Cold War & 1950s

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Which of the following factors made it seem that Truman had little chance of winning reelection in 1948?

• He had lost some support in his own party.

• He had opposed the Taft-Hartley Act.

• He had received illegal gifts.

• His campaign was dull.

How did President Eisenhower's domestic policy reflect that of his Republican predecessors?

• He encouraged growth of unions

• He favored Big Business.

• He favored a national health plan.

• He discouraged highway building.

Beatniks of the 1950s...

• rebelled against conformity and traditional social patterns.

• worked to revive organized religion.

• They organized campaigns against racial injustice.

• They valued American middle-class culture above diverse cultural heritages.