ColdWarIntro/1950s

Which committee investigated communist actions and ties to the Soviet Union

• House of Un-American Activities (HUAC)
• Truman Council
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

At the end of WWII Harry Truman dropped the Atom bomb, what was the effect of this decision?

• It led to the spread of communism in East Asia
• It was investigated by the United Nations
• It led to a peaceful time between nations
• It began a weapons race with the Soviet Union

In the 1950's most homes were built in the

• Cities
• Rural Areas
• Military bases
• Suburbs

The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

Joseph McCarthy is know for...

• Making false claims about people being communist
• Making false claims about President Eisenhower
• Initiating the Space Race
• Political Scandals of the 1940's

The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
• Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
• Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
• Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo

U.S. foreign policy followed during the Cold War that sought to prevent the expansion of Soviet Communism refers to what?  

• Brinkmanship
• Communism
• N.A.T.O. 
• Containment

The "Red Scare" means

• People were afraid of the color red.
• People thought Red's were friends. 
• People were afraid of Communists. 
• People were afraid of Democrats. 

The GI Bill and government tax deductions for mortgages and property taxes contributed to what phenomenon of the 1950s?

• the increase in consumer debt
• the growth in suburbia (Levittowns)
• the increase in urban populations
• the formation of new colleges

What linked major cities together & allowed for the movement of missiles?

• Highway Act of 1956
• National Defense Education Act
• G.I. Bill of Rights
• National Aeronautics and Space Act