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Unit 4 Review and Extra Credit

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?

a)

The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union

b)

The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US

c)

The two countries had different viewpoints of government and the economy

2.

What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

a)

NATO

b)

PETA

c)

FFA

d)

USA

3.

William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of the suburbs by

a)

Mass-producing homes

b)

Mass-producing automobiles

c)

Designing interstate highways

d)

Providing low-interest mortgage loans

4.

How did Baby Boom affect life in the United States?

a)

child labor increased

b)

population grew quickly

c)

fewer new homes were built

d)

food availability went up

5.

Choose all the consumer products of the 1950s that Americans bought after WWII (3 answers)

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

The Increased demand for housing after WWII was due to

a)

baby boom and GI Bill

b)

Fear of communist

c)

Increased immigration

d)

demand for automobiles

7.

What new style of music did teenagers popularize during the 1950s?

a)

hip-hop

b)

pop

c)

jazz

d)

rock 'n' roll

8.

The singer whose music gave the young people the sounds of rock n' roll

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

The Beatles

c)

Jimmie Dean

d)

James Dean

9.

After the war, it replaced the radio and became the main entertainment for American families.

a)

television

b)

YouTube

c)

internet

d)

Tiktok

10.

the "American Dream" represented

a)

conformity.

b)

stability.

c)

happiness.

d)

All of the above

11.

Which of the following most accurately describes the expected role of a woman in the 1950s?

a)

Single and Successful

b)

Happy Housewife

c)

Investor

d)

Single Mothers

12.

What war lasted from in 1950-1953?

a)

Star Wars

b)

WW2

c)

The Korean War

d)

WWI

13.

Due to the increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII

a)

Baby Boom ­

b)

Baby Gap

c)

Baby Beep

d)

Baby Bam

14.

Which event caused the US to enter the war?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Assassination of John F Kennedy

15.

Pearl Harbor will..

a)

live in infamy

b)

never be forgotten

c)

live in our hearts forever

16.

Which of the following caused the Great Depression?

a)

The Holocaust

b)

The stock market crash

c)

WW1 funds

d)

Assassination of the Al Capone

17.

What was Hitler's form of government during WW2?

a)

Nazism

b)

Communism

c)

Republicism

d)

Democratic

18.

Which of these presidents was the most effective in helping the U.S. recover from the Great Depression?

a)

FDR

b)

Obama

c)

JFK

d)

Trump

19.

What day marked the end of WW2?

a)

D-Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

Valentines Day

d)

Pearl Harbor

20.

_________ won the war in 1945

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Allied