Quiz 1
Which region did both Jews and Arabs claim?
Palestine
The ____________________ allowed the government to stop any strike that endangered public health or safety
Taft-Hartley Act
sought United Nations approval to invade North Korea
Truman
The increased birthrate during the late 1940s and the 1950s was called the
Baby Boom
Where did Lucy and Ethel go to work?
Chocolate Factory
NATO was established by the United States and other Western democracies
True
What was the slogan that helped the Republicans win control of both houses of Congress in the 1946 elections?
Had Enough?
The original goal of the UN forces in Korea was to push the North Koreans back across which parallel?
38th Parrallel
. Who was elected president in 1952?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What is his role in the army?
Bombardier for Air Corps
Who was not present at Yalta?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Another name for the States’ Rights Democratic Party was _____________
The Dixiecrats
What became a new goal for the war after the North Koreans were pushed back?
Democratic Korea
Which percentage of Americans still lived in poverty in the 1950s?
20%
What is Lucy's husbands name?
Ricky
The Cold War was named after its biggest battle in Iceland
False
Truman took serious steps to improve the civil rights of which group of people?
African Americans
What did the agreement ending the Korean War create?
a demilitarized zone
Which industry’s decline plunged thousands of Appalachian people into desperate poverty?
coal
What happens the first time Louie meets the bird?
He looks him in the eye
Which two countries opposed one another in a cold war?
United States and Soviet Union
After the war, industries had to shift from producing war materials to making which product?
Consumer products
attacked UN forces in North Korea
China
During the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a(n)
Arms Race
How many of the crew survived the initial crash?
3