Early Cold War (1940s & 1950s)

Which of the following events inspired increased interest and investment in American math and science education programs in the 1950s?

• the successful launch of the Sputnik satellite

• the Korean War

• The Marshall Plan

• JFK's assassination

President Eisenhower supported the Highway Act of 1956, which created our interstate system, based mostly on

• its positive impact on the automobile industry.

• national security considerations about moving the military around the country

• its role in creating jobs.

• the need to spend the government surplus.

Nikita Khrushchev was...

• The head of communist North Vietnam throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.

• Head of the Soviet Union during WWII and the beginning of the Cold War. Notorious for his aggressive spreading of the communist ideology.

• Head of the Soviet Union from 1953 – 1964. Stepped back from previous administration’s hard-line policies.

• Head of the Chinese communist party from the 1920s through the eventual Chinese Revolution in 1949.

Suburb were...

• A conflict from 1950 – 1953 that the US joined as part of a UN task force to keep communism from spreading.

• A period of “witch hunts” led by the Senate for communists within the U.S. government. Part of the 2^nd Red Scare.

• Communities which sprung up in the 1940s and 1950s outside of major cities where families could live while the father commuted to work.

• A highly prized social skill during the 1950s, it emphasized fitting in to the mainstream culture and expectations.

Which of the following was NOT a major social value of mainstream 1950s culture?

• Conformity

• Affluence

• Materialism

• Individuality

What was the first major conflict of the Cold War (between the US and the USSR) in 1947?

• Korean War

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• 2nd Red Scare

The US agency responsible for espionage (spying) and gathering intelligence was the ...

• CIA

• FBI

• KGB

• SEC

What was a major difference between the 1st Red Scare (after WWI) and the 2nd Red Scare (after WWII)?

• The 1st Red Scare was short, while the 2nd Red Scare lasted for more than ten years and sent hundreds to jail

• The 1st Red Scare was more concerned with socialism, while the 2nd Red Scare focused more on anarchy as a threat to the US.

• The 1st Red Scare focused mostly on the danger of radical immigrants, while the 2nd Red Scare was more concerned with communist spies inside US society

• The 1st Red Scare had an immediate impact in that dozens were tortured and murdered, while the 2nd Red Scare didn't really impact people's lives.

U.S. foreign policy from 1945 onward that focused on stopping the growth of communism or communist interests was called

• Conformity

• Containment

• Affluence

• Domino Theory

A peacetime military alliance that the U.S. joined after WWII, breaking a long tradition of isolationism.

• CIA

• Warsaw Pact

• FDIC

• NATO