Ch 28 Review--America in the 1950's

What happened to "refreeze" the thaw in the Cold War?

(a)  

• the Fidel Castro incident

• domino theory

• peaceful coexistence conference

• U-2 spy plane incident

The greatest domestic program of the Eisenhower presidency involved (a)  

• airports.
• interstate highways.
• railroads.
• bus stations.

In the 1950s, what percentage of Americans lived in poverty?

• 20 percent

• 2 percent

• 12 percent

• 200 percent

In 1961, when Eisenhower left office, the government had a surplus of

(a)  

• gold

• $10 million

• $3 million

• $300 million

Who proposed the policy of massive retaliation?

• Richard M. Nixon

• Fidel Castro

• John Foster Dulles

• Adlai E. Stevenson

In preparation for a nuclear attack, many families built

(a)  

• air-raid shelters.
• safety refuges.

• sand piles.

• swimming pools.

What led the United States to help create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization?

• arms race

• space race

• peaceful coexistence

• domino theory

What alliance did Dwight D. Eisenhower fear would heat up the arms race?

(a)  

• Soviet-Chinese alliance

• peaceful coexistence

• military-industrial complex
• Soviet-United States alliance

The economic boom of the 1950s raised the

• beat generation.

• cold war fears.

• standard of living.

• presidential election stakes.

In the 1950s, 75 percent of new home construction took place in (a)  

• small towns.
• the suburbs.
• the inner city.
• rural areas.