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US History: Cold War into the 1950s
US History: Cold War into the 1950s
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What was one reason for the Soviets not liking the U.S. at the beginning of the Cold War?
the U.S. shot down the U2 spy plane
The U.S. treated the Europeans very badly
The U.S. was trying to copy their Communist government
The U.S. did not acknowledge the ir Communist government
2
Which of the following best describes the 1950s in United States History?
Civil Rights, Vietnam War, and the Soviets
WWII, Jackie Robinson and the Cold War
Cold War, Korea, and Depression
Cold War, Happy Days, and Civil Rights
3
Which came first?
Little Rock 9 attempting to go to a "white school"
Ruby Bridges enrolling in Kindergarden
4
Europe was divided after WWII. Which part of Europe was controlled by the Soviet Union?
Western
Northern
Eastern
Southern
5
What were the years of the "Baby Boom" according to U.S. Historians?
1941-1945
1946-1960
1955
1953-1961
6
What was the Marshall Plan?
U.S. plan to give resources and aid countries after WWII
The Soviet idea to spread communism
The U.S. plan to use military force to stop communism
The plan to build the Berlin Wall
7
Which of the following countries was an ALLY of the U.S. during WWII?
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Italy
8
Who was the new leader of the Soviet Union beginning in 1953?
Eric Erickson, because Stalin died
Dwight Eisenhower, because Stalin died
Nikita Kruschev, because Stalin died
Suzanne Susens, because Stalin died
9
The Berlin Wall was an ugly symbol of communism. How long did it divide Berlin?
from 1945-1990
from 1945-1978
from 1961-1999
from 1961-1989
10
Which of the following was a reason the U.S. didn't like the Soviets when the Cold War began?
harsh treatment of Europeans
they used the atomic bomb in WWII
11
What key event from China shocked the U.S. in 1949?
China attacked the Soviet Union
China invented the iphone
China got the A-Bomb
China became a Communist government
12
In 1950, which Asian country did the U.S. begin to fight a war in to try and contain Communism?
Korea
Hungary
Japan
Vietnam
13
Which of the following was NOT a
new
part of Popular Culture in the 1950s?
TV
radio
rock and roll music
McDonald's and Drive-Ins
14
In which year did the Supreme Court make its famous decision to desegregate the schools?
1952 - when Eisenhower was elected
1954 - in the Brown v. Board case
1955 - when Rosa Parks was arrested
none of these answers are corrct
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What was the "
Iron Curtain
"?
The rubble that was left behind in Japan after the A-Bomb
The wall in the middle of Berlin, Germany
The separation of Northern and Southern Europe
Border between Communist contries and Democracies in Europe
16
Who became the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Thurgood Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcom X
17
Who was elected to be the new President of the U.S. in 1952?
Truman
Roosevelt
Nixon
Eisenhower
18
Which of the following countries did NOT become controlled by communists during the Cold War?
India
Cambodia
China
Laos
19
In 1948 the U.S. aided people with the Berlin Airlift. In which country was Berlin located?
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
West Germany
20
What was President Eisenhower's response to the harassment of the Little Rock 9 in Arkansas?
He did not believe in the desegregation of the schools
He did not help the black students in any way, shape or form
He sent the military to escort the Little Rock 9 into school
He sent in the military to help keep the black kids out
21
In which year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus?
1954 - during the same year as the Brown v. Board case
1952 - when Eisenhower was elected
1957
1955 -the year after the Supreme Court desegragated schools
22
Which of the following was NOT a Soviet satellite nation in Eastern Europe?
Hungary
Italy
Poland
East Germany
23
For many Americans, the 1950s were Happy Days. Where did a lot of new houses get built?
the big cities
the suburbs
the rural areas
Mars
24
Who is this Civil Rights lawyer that was a lawyer for NAACP cases including Brown v. Board?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Lewis
Thurgood Marshall
Malcom X
25
Which country, along with the U.S., was considered to be a "Superpower" at the end of WWII?
Soviet Union
France
England
Germany