WorksheetsKTP #15 Matching
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
The term "McCarthyism" is sometimes used to describe --
removing members of Congress for abuses of power
investigating civil service employees for corruption
using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials
accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence
Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations
to prevent the integration of different racial groups in American society
to investigate those accused of disloyalty to the United States
to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the United States
Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine in 1953 to cure what disease?
(a)
Many Americans that were accused of being members of the Communist Party lost their jobs and social status because they were considered untrustworthy and placed on a --
(a)
"In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war."
What motto is President Eisenhower describing in this quote?
E Pluribus Unum
"In God We Trust"
Rock N' Roll
"Out of many, one"
Helped veterans afford low interest mortgage rates.
(a)
The time period of record birth rates immediately following World War II; contributing factors were the end of the war, recovery from the Great Depression, and improved quality of life.
(a)
Senator who created fears of a Communist conspiracy in the U.S. by claiming he knew the names of hundreds of communists who had infiltrated the U.S. State Department and other government agencies.
(a)
The "fall" of China contributed to the growth of this panic in the U.S. following World War II.
Red Scare
Blacklist
Beat Generation
McCarthyism
The movement of families to these areas just outside of cities led to an increase in the quality of life in the middle class.
(a)
Art form that served to limit some of the social divide that existed between races in the United States.
Beatnik
Poetry
Country Music
Rock N' Roll
What was the penalty for the Rosenbergs when they were found guilty of espionage for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union?
Life in Prison
Execution
Exclusion
Unemployment
Created a system of federal highways that connected large cities.
(a)
Group that rebelled against the conformity of the 1950s with a care-free, fresh, and often reckless approach to literature that began with a group of young writers in New York City and would later move to San Francisco.
Beat Generation
Blacklist
Rock N' Roll
Baby Boom
