Chapter 28 Lesson 1 (Notes)

How many workers from the aircraft industry were laid off after the war?

• More than 800,000

• More than 500,000

• More than 1,000,000

• More than 700,000

What did the aircraft industry and defense plants start to do after the war?

• They continued making wartime goods

• They shut down completely

• They started making goods for peacetime

• They reduced their workforce by half

What was one of the reasons for the increased demand for new houses after the war?

• The introduction of the G.I. Bill

• The decrease in population

• The increase in travel

• The reduction of urban areas

Who built Levittown in 1947?

• Harry S. Truman

• William Levitt

• The U.S. Government

• The G.I. Bill Committee

What was the purpose of the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act?

• To increase the power of unions

• To limit the power of unions

• To provide housing loans to veterans

• To lift controls on prices

What power did the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act give to the president?

• The power to declare war

• The power to end a strike immediately

• The power to require an 80-day cooling-off period before a strike

• The power to increase taxes

What was the main goal of the Fair Deal?

• To establish military alliances

• To create jobs, public housing, and end racial discrimination in hiring

• To provide financial aid to Europe

• To stop the spread of communism

What does the term "Cold War" refer to?

• A military conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that lasted for decades

• The alliance between the United States, Canada, and Western European nations

• The economic aid program offered to western and southern Europe

• The political tension and rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union without direct military confrontation

What was the purpose of containment during the Cold War?

• To provide financial aid to struggling nations

• To stop the spread of communism

• To form an alliance with ten Western European nations

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

What did the Truman Doctrine aim to do?

• Offer $13 billion in aid to Europe

• Promise aid to people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom

• Create jobs and end racial discrimination

• Form an alliance to stop the spread of communism