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US History STAAR Review - Early Cold War and the 1950s
US History STAAR Review - Early Cold War and the 1950s
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A #USH #STAAR review for #11thgrade, covering the #1950s, the #Korean War, and the early #ColdWar.
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1
Government spending in the _________ helped created jobs in scientific research and defense.
Blacklist
Highway Act
1968 Democratic Convention
Cold War
2
True or False: The Space Race helped shape an emphasize on science and math education.
False
True
3
Which of the following increased the suburbanization of America's white middle class?
A booming economy
The Interstate highway system
The baby boom
Fear of pollution in the inner cities
4
In the 1950's improved industrial technology and increased access to consumer credit led to ___
depression
economic prosperity
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Cold War
5
_____________ used the fear of communism to increase his political prominence.
Bernie Sanders
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
6
One of the main deterrents of war between the U.S. and Soviet Union was ______________.
intelligence services.
economic sanctions
nuclear weapons.
trade agreements.
7
The Marshall Plan was seen as a defense of the practice of ___________.
socialism
feudalism
communism
capitalism
8
The purpose of containment was ____________________________.
to find communists hiding in American society
to prevent the soviets from getting the atomic bomb
Prevent the Soviets from putting nuclear missiles in Cuba.
prevent the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe
9
The Space Race between the United States and Russia was started by __________.
The Moon Landing
The orbital flight of John Glenn
President Kennedy's "Man on the Moon" speech.
The Soviet's launch of the Sputnik satellite.
10
____________ was founded to manage the United States' efforts in the Space Race.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency for International Development
Rural Electrification Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
11
Idea that the U.S. and the Soviet Union has enough nuclear weapons to wipe each other out.
flexible response
mutually assured destruction
foreign colonial occupation
containment policy
12
In what country was containment successful in stopping the spread of communism?
China
South Korea
Egpyt
Cuba
13
In the 1950s, the American _____________ moved in mass to the suburbs.
upper class
social studies class
lower class
middle class
14
The purpose of the ______________ was to prevent the spread of communism in foreign countries.
Truman Docterine
Monroe Docterine
Highway Act
Civil Rights Act
15
The Truman Docterine, Marshall Plan, and Korean War are all examples of ___________.
Containment
Imperialism
Appeasement
Isolationism
16
What was the U.S. response to the Berlin Blockade?
D-Day
The Korean War
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
17
Which of these is not a rock and roll musician of the 1950's?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley
Donna Reed
18
How did Truman justify U.S. military involvement in the Korean peninsula?
Submarine warfare
the Monroe Docterine
threat of soviet aggression
American colonialism
19
_________ was a 1949 agreement between North Atlantic countries to ally in common defense.
Warsaw Pact
Organization of American States
SEATO
NATO
20
What was the result of China’s crossing the Yalu River to invade the Korean Peninsula?
It caused the United States to blockade Cuba.
It reversed the advance of U.N. forces into North Korea
It made the U.S.A. to nuke North Korea.
It caused the United States to invade Cambodia.
21
In which U.S. provided West Berlin with aid after Soviet forces blockaded the city.
Berlin Airlift
containment
Berlin Wall
Marshall Plan
22
True of False: Television had the greatest effect on American popular culture in the 1950s?
False
True
23
The _________ investigated allegations of communism during the Red Scare of the early 1950s.
Warren Commission
PATRIOT Act
House Un-American Activities Committee
Supreme Court
24
Which of the following is a DIRECT result of NASA-developed technology?
Dehydrated water
Bullet train technology
Light-weight insulation for building houses
Solar panels for clean energy
25
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
to raid communist radicals
rebuild Europe after World War II
to airlift supplies into West Berlin
to prevent communism from spreading into Latin America
