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US History: Cold War into the 1950s
US History: Cold War into the 1950s
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1
Which of the following best describes the 1950s in United States History?
Cold War, Happy Days, and Civil Rights
Cold War, Korea, and Depression
WWII, Jackie Robinson and the Cold War
Civil Rights, Vietnam War, and the Soviets
2
What was the "
Iron Curtain
"?
Border between Communist countries and Democracies in Europe
The rubble that was left behind in Japan after the A-Bomb
The wall in the middle of Berlin, Germany
The separation of Northern and Southern Europe
3
In 1948 the U.S. aided people with the Berlin Airlift. In which country was Berlin located?
Hungary
Poland
West Germany
East Germany
4
What was the Marshall Plan?
The plan to build the Berlin Wall
U.S. plan to give resources and aid countries after WWII
The U.S. plan to use military force to stop communism
The Soviet idea to spread communism
5
In 1950, which Asian country did the U.S. begin to fight a war in to try and contain Communism?
Hungary
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
6
In which year did the Supreme Court make its famous decision to desegregate the schools?
1952 - when Eisenhower was elected
none of these answers are corrct
1955 - when Rosa Parks was arrested
1954 - in the Brown v. Board case
7
What were the years of the "Baby Boom" according to U.S. Historians?
1953-1961
1955
1941-1945
1946-1960
8
Who is this Civil Rights lawyer that was a lawyer for NAACP cases including Brown v. Board?
Malcom X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Lewis
Thurgood Marshall
9
What key event from China shocked the U.S. in 1949?
China invented the iphone
China attacked the Soviet Union
China got the A-Bomb
China became a Communist government
10
The picture below best relate to this cold war/civil rights topic:
Fight against integration of schools
Purple Scare
Lavender Scare
Red Scare
11
Which of the following countries did NOT become controlled by communists during the Cold War?
India
Laos
China
Cambodia
12
This wave of anticommunist fears led to this committee: tasked with investigating communist activity in the US.
America First Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Anti communist committee
We are one committee
13
Which of the following countries was an ALLY of the U.S. during WWII?
Soviet Union
Germany
Italy
Japan
14
This was the first of many protests of the Civil Rights movement and Rosa helped kick it off!
Little Rock 9
March to Selma
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
15
Who was elected to be the new President of the U.S. in 1952?
Eisenhower
Truman
Roosevelt
Nixon
16
For many Americans, the 1950s were Happy Days. Where did a lot of new houses get built?
the suburbs
the big cities
the rural areas
Mars
17
Europe was divided after WWII. Which part of Europe was controlled by the Soviet Union?
Northern
Eastern
Southern
Western
18
What was the goal of NATO?
To stop the spread of communism
prevent war in Asia
Replace the UN
To spread communism
19
Who became the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcom X
Thurgood Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
20
This person had a list of 205 State Department officials who belonged to the Communist party.
McCarthy
MacArthur
Newkirk
Palmer
21
In which year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus?
1955 -the year after the Supreme Court desegragated schools
1952 - when Eisenhower was elected
1954 - during the same year as the Brown v. Board case
1957
22
Which country, along with the U.S., was considered to be a "Superpower" at the end of WWII?
Soviet Union
Germany
France
England
23
Which of the following was NOT a
new
part of Popular Culture in the 1950s?
rock and roll music
TV
radio
McDonald's and Drive-Ins