Unit 8 Review

What was one major cause of the prosperity of the 1950’s?

• It was largely fueled by stock market over speculation

• The creation of personal computers and the internet

• Many Asian nations began importing U.S. goods

• The granting of federal benefits to returning veterans

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to

• Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• Transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi party from reorganizing

• Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

What two education subjects did the US start to fund

during the Cold War?

• social skills and physical education

• math and science

The movement of people out of American urban areas after the Second World War led to

• more jobs being created, decreased traffic, and more businesses in urban areas

• more individualized homes being built, the growth of the suburbs, and more jobs being created

• renovation of urban areas, growth of the suburbs, and the loss of green spaces bordering the cities

• suburban sprawl, increased traffic, and a decrease of green spaces bordering the cities

The trends in this list all occurred as a result of -

• An increase in immigration after World War II

• Economic prosperity following World War II

• Reductions in peacetime defense spending

• The creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Which event led to the international partitioning of Germany as shown on the map?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Potsdam Conference

• Signing the United Nations charter

What was one major cause of the prosperity of the 1950’s?

• It was largely fueled by stock market over speculation

• The creation of personal computers and the internet

• Many Asian nations began importing U.S. goods

• The granting of federal benefits to returning veterans

What was passed to get veterans education grants and low mortgage rates?

• G.I. Bill

• Social Security Act

Which of the following results from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists

• Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased

• Recruitment procedure for the U.S. military branches were reformed

• U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to

• Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• Transport Polish refugees to safety

• Prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power