The “blacklisting” that cost many film-industry workers their jobs in the late 1940s was due to

The activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Restrict/Contain the spread of Communism.

How did the Baby Boom impact American society?

Demand for schools and child daycare grew

How did the US help rebuild Western Europe?

Through the Marshall Plan establishing US investments

How did the Korean War end?

divided into Commi North/ Capitalist South

How did the GI Bill lead to the growth of the suburbs?

The GI Bill provided affordable loans to purchase a home

President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to...

remove a communist dictator from power

What was one outcome of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962?

The Soviet Union withdrew its nuclear missiles from Cuba

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1
Remember kids, Burt the Turtle says:
Duck and Cover!
The only good commie is a dead one
Stop, Drop, and Roll!
Slow and steady wins the race.
2
The “blacklisting” that cost many film-industry workers their jobs in the late 1940s was due to
Decisions by the Hollywood Ten
Their ability to limit the scope of the war.
Their willingness to follow orders
The activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee
3
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Promote free elections in Europe.
Force Germany to pay for war reparations.
Maintain international peace through the UN.
Restrict/Contain the spread of Communism.
4
How did the Baby Boom impact American society?
Movement for integration increased
Demand for schools and child daycare grew
Fear of communism grew
Enlistment in the military increased
5
How did the US help rebuild Western Europe?
Through the Marshall Plan establishing US investments
By establishing relief & assistance programs through the UN
Overhauling European economies
Through the Dawes plan establishing long term loans
6
How did the Korean War end?
divided into Commi North/ Capitalist South
The countries both became Capitalist
Korea became a demilitarized zoned
a unified Communist Korea
7
To label someone’s activities as “McCarthyist” would be to suggest that the person is..
“soft” on communism
making unsupported accusations
sincere but misguided
staunchly loyal to the United States.
8
How did the GI Bill lead to the growth of the suburbs?
It encouraged women to work while men stayed home
The GI Bill provided affordable loans to purchase a home
The US government forced GI’s to live in tenements
It forced desegregation of schools leading to white flight
9
Both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms of expressions of
rebellion
the American Dream
All of the above
the mass media
10
The Interstate Highway System was created to be able to..
commute from suburbs
All of the Above
evacuate cities in the event of a nuclear attack
to encourage travel
11
President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to...
support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform
remove a communist dictator from power
stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States
rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters
12
What was one outcome of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962?
The United States seized military control of Cuba
The Soviet Union withdrew its nuclear missiles from Cuba
Fidel Castro met with President John F. Kennedy
Cuba became a communist nation
13
Allowing communism to exist where it was but preventing the spread to other nations is known as
appeasement
demilitarization
containment
integration
14
Who became the first communist leader of China?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai Shek
Kim Il Sung
Ngô Đình Diệm

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