US History 20 Post War America

US History 20 Post War America

10th Grade

20 Qs

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US History 20 Post War America

US History 20 Post War America

Assessment

Quiz

History

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.7, RI.9-10.7, RL.11-12.7

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Benjamin Merritt

Used 2+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 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

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