Cold War Quiz

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?

• The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union.

• The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.

• The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space.

• The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition.

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -

• bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

• Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased

• U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists

• Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed

• U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely

Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in -

• the war effort of the 1940s

• the Red Scare of the 1950s

• the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s

• the political scandals of the 1970s

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, was established in 1938 and . . . was a grassroots campaign run primarily by volunteers. Over the years, millions of people gave small amounts of money to support both the care of people who got ____1____ and research into prevention and treatment. Those contributions financed Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and the other researchers who developed the . . . ____2____ that children around the world receive today.

—“March of Dimes,” National Museum of American History, www.americanhistory.si.edu/ (accessed July 19, 2012)

Which words correctly complete this excerpt?

• 1: chicken pox, 2: antibiotics

• 1: tuberculosis, 2: iron lung treatment

• 1: polio, 2: vaccines

• 1: whooping cough, 2: serum

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram?

• (1) Increased urban decay; (2) Increased leisure time

• (1) Increased demand for housing; (2) Increased deforestation

• (1) Increased demand for automobiles; (2) Increased labor union membership

• (1) Increased immigration; (2) Increased racial tension

Trends of the 1950s

- Expansion of the middle class

- Development of the interstate highway system

- Growth of suburbs

The trends in this list all occurred as a result of —

• an increase in immigration after World War II

• the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• reductions in peacetime defense spending

• economic prosperity following World War II

Which quotation from President Harry S. Truman offers a reason for U.S. involvement in the conflict between North Korea and South Korea?

• “The United Nations cannot . . . fulfil adequately its own responsibilities until the peace settlements have been made. . . .”

• “Above all else, we want to keep the United States prosperous and strong because we know that our prosperity is the best guarantee of peace.”

• “Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion . . . and will now use armed invasion and war.”

• “As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery . . . has made economic recovery impossible.”

The introduction of vaccines to the United States helped —

• limit the risk in consuming imported produce

• improve the hygiene of medical procedures

• improve the quality of the water supply

• limit the spread of infectious diseases

Jobs such as the ones described in this 1956 advertisement became available

because —

• federal law required private businesses to recruit for the military

• weak college programs had produced few scientists qualified for high-level research

• Cold War defense programs had spurred technological innovation

• most U.S. citizens opposed the development of atomic weapons