U.S. History B Topic 5: The Cold War and the 1950s

Which did President Dwight Eisenhower warn about during his farewell speech?

• the growth of a military-industrial complex

  
  

• expansion of Social Security and New Deal programs

  
  

• the use of “Red Scare” tactics by Joseph McCarthy

  
  

• moderate approaches to government

  
  

How did the Cold War affect science and engineering?

• The military industry responded to demands from the government for more military supplies.

  
  

• New technology and means of communication failed to develop due to low funding.

  
  

• Governments devoted less money to developing greater weaponry.

  
  

• Society became more focused on the arts and culture than science and engineering.

  
  

How did the U.S. view Soviet technology during the Cold War?

• They feared new technology might have military applications.

  
  

• They felt the Soviet Union’s programs lagged behind American innovation.

  
  

• They believed the technology to be faulty and therefore harmless.

  
  

• They were unimpressed by the launch of Sputnik.

  
  

Which are major developments in the organization of American communities after World War II?

• greater suburbanization

  
  

• streetcars for public transportation

  
  

• mill and company towns

  
  

• a sharp decline in homeownership

  
  

What was the effect of population shifts during the 1950s?

• More people moved into cities than suburbs.

  
  

• The mining industry grew.

  
  

• The automobile industry grew.

  
  

• Cities became more important than the suburbs.

  
  

How did the role of television change during the 1950s?

• There were not many programs to watch in the 1950s, so few families bought TVs.

  
  

• Only adults watched television because news broadcasts were the only TV programs.

  
  

  
  

• Television ownership grew to almost half of all American households.

  
  

• Fewer families owned televisions because they preferred going to the movie theater.

  
  

What MOST likely contributed to the baby boom?

• high unemployment rates

  
  

• men returning home from WWII

  
  

• low wages

  
  

• lack of entertainment

  
  

Why did rock and roll appeal to many American teenagers?

• The music’s themes of loneliness interested them.

  
  

• The music often had a message of independence.

  
  

• The music was liked by people of all ages.

  
  

• The music was similar to what their parents listened to.

  
  

American culture in the 1950s celebrated family “togetherness.” Which of these was marketed to appeal to that idea?

• roller skates

  
  

• rock and roll

  
  

• Rock N Roll
  

• Television

  
  

Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley and the Comets are examples of __________.

• television in the 1950s

  
  

• rock and roll in the 1950s

  
  

• social media in the 1950s

  
  

• motion pictures in the 1950s