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1950's Review #1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a negative consequence of the rise of Suburbs and the Interstate Highway Act?

a)

The American population increased greatly

b)

The US ran low on food supplies causing emergency ration programs to appear

c)

It increased deforestation and damage to the environment

d)

It allowed Communists to better infiltrate American society

2.

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

a)

An increase in immigration

b)

A decrease in trade

c)

1950S economic prosperity

d)

A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

3.

What was an effect of Rock and Roll on the United States?

a)

It increased the importance of appearances on TV

b)

It created an anti-Communist movement

c)

It was widely accepted by the US population across age gaps as true music

d)

It created a generational divide between children and their parents

4.

Who signed the Federal Highway Act of 1956 into law?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

5.
A marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the US following WWII
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Summit
c)
Perjury
d)
Arms Race
6.

Known as the King of Rock and Roll

a)

Billy Graham

b)

Buddy Holly

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Chuck Berry

7.

The car culture of the 1950's led to...

a)

Spread of fast food chains and drive-in movies

b)

Increased the dependence on public transportation

c)

A decline in the number of shopping malls

d)

Revitalized older city neighborhoods

8.

Rock and roll music...

a)

Became a symbol of youth culture

b)

Was created by a communist movement

c)

Attacked traditional religious authority

d)

Was used mainly in political campaign ads on tv

9.
The vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built here
a)
suburbs
b)
cities
c)
barrios
d)
sub-divisions
10.
Referring to workers who do manual labor and wear work clothes.
a)
work force
b)
blue collar
c)
white collar
d)
unions
11.

Which event caused American schools to place a greater emphasis science and math courses in the 1950s and 60s?

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Space Race

c)

the Vietnam War

d)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

12.

Television became common in American homes from the mid-late twentieth century. How did television change the way Americans received information?

a)

They were able to see and hear about things happening in the world outside their homes.

b)

Newspapers were no longer delivered to homes because people only received news form television.

c)

Television news reporters did not have internet, so most of the information they reported was false.

d)

People no longer read books, newspapers, or magazines because they preferred to hear stories and information from television.

13.

What president was Truman

a)

32nd

b)

33rd

c)

34th

d)

31st

14.

What president was Eishenhower

a)

33rd

b)

34th

c)

35th

d)

32nd

15.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
16.

What did M.A.D. stand for?

a)

Mutually Assured Destruction

b)

Mass Attack Death

c)

Military Air Defense

d)

Mobile Air Defense

17.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
18.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
19.
What country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union 
c)
China
d)
North Korea
20.
What does NATO stand for?
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Trade Organization
c)
Northern Alliance Trade Origins
d)
Native American Tribal Organization
21.
During the 1950's most Americans were scared of
a)
Communists taking over America
b)
Nuclear war with the Russians
c)
Losing the space race to the Russians
d)
All of these
22.
Post-World War II tensions increased between these two nations
a)
United States and United Kingdom
b)
Japan and the Soviet Union
c)
United States and the Soviet Union
d)
Germany and Japan
23.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
24.
All of these were true about the early Cold War EXCEPT
a)
Americans were scared of nuclear war
b)
The U.S. allied itself with Eastern Europe
c)
The U.S. worked to halt the spread of communism
d)
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. competed in an arms race and space race
25.

In the 1950s, every 7th Job in the US was related to...

a)

Automobiles

b)

Real Estate

c)

"White collar" work

d)

Factory work

26.

Created and signed the Interstate Highway act...

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Howard Taft

27.

Beatnik and Rock and Roll culture of the 1950's were a result of...

a)

Rebellious attitudes of the youth.

b)

The melting pot that is America.

c)

European influence on American youth.

d)

A yearning to be like their parents.

28.

The National Defense Education Act allocated funds to train...

a)

Soldiers

b)

Scientists

c)

Politicians

d)

Businessmen

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