Review US History TEST Topic 7

USH-10 Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?

• The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR

• The US Gov't founded a Fed. Agency dedicated to space exploration

• The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space

• The USSR collapsed because of economic competition

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the -

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union
• The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
• The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

During the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to —

• the development of the ENIAC computer

• the announcement of international education guidelines

• the successful launch of the first artificial satellite

• the discovery of new chemical elements

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

In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about -

• Japanese Americans confined in internment camps.

• organizers of the Civil Rights movement.

• accomplices in the Watergate scandal.

• members of the Communist Party in government positions.

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

Which group later investigated the political ideology and actions of many people associated with this film?

• The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The Motion Picture Association of America

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

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
• H.(1) Increased demand for automobiles; (2) Increased labor   union membership
• (1) Increased immigration; (2) Increased racial tension