Cold War Quiz Review

After World War II, what impact did the returning soldiers have on the economy of South Carolina?

• Cities grew due to baby boom

• Veterans used the G.I. Bill to start new businesses.

• Not many consumers because so many died in the war

• Depression came back due to lack of jobs

What was one of the cause(s) of suburbinization?

• baby boom

• highway system

• education reform

• segregation

How did World War II contribute to the development of a consumer culture in South Carolina in the postwar years?

• less jobs

• population decline

• consumers were ready to buy because they could not during the war

• Credit cards were invented

What factor accelerated the development of South Carolina’s tourism industry in the post-World War II period?

• low taxes

• cold climate

• highway system

• better political system

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the development of suburbs after World War II?

• mass production of cars

• bus system

• AC

• monorail

Why do so many people move to South Carolina when they retire?

• racism

• large diverse cities

• better government services

• better climate

• low housing costs

What was an immediate effect of the Cold War on South Carolina and the nation?

• Military bases that stayed open

• travel for pleasure

• trade war with europe

• USA and Germany went to war again

What is the purpose of the Savannah River Plant?

• provide hydroelectricity for SC

• produce nuclear power for weapons

• provided energy for military

• weapon research

Why were some South Carolina military bases closed after the fall of the Soviet Union?

• USA ended the military

• Cold war ended

• moved bases to west coast

• new type of warfare that made bases obsolete

During the 1950s, what important changes in education in South Carolina occurred?

• middle school was created

• better lunch programs

• desegregation

• school year increased and grade 12 added