M. 4 Social Studies

Why did the United States economy grow after World War II?

• New technologies from the war were shifted to businesses for consumer goods production.

• Women returned home to their family responsibilities.

• New manufacturing processes increased efficiency

• Both A and C are correct.

After WWII, access to automobiles ________

• increased

• decreased

After WWII, Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the building of a new ________.

• Mass Media Market

• Interstate Highway System

• Consumer Debt System

After WWII, the U.S. government helped people from the military ______.

• Drive Cars

• Have credit card debt

• Buy houses

After World War II, the construction of highways, mass production of automobiles, and help from the government __________ the growth of the suburbs.

• Encouraged

• Discouraged

Radio, television, and movie theaters helped create the mass media market in the U.S.

• True

• False

Which statements MOST accurately describe the significance of the television on American society between 1950 and 1975?

• It created new entertainment options for families.

• It changed the way Americans received the news.

• It allowed movie theaters to charge more to see a movie.

• Both A and B are correct.

What political leader made this statement?

"History is on our side. We will bury you!"       

-excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries

• Fidel Castro

• Harry Truman

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Winston Churchill

"History is on our side. We will bury you!"       

-excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries

What did this statement directly lead to?

• WWII

• Communism

• the end of the Cold War

• an international "arms race"

What two positive actions were direct results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A direct phone line was set up between Washington, D.C., and Moscow to discuss urgent problems.

• Communism was eliminated from the Americas.

• The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the testing of nuclear weapons.

• Both A and C are correct.