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Eisenhower Era - Post War America

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cause: Sputnik Launched


Effect: _______________________________

a)

Federal Civil Defense Administration was formed

b)

NASA was formed

c)

Hydrogen Bomb was tested in the Marshall Islands

d)

Operation Alert was staged

2.

Which of the following politicians used tv to downplay a scandal during the 1952 presidential election?

a)

Nixon

b)

Goldwater

c)

Stevenson

d)

Eisenhower

3.

Which of the following government agencies encouraged Americans to build bomb shelters in their yards?

a)

the Children's Bureau

b)

the State Department

c)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

d)

the Federal Civil Defense Administration

4.

A friendly turtle named Bert taught schoolchildren techniques for protecting themselves from the deadly effects of a nuclear blast in the movie.

a)

The Terminator

b)

Duck and Cover

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

I Love Lucy

5.

Which of the following was a popular tv program during the 1950s?

a)

TV Guide

b)

Duck and Cover

c)

I Love Lucy

d)

the Mary Tyler Moore Show

6.

What may have contributed to tv's popularity in the 1950s?

a)

Political candidates used it communicate their messages.

b)

After years of wartime sacrifice, consumers were ready to spend money

c)

General MacArthur endorsed it

d)

Advertisers sponsored entire shows

7.

The concept of massive retaliation was

a)

adopted from German war strategies by John Foster Dulles

b)

a pledge that the US would use overwhelming force to settle serious conflicts

c)

integral to the formation of the CIA

d)

the main military strategy of the Soviet Union

8.

The Beat generation rebelled by

a)

advocating equality for women

b)

advocating equality for everyone

c)

performing jazz music to a rock and roll beat

d)

rejecting many norms of American society

9.

Computers were not marketed to homes in the 1050s because

a)

they had not been invented yet.

b)

advertisers did not realize ordinary people would want them.

c)

they were too big and too expensive for personal use.

d)

early computers were very dangerous to use.

10.

Why did Sputnik concern Americans?

a)

Sputnik showed that the Soviet had surpassed the US in technical skill

b)

Sputnik could spy on the US

c)

Sputnik could launch ICBMs

d)

Sputnik proved that the Soviets had a more powerful hydrogen bomb

11.

In the Eisenhower Doctrine, the president declared he would help countries in what part of the world resist armed Communist aggression?

a)

the Middle East

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Central America

d)

Southeast Asia

12.

The CIA was formed in 1947 to

a)

push back communism

b)

manage the nation's space programs.

c)

negotiate with Warsaw Pact nations.

d)

gather information and spy on foreign governments.

13.

How did the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic bomb?

a)

the hydrogen bomb was easier to transport

b)

the hydrogen bomb was much more destructive than the atomic bomb

c)

the hydrogen bomb was less destructive than the atomic bomb

d)

the hydrogen bomb used atom-splitting technology

14.

Who developed the polio vaccine

a)

John Kenneth Galbraith

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Jonas Salk

15.

use the image to answer the question. What can you conclude about the Federal Civil Defense Administration's public information program from this picture

a)

women had achieve equality in the workplace

b)

women were central to the government's campaign to prepare Americans for a nuclear attack

c)

the FCDA provided free advertising for food companies

d)

women felt confident they could care for their families in an emergency

16.

Why was NASA formed?

a)

to develop nuclear power plants

b)

to search for life in outer space

c)

to develop planes that could carry nuclear weapons

d)

to take charge of US programs for exploring outer space

17.

Who emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death?

a)

Nikita Khruschev

b)

Imre Nagy

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Leonid Brezhnev

18.

Which of the following most likely fueled the American population shift from cities to suburbia in the 1950s?

a)

the construction of inexpensive suburban homes

b)

the development of computers

c)

the construction of the interstate highway system

d)

the desire for multicultural schools

19.

The Soviets established the Warsaw Pact to

a)

help Poland remain independent

b)

solidify their control over Southeast Asia

c)

solidify their control over Eastern Europe

d)

crush independence movements in Hungary and Poland

20.
How would you describe President Eisenhower’s attitude toward the arms race?
a)
The arms race was key to U.S. global economic dominance.
b)
The United States must keep the lead in the arms race.
c)
Superior nuclear capability would ensure total victory in the next war.
d)
The arms race would ensure that no additional countries fell to Communist aggression.
21.
Which nation developed the first hydrogen bomb?
a)
Great Britain 
b)
US
c)
USSR
d)
France
22.
What was the international contest between countries seeking a military advantage over the other by making weapons and bombs?
a)
Arms Race
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
CIA
d)
Open Skies Treaty
23.
__________ is the diplomatic art of getting as close to declaring war without actually getting into war.
a)
Brinkmanship
b)
Deterrance
c)
Military Industrial Complex
d)
Summit
24.
Francis Gary Powers was a United States citizen convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage after being shot down in his spy plane. This is known as 
a)
the Suez Crisis
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
The Space Race
d)
The U-2 Incident
25.
This policy proposed that the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. could fly over the other country to learn about the other country’s military strengths.
a)
Israeli Homeland Agreement
b)
Eisenhower Doctorine
c)
McCarthy Policy
d)
Open Skies Treaty
26.
Following WWII, the country of __________ was established to provide a homeland for the Jews.
a)
Egypt
b)
Iraq
c)
Israel
d)
Palestine
27.

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

a)

charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media.

b)

asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army.

c)

mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia.

d)

charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department.

28.

The Eisenhower-promoted public works project that was far larger and more expensive than anything in Roosevelt's New Deal was the

a)

interstate highway system.

b)

Grand Coulee dam project.

c)

St. Lawrence seaway.

d)

airport construction program.

29.

What new music originated in the 1950s?

a)

Rap

b)

Rock n Roll

c)

Jazz

d)

Blues

30.

Who was Eisenhower's running mate that had to give the famous "Checker's Speech" to explain allegations of inappropriate campaign fund usage?

a)

John Kennedy

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Adlai Stevenson

31.

What new invention changed lifestyles at home, changed the way politics and news were received as well?

a)

radio

b)

television

c)

computer

d)

transisters

32.
The communist leader of North Vietnam was...
a)
General Tso 
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Chairman Mao Tse Tung
d)
General Chow Mein 
33.
Why did the U-2 incident happen? 
a)
The United States was spying on the Soviet Union. 
b)
The US shot a Soviet Union plane first. 
c)
Francis Gary Powers flew a plane into a Soviet Union building.  
d)
The Soviet Union was spying on the United States. 
34.

the fear of communists, socialists, immigrants, and liberal leftists; the first time—the late 1910s and early 1920s—may have been more of a witch hunt than substantive; this 1950s version, however, may have been justified to some degree

a)

Second Red Scare

b)

HUAC

c)

McCarthyism

d)

the Rosenbergs

e)

Hollywood Ten

35.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
36.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

37.
What was the main idea of The Truman Doctrine?
a)
The Truman Doctrine was the American policy in 1947 of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey
b)
To show how everyone in the U.S. care about other countries in the world.
c)
He tried to get the government to leave.
d)
I didnt even listen to you
38.

Rock and roll music gave rise to the popular tv show _______________

a)

Texaco Star Theater

b)

American Bandstand

c)

Soul Train

d)

American Idol

39.

The effects of the 1954 testing of a hydrogen bomb in the ______________ reminded Americans of the terrible effects of nuclear fallout.

a)

Marshall Islands

b)

Nevada Desert

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

40.

_______________ were introduced for the first time during the 1950s

a)

Soap Operas

b)

Reality TV shows

c)

Game shows

d)

Cartoons

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