WorksheetsStandards 20 and 21: Cold War & Civil Rights
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What started the Space Race?
a)
Soviet Union launched SPUTNIK
b)
US established NASA
c)
The beginning of the Apollo Program
2.
United States involvement in the Korean War was part of its policy of
a)
containment.
b)
isolationism.
c)
Big Stock diplomacy.
d)
mutual assured destruction.
3.
US plan to help European nations rebuild after WWII
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Kennedy Kickbacks
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
4.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
5.
Which factor directly contributed to the post–World War II development of the community shown in the cartoon?
a)
rise in the birth rate
b)
decrease in school construction
c)
decline in the availability of home loans
d)
increase in the number of women in the labor force
6.
The baby boom in the United States of the 1950s and 1960s had its most significant impact on the
a)
rebirth of urban business districts
b)
decreased use of child labor in factories
c)
recruitment for the armed forces
d)
construction of housing and schools
7.
The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was
a)
He was Catholic
b)
He looked good during the TV debates
c)
He was known to be the most experienced candidate
d)
He was friendly with Fidel Castro
8.
An example of suburb developments in the 1950s:
a)
Levittowns
b)
Chitowns
c)
Internment Camps
9.
Living communities outside of urban areas:
a)
Red towns
b)
Suburbs
c)
Rural divisions
10.
A key factor that enabled the U.S. economy to continue to grow after World War II was
a)
increased consumer spending
b)
inflation and higher prices
c)
government intervention
d)
expansion of the labor market
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