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Unit 3: 1950s and The Cold War
Unit 3: 1950s and The Cold War
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In the 1950s, most White Americans moved to Suburbs while most Black Americans moved to ____.
Rural Areas
Central Cities
Suburbs
Small Towns
2
The 1950s saw a rise in Rock n Roll. All of these were popular musical artists EXCEPT...
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
Jack Kerouac
Little Richard
3
The Korean War was an example of a _____ war, fought with aid from the US and USSR on opposing sides.
Proxy
Satellite
Communist
Cold
4
Joseph McCarthy was a _____ from Wisconsin.
Vice President
Governor
Congressman
Senator
5
McCarthyism is accusing people of being Communist often with ____ evidence.
incriminating
little or no
solid
written
6
By the end of the 1950s, around ____ of households owned a TV.
50%
90%
80%
75%
7
The Truman Doctrine explained America would offer economic, political, and military aid to those resisting _______.
Communism
Imperialism
Facism
Totalitarianism
8
McCarthy claimed he had a paper with the names of over 100 Communists working in _____.
Hollywood
the medical field
State Department
Colleges
9
In order to protect Western Europe from Soviet Aggression, ____ was formed.
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The League of Nations
10
____ States were those countries under Soviet Influence.
Red
Social
Free
Satellite
11
The ____ movement was founded by youth who were disillusioned and against 1950s conformity.
Beat
Black Jacket
Best
Hippy
12
The Federal Highway Act was the largest and most expensive ______ in U.S. history.
Privately Funded Projects
Tax-Free Projects
Public Works Projects
Volunteer Projects
13
Churchill described the Eastern Block of communist countries as the...
Iron Curtain
Red Sphere
Iron Influence
Soviet United Communist Countries
14
The 1950s saw a large increase in ____ deliquency, like car theft.
Toddler
Teenage
Under-aged
Juvenile
15
An era of competition & confrontation between the U.S. and USSR is...
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Iron Curtain
The Cold War
16
The Rosenburgs were accused of giving the Soviets Nuclear secrets and were...
executed by electric chair
deported to Russia
proven innocent by a jury
imprisoned for life
17
This city was divided between France, Great Britain, America, and the USSR after WWII.
Berlin
Warsaw
Munich
Moscow
18
The most famous of the new Suburban housing developments were called _____.
Territowns
Burbvilles
Levittowns
Bolingbrooks
19
The Marshall plan offered _____ assitance to the Western European countries rebuilding after WWII.
military
communist
economic
political
20
By the end of the 1950s, most Americans worked _____ collar jobs.
white
black
red
blue
21
The GI Bill gave returning veterans everything EXCEPT...
start businesses
schooling
cheap housing
no taxes
22
The ____ was established to investigate Hollywood for possible Communist influence.
FBI
HUAC
CIA
NATO
23
This person was the host of a popular talk show during the 1950s.
George Kennan
Allen Ginsburg
Ed Sullivan
Jack Kerouac
24
McCarthy ultimately was censured and died from _____.
alcoholism
cancer
a gunshot wound
electric chair
25
The Long Telegram by George Kennan advocated for this policy to deal with Soviet aggression.
containment
Supplication
Eastern blockade
Nuclear War