Early Cold War and the 1950s

Question 1

In what country was containment successful in stopping the spread of communism?

Accepted Answer

South Korea

Question 2

One of the main deterrents of war between the U.S. and Soviet Union was ______________.

Accepted Answer

nuclear weapons.

Question 3

The Space Race between the United States and Russia was started by __________.

Accepted Answer

The Soviet's launch of the Sputnik satellite.

Question 4

What was the U.S. response to the Berlin Blockade?

Accepted Answer

Berlin Airlift

Question 5

How did Truman justify U.S. military involvement in the Korean peninsula?

Accepted Answer

threat of soviet aggression

Question 6

The purpose of the ______________ was to prevent the spread of communism in foreign countries.

Accepted Answer

Truman Docterine

Question 7

Government spending in the _________ helped created jobs in scientific research and defense.

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 8

In which U.S. provided West Berlin with aid after Soviet forces blockaded the city.

Accepted Answer

Berlin Airlift

Question 9

True or False: The Space Race helped shape an emphasize on science and math education.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The _________ investigated allegations of communism during the Red Scare of the early 1950s.

Accepted Answer

House Un-American Activities Committee

Question 11

In the 1950s, the American _____________ moved in mass to the suburbs.

Accepted Answer

middle class

Question 12

The Truman Docterine, Marshall Plan, and Korean War are all examples of ___________.

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 13

Which of the following is a DIRECT result of NASA-developed technology?

Accepted Answer

Solar panels for clean energy, Bullet train technology, Light-weight insulation for building houses

Question 14

_________ was a 1949 agreement between North Atlantic countries to ally in common defense.

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 15

_____________ used the fear of communism to increase his political prominence.

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy

Question 16

____________ was founded to manage the United States' efforts in the Space Race.

Accepted Answer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Question 17

In the 1950's improved industrial technology and increased access to consumer credit led to ___

Accepted Answer

economic prosperity

Question 18

Which of the following increased the suburbanization of America's white middle class?

Accepted Answer

The Interstate highway system, The baby boom, A booming economy

Question 19

Which of these is not a rock and roll musician of the 1950's?

Accepted Answer

Donna Reed

Question 20

Idea that the U.S. and the Soviet Union has enough nuclear weapons to wipe each other out.

Accepted Answer

mutually assured destruction

Question 21

True of False: Television had the greatest effect on American popular culture in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

What was the result of China’s crossing the Yalu River to invade the Korean Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

It reversed the advance of U.N. forces into North Korea

Question 23

The Marshall Plan was seen as a defense of the practice of ___________.

Accepted Answer

capitalism

Question 24

The purpose of containment was ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

prevent the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe

Question 25

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

rebuild Europe after World War II

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