What event led to the Berlin airlift in 1948?

Stalin's blockade of West Berlin

What did the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 accomplish?

it build interstate highways across America

How did the GI bill help veterans after WWII?

It helped them with education and housing

What was the main purpose of the containment policy introduced during the Cold War?

To prevent the spread of communism

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

The country remined divided at the 38th parallel

What were the Proxy wars during the Cold War?

wars where other nations fought for the superpowers

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

Vietnam became a unified communist country

What happened in China in 1949?

It became communist under Mao Zedong

What was the iron curtain

A term for communist-controlled countries in Easter Europe

What was McCarthyism?

A campaign to find suspected communists in America

What was the Marshall Plan designed to do?

Help rebuild European economies

How did television change American life in the 1950s?

it became the main source of news and entertainment

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1
What event led to the Berlin airlift in 1948?
The division of Korea
Stalin's blockade of West Berlin
The creation of NATO
The launch of Sputnik
2
What did president Truman do to promote civil rights?
Started the Korean War
Desegregated the armed forces
build interstate highways
Created the CIA
3
What did the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 accomplish?
it closed all highways
It restricted travel between states
it banned automobiles
it build interstate highways across America
4
What was the Red Scare?
A soviet military operation
A new type of weapon
Fear of communists in America
A Korean War battle
5
How did the GI bill help veterans after WWII?
It required them to stay in the military
it gave them foreign citizenship
It helped them with education and housing
It provided combat training
6
What was the main purpose of the containment policy introduced during the Cold War?
To expand American territory
To help rebuild European economies
To prevent the spread of communism
To create more nuclear weapons
7
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
The country remined divided at the 38th parallel
Korea became a unified democracy
South Korea won complete control
North Korea won complete control
8
What was the significance of Sputnik's launch in 1957?
It ended the cold war
It started the space race
It caused World War II
It united Germany
9
What was the purpose of Nato?
To fight against communism
To start the space race
To promote communism
To divide Germany
10
What new form of music became popular in the 1950s?
jazz
classical
opera
Rock-n-roll
11
What were the Proxy wars during the Cold War?
powerful negotiations between countries
wars where other nations fought for the superpowers
Wars fought in space
direct fights between the US and the USSR
12
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
Vietnam became a unified communist country
South Vietnam remained independent
The war never ended
The US won
13
What happened in China in 1949?
It surrendered to Japan
It joined NATO
It became communist under Mao Zedong
It became a democracy
14
What was the iron curtain
A space satellite
A new military weapon
A term for communist-controlled countries in Easter Europe
A physical wall in Berlin
15
Which two nations became the world's super powers after World War II
China and Russia
Germany and Japan
Britain and France
US and Soviet Union
16
What major social change occurred in America after WWII
The end of television
The decline of suburbs
The baby boom
The end of automobiles
17
What was a "suburb" in the 1950s?
A communist settlement
a government building
A small community near a city
A type of military base
18
What was McCarthyism?
A military strategy in Korea
A campaign to find suspected communists in America
A plan to rebuild Europe
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union
19
What was the Marshall Plan designed to do?
Start the space race
Build nuclear weapons
create NATO
Help rebuild European economies
20
How did television change American life in the 1950s?
It was banned by the government
It failed to catch on with the public
It was only used in schools
it became the main source of news and entertainment

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