Chapter 17 - Cold War, Warm Kitchens - MN History

Question 1

How did General Mills change in order to keep and gain customers?

Accepted Answer

They created Betty Crocker & colorful cookbooks.

Question 2

General Mills encouraged women to buy more baked goods from a box in groceries stores.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

In 1946, General Mills teamed up with a nonprofit group, Meals for Millions to create MPF.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Who built the first fallout shelter in Farmington, Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Ed Mohawald

Question 5

Who was Betty Crocker?

Accepted Answer

A character created by General Mills to promote their goods.

Question 6

Years of the Cold War era.

Accepted Answer

1945-1991

Question 7

Owning property and increasing their wealth is an example of...

Accepted Answer

Capitalism

Question 8

What war proceeded after the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam War

Question 9

What was the premise of the Cold War between 1945-1991?

Accepted Answer

A political conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Question 10

Betty Crocker was first created during the Cold War in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Economic system where property & businesses are owned by the government or the benefit of all.

Accepted Answer

communism

Question 12

What is considered to be a superpower nation?

Accepted Answer

A powerful country that influences or controls it's allies

Question 13

What was an ideal food to have in your fallout shelter?

Accepted Answer

MPF

Question 14

What two countries were at "war" during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

US and USSR

Question 15

What are Fallout shelters?

Accepted Answer

A place where people could go in the event of a nuclear war.

Question 16

What year did the Soviet Union test their own atomic bomb to see what it could do?

Accepted Answer

1949

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a Capitalist country?

Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 18

MPF are high-protein soy food supplements in a can that you can eat. What does MPF stand for?

Accepted Answer

Multipurpose Food

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a communist country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 20

A plan for emergency procedures to protect life and property in the event of a disaster.

Accepted Answer

civil defense

Question 21

After World War II, Minnesota's families tended to have fewer children.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

How many days did the USSR install missiles on Cuba?

Accepted Answer

13 days

Question 23

What year was Better Crocker's picture cook book sold?

Accepted Answer

1950

Question 24

The USSR has this type of government.

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 25

During the Cold War, Americans were worried that communism would spread to the United States.

Accepted Answer

True

Chapter 17 - Cold War, Warm Kitchens - MN History

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Chapter 17 - Cold War, Warm Kitchens - MN History

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