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1950s American History
1950s American History
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Test your knowledge on key events, figures, and cultural phenomena that shaped America in the 1950s
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1
What was a key goal of U.S. foreign policy?
Expand democracy worldwide
Promote isolationism
Support dictatorships
Limit trade
2
What event led to troops enforcing integration?
Selma to Montgomery March
Little Rock Nine
Freedom Rides
Montgomery Bus Boycott
3
Who were the U.S. presidents in the 1950s?
Ronald Reagan
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
4
Which Supreme Court Decision ordered the desegregation of public schools?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS
5
What triggered the Korean War?
Japan invading Korea
China invading Korea
North Korea invading South Korea
South Korea invading North Korea
6
What did the 22nd Amendment establish?
Four-year term limit
No term limits
Lifetime presidency
Two-term limit for president
7
This proxy war to contain Communism lasted between 1950-1953 and ended in a stalemate.
Iraqi War
Chinese Revolution
Korean War
Vietnam War
8
True or false: Eisenhower was president in the 1950s.
False
True
9
What was the first major civil rights act since Reconstruction that ensured Equal Rights for African Americans?
Civil Rights Act of 1970
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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A movement begun by a group of artists and writers that hated conformity, questioned their elders and celebrated freedom
Valley Girls
Lost Generation
Beatniks
Hippies
11
What toy was fastest-selling in the 1950s?
Yo-Yo
Rubik's Cube
Barbie Doll
Hula Hoop
12
What event associated with Rosa Parks, sparked the civil rights movement?
Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Little Rock Nine
Civil Rights Act
13
Who were the Rosenbergs?
Accused spies executed for espionage
Famous scientists
Political leaders
Civil rights activists
14
What music genre did Elvis popularize?
Blues
Rock & Roll
Jazz
Country
15
Which bomb was more powerful than atomic bomb?
Hydrogen bomb
Neutron bomb
Atomic bomb
Plutonium bomb
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Senator who led the Senate investigations into Communist infiltration of Hollywood and Washington, DC (Red Scare)
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Senator Julius Rosenburg
Senator Joseph Biden
Senator Chuck Schumer
17
The theory that if one country fell to Communism, others would follow was known as:
Theory of Relativity
Communist Manifesto
Domino Theory
Containment Theory
18
What was launched by the USSR in 1957?
Apollo 1
Vostok 1
Explorer 1
Sputnik 1
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What was the goal of containment?
Stop the spread of communism
Isolate the USSR
Expand U.S. territory
Promote communism
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The Cold War was an ideological struggle between which two countries?
Soviet Union and China
United States and China
Soviet Union and United States
United States and Canada
