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Unit 8 PostWar America (1945-1960)
Unit 8 PostWar America (1945-1960)
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1
Which genre of music, by Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, fueled the generation gap?
Rhythm and Blues
Rap
Ragtime
Rock 'n' Roll
2
Which of the following events jump starts the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s?
Korean War
March from Selma to Montgomery
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Childrens Crusade
3
Which is
not
a source of conflict between the U.S. and U.S.S.R after World War II?
There were no free elections in Poland
U.S. did not share atomic secrets
Stalin had made a secret pact with Canada
U.S.S.R. was an ally of Germany
4
Who launched the first satellite, which lead to an increase in math and science in classrooms ?
United States
U.S.S.R
South Korea
North Korea
5
As a result of the Korean War, what parallel became the border between the 2 countries?
28th
38th
17th
48th
6
Which of the following aid packages gave $16 billion to 13 European countries?
Truman Doctrine
GI Bill
Warsaw Directive
Marshall Plan
7
Which of the following cases ended the separate but equal doctrine?
Plessy vs, Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
Miranda vs. Arizona
Gideon vs. Wainwright
8
The students who integrated Central High School were known as the ________ Nine.
Little Rock
Montgomery
Topeka
Birmingham
9
Which country won the arms race when they detonated a hydrogen bomb in 1952?
Soviet Union
North Korea
Japan
United States
10
What literary movement challenged the norms and conformity American Society?
Flapper Generation
Feminist Generation
Lost Generation
Beat Generation
11
What is a Cold War?
2 countries never fight on the battlefield but increase defense spending
2 countries develop economic systems that islote themselves
When two 2 countries fight one another on the battlefield directly
When religions ec-communicate theselves from society
12
The Eisenhower Doctrine was concerned with the spread of Communism to what region?
East Asia
Middle East
South America
Southeast Asia
13
Which of the following is considered the cause of the Korean War?
The North invaded the South
The North tried to assassinate the South's president
There was a dispute over the control of Taiwan
The South invaded the North
14
Who argued and won the case ending separate but equal?
Thurgood Marshall
Stokely Carmichael
John Lewis
Larry Doby
15
Which of the following is an example of the domino theory?
If South Vietnam becomes communist neighboring countries will as well
Rebels in Brazil would overthrow the government and create socialism
Economic failure in Africa would lead to communism in Kenya
Student protests in Mexico lead to communist sentiment
16
Who was fired by Truman for insubordination?
Marshall
Eisenhower
Patton
MacArthur
17
What led to the development of suburbs?
Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
G.I. Bill and Containment
Baby Boom and Truman Doctrine
Baby Boom and the G.I. Bill
18
In regards to the previous question, who sent the national guard to block their entry?
Eisenhower
Little
Faubus
Truman
19
Which of the following individuals were found guilty of espionage and executed?
McCarthy and MacArthur
Rosenbergs and MacArthur
The Rosenbergs
Hiss and McCarthy
20
What was the foreign policy in regards to Communism used by the U.S. in the 1950s?
Jingoism
Divide and Conquer
Flexible Response
Containment
21
Which two countries received aid through the Truman Doctrine?
Turkey and Greece
Great Britain and France
Spain and Greece
Spain and Turkey
22
Who integrated the National League in 1947?
Satchel Paige
Henry Aaron
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
23
Who founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conferance (SCLC)?
Bobby Seale
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
24
How did Joseph McCarthy impact American society during the 1950s?
He created Levittown
He spread the fear of communism
He helped create NASA
He authored the GI Bill
25
Which of the following was
not
offered in the GI Bill?
Low interest loans
Unemployment benefits for a year
Free tuition
No income tax
26
What was the method used, in the 1950s, to obtain civil rights?
Civil Disobedience
Peace and Love
Divide and Conquer
By Any Means Necessary