U.S History- Pearson Topic7 Postwar America (1945-1960)

Front

Why was the outcome of the Berlin Airlift such a propaganda victory for the West?

Back

The West was seen as protecting a city from starvation at the hands of the Soviet Union

Front

In the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear weapons, why did some American scientists oppose developing the hydrogen bomb?

Back

They feared that this would lead to an arms race.

Front

Why did the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings have such a chilling effect on filmmakers "freedom of speech"?

Back

Filmmakers were afraid to make movies about controversial social topics.

Front

What social disruptions of the wartime period may have brought about the desire to return to family life and traditional gender roles in the 1950s?

Back

The war had divided families and brought women to fill men's jobs in the factories.

Front

Eased the return of WWII veterans by providing education and employment aid

Back

GI Bill of Rights

Front

A list of names specifically in Hollywood, of people who should not be hired because of their reputations politically.

Back

Blacklisted

Front

A policy that gave millions of dollars to Turkey and Greece to fight communism

Back

Truman Doctrine

Front

What happened first? WWII, Korean War, Industrial Revolution, Vietnam War

Back

Industrial Revolution

Front

The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement.

Back

The United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement.

Front

One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

Back

interstates within the USA