The Cold War & 1950s America

Based on his famous Long Telegram, George Kennan's 1947 article "The Sources of Soviet Conduct" greatly influenced the development of which foreign policy?

• containment

• deterrence

• isolationism

• massive retaliation

How did the Soviet Union first attempt to force the removal of U.S. forces from West Berlin?

• by blocking road and rail access to the city

• by asking the United Nations to declare the city a military-free zone

• by supporting socialist candidates in the city's elections

• by placing missile bases within striking distance of the city

What characteristic distinguished Levittown, New York, from most other communities during the 1950s?

• It was a housing compound for workers and scientists associated with the Manhattan Project.

• It was an experiment in low-cost, mass-produced housing intended for soldiers returning to civilian life.

• It was the site of the first Japanese-American internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• It was the location of the first wartime meeting of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.

In a 1946 speech, Winston Churchill used the term "iron curtain" to describe which political division?

• North America from South America

• North Korea from South Korea

• North Vietnam from South Vietnam

• Eastern Europe from Western Europe

The division of Germany into Allied occupation zones after World War II directly led to the

• blockade of West Berlin.

• creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• exclusion of East Germany from the United Nations.

• implementation of the Marshall Plan.

This photograph most likely depicts a middle-class living room during the

• 1920s.

• 1930s.

• 1950s.

• 1990s.

In 1940, approximately 186,000 Americans earned bachelor's degrees. In 1949, nearly 631,000 bachelor's degrees were earned. This increase is most closely associated with

• the effect of the GI Bill of Rights.

• the access attributed to lower tuition costs.

• the professional aspirations of baby boomers.

• the increased opportunities in scientific fields.

The spread of McDonald's fast-food franchises and Holiday Inns during the 1950s contributed most directly to which of these postwar trends?

• a population shift from small families to large families

• a population shift from northern states to southern states

• an economic shift from blue-collar jobs to white-collar jobs

• an economic shift from producing goods to providing services

How did the workforce change in the 1950s as result of the changing economy?

• Labor unions decreased in number because they lost popularity.

• White-collar workers began to outnumber blue-collar workers.

• Women workers became nearly half of the worker population.

• African Americans received employee benefits for the first time.

Read the descriptions below. Who does this list best describe?

• He commanded Allied forces in World War II.

• He supported a program of "modern Republicanism."

• He worried about the "military-industrial complex.”

• Thomas Dewey

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• Harry Truman