US History 20 Post War America

One purpose of the GI Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) was to

• end racial segregation in the military
• replace the draft with an all-volunteer military
• maintain troop strength at World War II levels
• give educational aid to returning veterans

One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

• ridership on long-distance passenger trains
•  immigrant populations
• communities in the suburbs
• the airline industry

Which characteristic of American life in the 1950s is illustrated in this cartoon?

•  growth of the elderly population
• effects of suburbanization
•  decreasing use of automobiles
• declining importance of the media

The GI Bill helped World War II veterans by

• protecting them from being recalled to duty
• guaranteeing them government jobs
• giving them several types of economic assistance
• exempting them from federal income tax

The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it

• allowed the Soviets to place missiles in Turkey
• revealed that the Soviets had nuclear weapons
• appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement
• confirmed the United States use of U-2 spy planes

McCarthyism in the 1950s is most closely associated with

•  claims that communists had infiltrated the federal government
• efforts to prevent pro-communist govern - ments in Latin America
•  formation of the Warsaw Pact
• passage of the Interstate Highway Act

 In the years immediately following World War II, United States foreign policy was primarily focused on

•  securing peace in the Middle East
•  containing the spread of communism
• sending volunteers to developing countries
• maintaining neutrality in world conflicts

Controversies involving Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post–World War II concern over

• testing nuclear missiles
•  joining the United Nations
• placing weapons in outer space
• spying by communists in the United States

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees
• by providing military assistance to Vietnam
• by providing money to stop poverty