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Cold War & 1950s

Authored by Lisa Campbell

Social Studies

9th Grade

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Cold War & 1950s
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The United State’s policy to come out of the Truman Doctrine was that

the US would go back to isolationism

US would attack any move by the USSR into areas of interest

US would pursue containment of communism by giving aid

the punishment for spying in the US would be death

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 1950s saw such different trends as

the resurgence of religion and the rise of rock-and-roll.

Tupperware parties and stay-at-home dads.

the rise of rock-and-roll and the decline of movie-going.

beatniks and the end of segregation.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes satellite nations?

nations in debt to the World Bank

nations that belonged to NATO

nations west of the iron curtain

nations dominated by the Soviet Union

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect did conglomerates and the franchise system have on the US economy in the 1950s?

They inadvertently slowed industrial growth.

They promoted diversity within the business world.

They contributed to major business expansion.

eliminated thousands of service-oriented, white-collar jobs.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the reasons that Americans pursued religion in the 1950’s was

Americans were trying to get rid of evolution in schools.

Americans were responding to “godless” communism.

they wanted to pursue political and social reform.

wanted to start a global mission project against communism.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on American society?

He encouraged a widespread fear of communism.

He strengthened the United States Army.

He encouraged Americans to stand up for their civil rights.

All of the Above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Congress pass the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947?

to protect union officials against undue invasion of privacy

to raise wages

increase unemployment benefits

to restrict labor strikes that threatened the national interest

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