1950's

Question 1

The Fair Deal increased Social Security benefits, extended the benefits to 10 million more, and

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Raised min. Wage

Question 2

In 1953 Americans were shocked when the Soviets tested the...

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Hydrogen Bomb

Question 3

In 1947 the conservative Congress set out to curb the power of organized labor by passing the..

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Taft-Hartley Act

Question 4

Eisenhower's Creeping Socialism refers to

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Federal aid to businesses

Question 5

Scientists working for the US Army created the first computer called

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ENIAC

Question 6

After the war Germany was split into four zones controlled by the U.S., Britain, Soviets and...

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France

Question 7

Sputnik lead to

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Improvements in math and science education

Question 8

In 1945, what did President Roosevelt think was the key to keeping the world at peace?

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Economic growth

Question 9

Eisenhower made a deal with Canada to build the American-Canadian waterway called the...

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Great Lake-St. Lawrence seaway

Question 10

After the Korean War began, the United States embarked on a major...

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Military buildup

Question 11

Who was largely absent from TV shows?

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African Americans

Question 12

Due to the Bracero program in the 1940-50s , the US got a large intake of people from where?

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Mexico

Question 13

Who emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union three years after Stalin died?

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Nikita Khrushchev

Question 14

To prevent a communist revolution in Asia, to whom did the US send $2 billion to?

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Chinese Nationalists

Question 15

What popular music form had a loud and heavy beat that made it ideal for dancing?

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Rock n' roll

Question 16

What did President Truman establish in early 1947 to screen all federal employees?

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Loyalty Review Program

Question 17

Eisenhower believed that winning the Cold War would require more than military action but also

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Strong economy

Question 18

By the middle of the 1900s what group of people were the poorest in the nation

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Native americans

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