1950's Prosperity + Early Cold War Review

True or False:

The American economy was crippled as a result of World War II.

• True

• False

Jobs in missile defense such as the one described in this 1956 advertisement became available because -

• federal law required businesses to recruit for the military

• weak college programs had produced few scientists qualified for high level research

• Cold War defense programs had spurred technological innovation

• most US citizens opposed the development of atomic weapons

Which of the following WAS NOT a cause of post-WWII economic prosperity ($$)?

• The Baby Boom

• Cold War spending

• Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• The GI Bill of Rights

In the 1950's, the US experienced a demographic shift when many families and businesses moved to this part of the country:

• Sun Belt

• Rust Belt

• Great Plains

• North Korea

True or False:

The baby boom led to an increase in consumerism.

• True

• False

The program being promoted in this poster was created to -

• assist soldiers as they returned to civilian life

• ensure proper schooling for army officers

• provide incentives to enlist in the military

• encourage recruits to view the military as a career

During the 1950's the government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to -

• the development of the ENIAC computer

• the announcement of new international education guidelines

• the successful launch of the first artificial satellite

• the discovery of new chemical elements

The trends in this list occurred as a result of...

• an increase in immigration after World War II

• the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• reductions in peacetime defense spending

• economic prosperity following World War II

This cartoon would be most associated with what Soviet and American Policy of the Cold War?

• Scorched Earth Policy

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Appeasement

• Isolationism

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?

• the United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union

• the US government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

• the Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space

• the Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition