Early Cold War & Domestic 1950s

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?

• The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union.

• The US government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.

• The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space.

• The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition.

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram

• 1-Increased Urban decay; 2- increased leisure time

• 1- Incerased demand for housing; 2- increased deforestaion

• 1- Increased demand for automobiles; 2- increased labor union membership

• 1- increased immigration; 2- increased racial tension

Which of these is an effect rock and roll had on society in the United States in the 1950?

• It reminded people of prewar days.

• It contributed to a cultural divide between generations.

• It increased the fear of communist expansion

• It promoted values learned during times of economic hardship.

Which of these best explains the change in money spent at the movies from 1946-1965

• an increase in unemployment

• the popularity of television

• a decrease in urban population

• the resurgence of fundamentalism

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o 1947: The United States announces the Truman Plan.

o 1948-1949: The Soviet Union enforces the Berlin Blockade

o 1948-1949: ?????

o 1949: Western Powers form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

o 1955: The Soviet Union creates the Warsaw Pact.

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

• The Allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sectors.

• German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany.

• The United States and Great Britain airlift supplies to West Berlin.

• The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe

o World War II: devastates Europe's infrastructure and economies

o US Response: ?????

o Effects on Europe: Improved Political stability; Closer ties with the US; Recovering economies

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.

• Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

• The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries.

• Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries.

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to-

• bypass a Soviet without provoking a military conflict

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

This is a cross-sectional diagram of a major operation ordered by President Harry S. Truman in 1948. The flight pattern illustrated in the diagram was designed to allow an airplane to land every three minutes. Why was this operation undertaken?

• To enable a rapid withdrawal of troops from a war-torn city

• To deploy substantial invasion forces

• To provide supplies to a blockaded city

• To rescue thousands of stranded political refugees

The launch of Sputnik 1 intensified Cold War tensions and caused the-

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries