Onset of the Cold War and the 1950s

Which of the following was a direct result of the launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite, by the USSR, in 1957, was...

• Collapse of the Soviet Government

• An inability to spy from space

• The US government created a federal agency dedicated to space exploration (NASA)

In 1948, President Truman ordered a massive "airlift". The purpose was to:

• Remove troops from Berlin

• To provide supplies to the people of West Berlin, which had been blockaded by communist forces.

• The destroy the Berlin Wall

In October 1962, President Kennedy announced a "quarantine" of Cuba. This was really a:

• Naval blockade to stop further shipments of missiles from the USSR to Cuba

• Ploy to prevent NAZIs from starving the people of Greece

• Plan to prevent Soviet spies from infiltrating the US government

President Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by:

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• bombing Cuba

• asking Congress for a Declaration of War against Cuba

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the US was able to:

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• bypass the Soviet blockade of West Berlin without provoking a military conflict

• prevent the NAZI Party from reorganizing

Which group investigated people who worked in the motion industry, including the so-called "Hollywood Ten", who were thought to support the ideology of communist Russia?

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The Screen Actors' Guild

• The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

McCarthyism was a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Which of the following resulted from this?

• US citizens were arrested for being suspected communists

• The government spent less money on foreign aid

• People in America were able to express their opinions more freely

Why was the US involved in the affairs of East Asia during the early 1950s?

• Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid

• Democratic reformers sought help from the US military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea

• North Korea had invaded South Korea in an attempt to unify the peninsula under a communist regime. This challenged the US policy of containment and demonstrated evidence of the accuracy of the Domino Theory. In the words of President Truman: "Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion...and will now use armed invasion and war."

The post WWII baby boom led to:

• More urban decay

• A need for more cars

• A need for more housing

Expansion of population into suburban areas during the 1950s and 1960s resulted in:

• Increased deforestation

• A decline in green spaces surrounding the cities

• Both of the above, because they mean the same thing