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Early Cold War & 1950's
Early Cold War & 1950's
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1
Who led the Nationalists forces in China?
Bill Clinton
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
2
Which republican president used a television campaign ad to run for office?
Johnson
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
3
Once the Soviets detonated an atom bomb, the United States worked on which new weapon?
Shot Simon
Missile Defense
Hydrogen Bomb
Star Wars
4
What group enjoyed the prosperity after WWII?
Whites
Latinos
Communists
African Americans
5
Which group is responsible for investigating the film industry for communist activities?
HUAC
CIA
McCarthy
FBI
6
Where were most homes built after World War II?
Cities
Country
Suburbs
Towns
7
What is rock and roll and the Beat movement in the 1950's examples of?
mainstream values
rebellion
conformity
entertainment
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What did the Soviets do in response to the reunification of Germany?
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Wall
Sputnik
Iron Curtain
9
What effect did automobiles have on the United States?
Creating a new canal
Building of Highways
Radios
Auto Loans
10
What group shocked the United States when they won the Chinese Civil War?
Communists
Nationalists
peasants
Security Council
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What was the 1950's source of entertainment?
Radio
Television
Movies
Telephones
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Which is an example of containment?
iron curtain
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
beat movement
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What did the GI BIll of Rights give to Veterans?
Medical Care
Counseling
Government Jobs
Low interest Loans
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The process of making accusations without supporting evidence is known as....
McCarthyism
Brinkmanship
Communism
Containment
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In the 1950's Americans were interested in buying products. What is this called?
consumerism
overtime
planned obsolescence
social conformity