1950's and 60's Culture

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Multiple Choice

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

• Korea & Vietnam

• WWI & WWII

• Civil War & Spanish American War

• Persian Gulf & War on Terror

Multiple Choice

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment

Multiple Choice

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Warsaw Pact

• Big Stick Policy

Multiple Choice

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

• Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

• Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

• Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

Multiple Choice

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

• An increase in immigration from Latin America & Africa

• A decrease in world trade

• 1950S economic prosperity

• A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

Multiple Choice

How long did the Baby Boom last?

• 1960-1964

• 1940-1950

• 1946-1964

• 1950-1959

Multiple Choice

Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?

• Middle class white families moved to suburbs

• There was an increase in taxes

• They weren't being rebuilt from damage incurred during war

• There was a decrease in segregated public housing

Multiple Choice

What was a negative consequence of the rise of Suburbs and the Interstate Highway Act?

• The American population increased greatly

• The US ran low on food supplies causing emergency ration programs to appear

• It increased deforestation and damage to the environment

• It allowed Communists to better infiltrate American society

Multiple Choice

The car culture of the 1950's led to...

• Spread of fast food chains and drive-in movies

• Increased the dependence on public transportation

• A decline in the number of shopping malls

• Revitalized older city neighborhoods

Multiple Select

The GI Bill helped veterans receive these..... (choose all that apply)

• Job training

• Loans for homes

• Education

• New cars

Multiple Choice

More people bought new housing units in 1945-1965 because of assistance offered by the __________________ to soldiers returning from World War II.

• GI Bill
• cultural divide
• suburban
• suburban