Early Cold War Quiz

This poster depicts the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944).

Based on the poster and your knowledge of U.S. history, what were the effects of the GI Bill?

Select TWO correct answers.

• led to the military-industrial complex

• led to an increase in the birth rate

• led to an increase in agriculture and business

• led to an increase in consumer spending

• led to an increase in housing starts

Determine whether the following factors are a cause or an effect of increased defense spending in the 1950s.

Select the correct answer in each row.

Groups:

(a) Cause of increased defense spending

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(b) Effect of increased defense spending

• launch of Sputnik I

• military-industrial complex

• emphasis on math and science in public education

• the Cold War

• increased government debt

• the Red Scare

Determine which purpose explains each innovation's importance to the U.S. military.

Move the answers to the correct boxes.

• Contact between squadron and commanders

• Microwave Heating

• Allows to track location worldwide

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Detection of enemy using electromagnetic

• Two-Way Radios

• Allows for the tracking of aircraft

• Radar

Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

"I have here in my hand a list of two hundred and five [people] that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist party, and who, nevertheless, are still working and shaping the policy in the State Department."

-Speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, 1950

This speech was the beginning of a critical period in U.S. History known as​ '​ (a)  

• McCarthyism
• The Good Old Days
• The Cold War
• The Rosenberg Era

This image shows a one-dollar bill.

Which section of the dollar bill expressed the desire to unite the country under one currency?

Select the correct answer.

Decide the appropriate title for the list below.

• Limit expansion of communism

• Isolate the Soviet Union

• Rebuild war-torn Europe

• Outcomes of the Berlin Airlift

• Effects of the Eisenhower Command

• Reasons for the Iron Curtain

• Purposes of the Marshall Plan

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

Select TWO correct answers.

• The fall of Saigon and the creation of a demilitarized zone near the 38th parallel

• To contain the spread of Communism

• The NATO agreement in which the U.S. promised to fight for all allies

• Fear of the Domino Theory and the potential fall of Japan

• The economic ruin of North Korea during the Cold War

Which of the following seems to be a TRUE statement based on the information in the table?

• Emphasis has shifted from defense spending to income protection.

• Spending for education has consistently grown over the years.

• The national debt has continued to decline over the decades.

• Spending for social security and welfare has increased each decade.

Which event gave the United States military and economic power in the Pacific?

Select the correct answer.

• Spanish American War - 1898

• World War I - 1914

• Stock Market Crash - 1929

• Launch of Sputnik - 1957

This is an excerpt about the influence of American culture around the world.

Which statement demonstrates cultural diffusion?

Select the correct answer.