main US foreign policy during the Cold War?
commitment
isolationism
The domino effect
containment
20
True or False: Coach Roller was born in the hospital shown in the 1954 Rogers video.
False
True
21
The US created NASA in response to what event?
The formation of the Warsaw Pact
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The start of the Berlin Blockade
22
Which describes Sputnik
The first satellite to orbit Earth
The alliance of Soviet countries
The first functional ballistic missile
The name of Joseph Stalin's nephew
23
What group was made in response to the formation of NATO?
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
The Office of Strategic Services
The Warsaw Pact
Central Intelligence agency
24
True or False: President Truman wanted General MacArthur to invade China during the Korean War?
True
False
25
What is the line called that divides North and South Korea?
The DMZ
The Maginot Line
38th Parallel
36th Parallel

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