Soviets blockade Berlin the US and Britain respond by -

Airlifting supplies to West Berlin

Joseph McCarthy attempted to incite fear about -

communists in government positions

Why was the Berlin airlift necessary?

to provide supplies to a blockaded city

Veterans prepare for your future thru Education - the program being promoted was created to -

assist soldiers when they returned to civilian life

Which quote explains why President Truman involved the US in the Korean War?

"Communism has passed beyond subversion to armed invasion"

Post WW II baby boom --______--Expansion of pop. into suburban areas -- _____ fill in blanks

demand for housing & deforestation

What casued the US to enter the Korean War?

North Korea's invasion of South Korea

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

Growth of nuclear arsenals in the US and Soviet Union

How did the US respond to the launch of Sputnik I?

created federal agency for space exploration - NASA

What group investigated for communists in the government and film industry?

House Un-American Activities Committee

What happened to US citizens as a result of McCarthyism?

arrested for being suspected communists

The Korean War was an effort by the US to -

contain the spread of communism

What prevented the southern part of the Korean peninsula from permanently falling to the enemy?

The involvement of UN forces led by the U.S.

Which best describes the US' response to the devastation in Europe caused by WW II

Congress provides financial assistance to Western Europe

growth of the middle class, interstate highway system, suburbs - all are associated with -

economic prosperity following WW II

An increase in new houses in the late 40's early 50's is a result of -

Assistance offered by the GI Bill to soldiers

What was our primary reason for involvment in East Asia in the early 1950's

Communist North Korea tried to unify the peninsula

New jobs in tech industries were a direct result of -

Cold War defense programs spurred technological innovation

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1
Soviets blockade Berlin the US and Britain respond by -
allowing the UN to send in troops to Eastern Europe
allow Germans to vote on reuniting East and West Germany
dividing Germany and Berlin into 4 sectors
Airlifting supplies to West Berlin
2
Joseph McCarthy attempted to incite fear about -
Japanese Americans confined in internment camps
communists in government positions
organizers of the Civil Rights movement
accomplices in the Watergate scandal
3
What led the U.S. to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviets?
Cuban Missile crisis
Russians test Hydrogen bomb
launching of Sputnik I
Berlin Blockade
4
The growth in births, or baby boom, also led to the growth of -
the suburbs
defense spending
new diseases
family farming
5
Why was the Berlin airlift necessary?
enabled rapid withdraw of troops from war torn city
to deploy substantial invasion forces
to rescue thousands of stranded political refugees
to provide supplies to a blockaded city
6
Veterans prepare for your future thru Education - the program being promoted was created to -
ensure proper schooling for army officers
assist soldiers when they returned to civilian life
encourage recruits to view the military as a career
provide incentives to enlist in the military
7
What in the 1950's contributed to the cultural divide between generations?
Rock and Roll
Korean War
Space Race
Jazz
8
Which quote explains why President Truman involved the US in the Korean War?
"Communism has passed beyond subversion to armed invasion"
"above all else we want the US prosperous and strong"
"..a militant minorty has made economic recovery impossible"
"the UN cannot fulfill adequately its own responsibilities
9
What disease did Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin create a vaccine for?
Polio
tuberculosis
Influenza
chicken pox
10
Employment grows, GDP increased, Family income increases - these changes in the 50's led to -
increase in consumer spending
decline in home ownership rates
decrease in federal employment opportunities
rise in the number of business failures
11
Hypothesize a reason why spending on movies decreased starting in the 1950's?
resurgence of fundamentalism
Marshall Plan
popularity of television
More homework from math and science
12
Cold war military spending, housing boom, federal highway system - associated with what decade?
1970's
1980's
1950's
1960's
13
Post WW II baby boom --______--Expansion of pop. into suburban areas -- _____ fill in blanks
urban decay & leisure time
demand for automobiles & labor union membership
demand for housing & deforestation
immigration & racial tension
14
What casued the US to enter the Korean War?
collapse of South Korea's democratic government
assassination of North Korea's leader
North Korea's invasion of South Korea
South Korea's blockade of North Korea
15
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
Rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
Implementation of isolationist foreign policies
Growth of nuclear arsenals in the US and Soviet Union
Expansion of national borders by imperialistic Europeans
16
How did the US respond to the launch of Sputnik I?
created Marshall plan to rebuild Europe
created defense alliance - NATO
created federal agency for space exploration - NASA
began to share technology with the Soviets
17
What group investigated for communists in the government and film industry?
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Motion Picture Association of America
House Un-American Activities Committee
18
What happened to US citizens as a result of McCarthyism?
recruitment procedures for the miltary reformed
arrested for being suspected communists
Became members of the communist party in record numbers
began expressing dissenting political viewpoints more freely
19
The Korean War was an effort by the US to -
secure additional Asian trading partners
keep economy strong by maintining wartime activities
extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia
contain the spread of communism
20
What prevented the southern part of the Korean peninsula from permanently falling to the enemy?
The assistance of the Chinese military
The involvement of UN forces led by the U.S.
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
the threat of a Soviet naval blockade
21
The increase in math and science in schools in the late 1950's was a response to -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sputnik I
Marshall Plan
Korean War
22
President Kennedy ordered a quarantine (blockade) during what cold war event?
Bay of Pigs invasion
U2 incident
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
23
Which best describes the US' response to the devastation in Europe caused by WW II
President signs treaty requiring reparations to be paid
Congress provides financial assistance to Western Europe
President authorizes a military strike against Soviet forces
Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities
24
"U.S. bypasses Soviet Blockade w/o provoking military conflict - what event is described?
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Launching of Sputnik I
Building of Berlin Wall
25
growth of the middle class, interstate highway system, suburbs - all are associated with -
creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
economic prosperity following WW II
an increase in immigration after WW II
reductions in peacetime defense spending
26
An increase in new houses in the late 40's early 50's is a result of -
rapid demobilzation of US defense industries after WW II
federal domestic programs created by Great Society
Incentives offered under the Bracero Program
Assistance offered by the GI Bill to soldiers
27
What was our primary reason for involvment in East Asia in the early 1950's
Democratic reforms sought our help to overthrow dictators
Korea needed humanitarian aid due to famine
Communist North Korea tried to unify the peninsula
investigating North Korea for political corruption
28
New jobs in tech industries were a direct result of -
federal law required businesses to recruit for military
weak college programs produced few scientists
most citizens opposition to atomic bombs
Cold War defense programs spurred technological innovation

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