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Worksheets1950s and the Cold War TMHS
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 35mins
Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.
Baby Boom
Baby Gap
GI Bill
Transistor
Beatnik
an elderly person in the 1920s who suffered financial loss.
the fact or process of converting someone or something back to a former state.
a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation.
This was a type of music which challenged earlier music and was popular to teenagers.
These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack
Transcontinental Railroad
Amtrak Rail System
Federal Highway System
Old Town Road
Click on all the consumer products of the 1950s that Americans bought after WWII (3 answers)
This planned communities sprang up after WWII. They were usually located outside major market cities; families would commute to work with their new luxury cars and homes were "cookie cutter" and affordable
Suburbs
Inner City
Ultraburbs
Shopping Malls
What body was created for the nations near the end of World War II to try to prevent future global wars?
League of Nations
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
United Nations
Extended educational, housing, and employment benefits to veterans; Which of the following is being described?
Civil Rights legislation
19th Amendment
G.I. Bill
Prohibition
Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?
high culture
stay-at-home moms
suburban conformity
planned obsolescence
What war lasted from in 1950-1953?
Star Wars
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
WWI
United States involvement in the Korean War was part of its policy of
containment.
isolationism.
Big Stock diplomacy.
mutual assured destruction.
The successful launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union on 1957 led to
the creation of an effective space-based missile defense system.
the discovery of the effects of low gravity on nuclear weapons.
a major effect by the United States to improve math and science education.
the defeat of Richard M. Nixon by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election.
Ultimately, the ¨Truman Doctrine¨ was used to
justify massive spending on the U.S. space program.
fight the spread of communism.
prosecute Nazi war criminals.
create the United Nations.
The fear of communism spreading:
Red Scare
Containment
Nativism
Democratic Whiplash
In 1957, the USSR successfully launched this satellite into space:
Hubble Telescope
Gemini 2
Apollo 11
Sputnik
Who was the first person to travel to space and successfully return to Earth?
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepherd
John Glenn
Neal Armstrong
Which married couple was accused, tried, and executed for selling nuclear secrets to the USSR?
Fred and Wilma Flintstone
George and Jane Jetson
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt
In 1956, John Dulles said the U.S. was willing to risk war in order to state our interests/goals. What did the U.S. call this policy of pushing close to the edge of war?
Space Race
Brinkmanship
Containment
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Read the quote.
“On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.
This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”
… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)
What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?
The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.
Read the passage.
“After World War II, the U.S. and its allies formed an organization to assist each other. The countries supported the other members in diplomatic negotiations and military action. Their purpose was to ensure the security of member countries from outside threats.”
What is the name of this organization?
Allied Powers (AP)
United Nations (UN)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Study the picture.
Front row left to right: Richard Nixon, President Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev
What is the significance of the event in the picture?
Nikita Khrushchev was building up his military and wanted to observe the military in the United States.
In 1959, Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet Union leader to visit the United States.
Nikita Khrushchev was building nuclear weapons and wanted to team up with the United States.
This was a meeting of members of Congress to discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis.
How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?
Previous wars were fought between the United States and European countries, and the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.
The Cold War was fought in the cold climate region of the Soviet Union, whereas previous wars were fought in warmer climate regions.
The Cold War battles were fought with more modern weaponry since it took place in the 1960s.
What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?
Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz
Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare
Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor
Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl
What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?
Martin Luther King & Black Panthers
Jane Addams & Settlement Houses
Joseph McCarthy & HUAC
Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union
What innovation limited the spread of infectious diseases like polio?
Vaccines
Internet
Radar
X-rays
During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
France
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
What country is number 8?
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
China
What country is number 7?
South Korea
North Vietnam
North Korea
South Vietnam
What country is number 1
Russia
Philipines
Iran
Turkey
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
to protect East Berlin from the invading forces of West Berlin
to prevent citizens from East Berlin from defecting into West Berlin
To prevent citizens from West Berlin from selling goods in East Berlin
to expand the physical wall known as the Iron Curtain
Which organization replaced the League of Nations in 1945?
the Group of Eight
the United Nations
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the Warsaw Pact
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
to eliminate the nation of Germany
to contain the spread of communism
to spread communism to other countries
to strengthen bonds with China and Germany
This chart (Argument A & B) describes two arguments over what should happen to the countries freed from Nazi rule after World War II.
Argument A: They should be given the chance to select their own government-government made by the people. Democracy will prevent further wars!
Argument B: We have freed these countries. We occupy these lands. Their governments should be modeled after those who sacrificed the most to take this land.
Who was most likely to agree with Argument B?????
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
What global event is depicted in this political cartoon?
The Korean War
The Cold War
World War II
the Vietnam War
