How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the growth of the suburbs?

Gave access to inexpensive mortgages

Which statement describes a similarity between Presidents Truman and Eisenhower?

Both took steps to prevent the spread of communism.

What trend is most associated with the rise of the suburbs?

Increased sales of home appliances

The US created NASA in response to what event?

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

The term McCarthyism is most closely associated with which action?

spreading lies to encourage fear and suspicion.

What was the catalyst event that started the Montgomery bus boycott?

Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat

Which describes Sputnik

The first satellite to orbit Earth

How did the Korean War start?

North Korea attacked South Korea

Why did the USSR put a blockade on Berlin

To pressure the Allies to withdraw from East Germany.

The Beat Movement developed in the US in reaction to

Conformity and materialism in mainstream society

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America in the 1950s

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Post-WWII, Korean War, Red Scare, and American Society in the 1950s.

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1
True or False: President Truman wanted General MacArthur to invade China during the Korean War?
True
False
2
How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the growth of the suburbs?
Gave access to inexpensive mortgages
Provided veterans vouchers to get out of the inner cities
provided tax credits for having children
Enabled veterans to get job training
3
Which provided aid to non-communist governments fighting against a communist force?
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Bloc
NATO
Truman Doctrine
4
What toy was created in the 1950s?
Rock em' Sock em' Robots
Legos
Mr. Potato Head
G.I. Joe
5
What area was the Marshall Plan most effective in helping out countries after WWII?
Western and Southern Europe
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Eastern Europe
6
Which statement describes a similarity between Presidents Truman and Eisenhower?
Both were against the use of nuclear weapons.
Both thought that the US had no military business in Asia.
Both took steps to prevent the spread of communism.
Both encouraged members of the Warsaw Pact to join NATO.
7
What trend is most associated with the rise of the suburbs?
More education opportunities for minorities
Increased sales of home appliances
Increased industrial jobs outside the city
More women in the workforce
8
Where did Rogers get its water in the 1950s?
Beaver Lake
Lake Atalanta
The White River
underground rivers
9
What term describes this period in US History?
The Soviet Invasion
The Red Nightmare
The Stalin Effect
The Red Scare
10
The factor that most contributed to American affluence in the 1950s
More employment opportunities
Rising college admissions
Government programs to fight poverty
The inclusion of women in the workforce
11
The US created NASA in response to what event?
The formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The start of the Berlin Blockade
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
12
Why did consumer spending increase after WWII?
tax cuts for the middle class
The exit of women from the workforce
Importation of cheap goods
End of rationing
13
The term McCarthyism is most closely associated with which action?
Using televised debates to inform voters of party platforms.
accusing political opponent of corruption
Mobilizing supporters of certain political parties
spreading lies to encourage fear and suspicion.
14
What was the first Japanese car sold in the United States?
Datsun
Mazda
Toyota
Honda
15
What was the catalyst event that started the Montgomery bus boycott?
The march on Selma, Alabama
The Emmett Till murder
Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education
16
Which describes Sputnik
The first satellite to orbit Earth
The first functional ballistic missile
The alliance of Soviet countries
The name of Joseph Stalin's nephew
17
What group was made in response to the formation of NATO?
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
The Warsaw Pact
Central Intelligence agency
The Office of Strategic Services
18
What describes the main US foreign policy during the Cold War?
isolationism
containment
commitment
The domino effect
19
How did the Korean War start?
North Korea attacked South Korea
South Korea attacked North Korea
Russia engaged North Korean troops
Chinese troops came across the DMZ
20
True or False: Coach Roller was born in the hospital shown in the 1954 Rogers video.
False
True
21
Why did the USSR put a blockade on Berlin
To pressure the Allies to withdraw from East Germany.
Prevent aid from reaching Soviet Bloc countries.
Prevent the Marshall Plan from taking place.
Place Soviet missiles in range of Western Europe.
22
The Beat Movement developed in the US in reaction to
The scarcity of materials after WWII
The growing power of corporations
Conformity and materialism in mainstream society
The effect of the Red Scare on the American people
23
What is the line called that divides North and South Korea?
36th Parallel
The Maginot Line
38th Parallel
The DMZ
24
Who is this iconic 1950s figure?
Buddy Holly
President Harry Truman
Elvis Presley
Joseph McCarthy
25
Which popular theme park opened in 1955
Six Flags
Worlds of Fun
Disneyland
Cedar Point

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