This was a consequence of the Bay of Pigs invasion

Russia put nuclear weapons in Cuba, JFK was assassinated

McCarthyism is an event characterized by

False accusations of disloyalty and communism

Why did many Southerners oppose "rock n' roll" music?

feared southern girls would be attracted to black performers

Congress responded to successful launch of Sputnik by...

Starting our own Space Program-NASA

What was an issue between the US and USSR after WWII ended?

Which countries would be communist & what to do with Germany

What major medical advancement happened in the 1950s

Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine

All of these were trends in the 1950's Except....

Americans leaving the suburbs to live in the city

What is the primary goal of the Marshall plan?

Prevent the spread of Communism in Europe

Why did America join the Korean War?

because the United Nations asked us to defend South Korea, to contain Communism in Asia

Joseph McCarthy became famous by...

claiming he had a list of communists working for the govt

What caused President Truman to issue the Truman Doctrine?

Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe

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1
This was a consequence of the Bay of Pigs invasion
Russia put nuclear weapons in Cuba
JFK was assassinated
US won the Cold War
CIA earned praise across the world
2
McCarthyism is an event characterized by
False accusations of disloyalty and communism
Open attacks against the US and its allies
A time when McDonald's main rival was McCarthy
German scientists figure out how to use radio to call aliens
3
Why did many Southerners oppose "rock n' roll" music?
Country Western stars created a hatred for it
Did not want to see teenagers having fun
feared southern girls would be attracted to black performers
They thought it had hidden Communist messages
4
Which word would you use to describe the 1950's economy?
Poverty
Unemployment
Prosperity
Depressing
5
Congress responded to successful launch of Sputnik by...
Shooting it down
Cutting off talks with the USSR entirely
Stealing it to make copies
Starting our own Space Program-NASA
6
General MacArthur pushing UN troops near the N. Korea/China border caused this to happen?
China entering the war
UN stepping in to stop the fighting
USSR bombing South Korea
North Korea surrendering
7
The Interstate Highway Act led to each of the following EXCEPT
the beginning of the American road trip culture
the growth of air travel
the growth of suburbs and commuting to work
An evacuation route in case of nuclear disaster
8
All of the following were a result of how American and the Soviet Union disagreed post-WWII
Exectutive Order 9066
Iron Curtain separating West and East Europe
Division of Germany
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
9
What was an issue between the US and USSR after WWII ended?
Who got the old European Colonies
the future of the Nazi party
what to do with the Jewish refugees
Which countries would be communist & what to do with Germany
10
How did the TV impact 1950's society?
helped create a mass culture
Created movie stars and for the very first time
caused Americans to become fat and lazy
caused radio companies to go out of business
11
After the Cuban Missile Crisis this agreement was made
US agreed not to invade Cuba
US & USSR would improve communication
US & USSR would end nuclear weapons testing
All of the above
12
In his inaugural address JFK asked Americans to help him defeat these common enemies
Racism and Prejudice
tyranny, poverty, disease, war
Europeans and Asians
Communism & Democracy
13
What major medical advancement happened in the 1950s
Louis Pasteur Fights Rabies
The Jonas Brothers use their music to cure cancer
Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
Charles Darwin invents the Theory of Evolution
14
All of the following were part of the Containment Policy Except...
invading the Soviet Union
rapidly building atomic weapons
The Truman Doctrine
Creating NATO
15
NATO defends America and Europe from threats through mutual defense
False
Idk
True
My head hurts
16
All of these were trends in the 1950's Except....
nationwide fear of communism that put many innocents in jail
American soldier used the GI bill to find better paying jobs
Americans leaving the suburbs to live in the city
Baby boom due to soldiers coming back from the war
17
What is the primary goal of the Marshall plan?
Prevent the spread of democracy
Prevent the spread of Communism in Europe
Prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union's economy
Prevent the collapse of Communism in Europe
18
Why did America join the Korean War?
Because the Nazis were secretely hiding there after WWII
To conquer Asia for resources
because the United Nations asked us to defend South Korea
to contain Communism in Asia
19
Joseph McCarthy became famous by...
claiming he had a list of communists working for the govt
selling secrets on the atomic bomb to the USSR
Coming up with the Marshall Plan
accusing Truman of crimes
20
What caused President Truman to issue the Truman Doctrine?
Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe
Much of Europe needed money
Soviet Union moving atomic weapons into Alaska
Soviets dropping bombs in Germany

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