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40's and 50's Cold War Review
40's and 50's Cold War Review
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1
Beatnik authors:
denied our democratic values
encouraged segregation
wrote about independence from conformity
Promoted traditional values
2
Which of the following was NOT a role of women in the 1950s?
Raising children
Work in white collar jobs
Domestic work
Getting married
3
NATO formed to protect countries fighting communism. As a result the Soviet Union formed
USSR
Communist Manifesto
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
4
Why did the US get involved in the Middle East after WWII?
To prevent spread of tyrannical dictators
We were against the creation of Israel
All of the above
To contain Soviet influence
5
Communism has government owned businesses and economy, democracy has:
Free trade and government owned businesses
Government owned business
Free trade and private property
6
Give the name of the spies who gave atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Julius and Ethel Greenglass
Alan Ginsberg
Julius and David Greenglass
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
7
Which of the following are examples of Cold War nuclear hysteria?
All of the above
Duck and Cover video
Civil Defense Pamphlets
Fallout shelters
8
President Eisenhower's Domino Theory was referring to:
McCarthy hearings
The Rosenbergs
Communism in Vietnam
Union conflict
9
Name the law passed which helped provide generous loans to veterans to buy homes, go to college
Yankee Bill
GI Bill
Soldier Act of 1946
10
Give the name of the first mass produced neighborhood built for returning soldiers.
Ford Homes
GI Homes
Twelve Oaks
Levittown
11
Eisenhower's policy of mutual assured destruction (MAD), meant
Building up our nuclear arsenal and threatening to use them.
using conventional military tactics and force actual war.
Containing communism by giving military and monetary aid
ramping up education in math and science
12
What was a result of the launching of Sputnik?
Increased Eisenhower's approval rating
American superiority in space
NDEA
Communist deportation
13
At ________ Conference, leaders agreed to free elections in Poland and the mood was optimistic.
Tehran
Potsdam
Casablanca
Yalta
14
What is the significance of rocknroll music emergence in the 50s?
Decreased crime in urban areas
Broke down racial barriers
Created gap between parents and teenagers that still exists
Decreased economic activity in rural areas
15
Which event was Soviet Unions response to W.Germany's union of zones/attempt to gain W.Berlin
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Bonfire
Berlin Wall
16
At ___Conference, Truman threatened Stalin with a new weapon and finalized divisions of Berlin.
Casablanca
Tehran
Potsdam
Yalta
17
Give the name of the famous FBI Director who abused powers by illegal wiretapping?
Alger Hiss
J Edgar Hoover
Joseph McCarthy
George Kennan
