1950s Test

The Cold War prompted new attention on

• the teaching of science and math in schools.

• the establishment of community college.

• the value of on-the-job training for teachers.

• the importance of research and development of drugs.

Strides toward bringing more technology to the state got a major boost

• from the improvement of roads and building of interstate highway systems.

• from an organization known as the Federal Homeowners Association.

• from Governor Luther Hodges who promoted the purchase of land that later became Research Triangle Park.

• from Governor Kerr Scott who promised to get "the farmer out of the mud."

The FIRST widely publicized event in what became the Civil Rights Movement was

• the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• The March on Washington, D.C.

• the Briggs vs. Elliot Supreme Court case.

By the end of World War II, how many nations had become superpowers?

• two

• three

• four

• five

What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?

• capitalist

• democratic

• communist

• all of the above

The United States, Great Britain, France, and other countries joined together to create the

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• Allies Against Communists

• League of Nations

What did both the United States and the Soviet Union try to build the most of?

• buildings

• ships

• cars

• weapons

What kind of government did the United States have?

• socialists

• communist

• democratic

• none of the above

During the Cold War, Americans were afraid that spies for ______ were everywhere, even in the U.S. government.

• The Soviet Union

• Japan

• Germany

• North Korea

Joseph McCarthy was a

• reporter

• governor

• senator

• Justice on the Supreme Court