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The goal of the Truman Doctrine was:
To stop the spread of communism.
100
General MacArthur commanded US forces in:
Korea.
100
When private citizens control economic activity it is called:
Capitalism.
100
He developed the polio vaccine.
Dr. Jonas Salk
100
A business that invests in various areas of the economy is called:
A conglomerate.
200
What did the Soviet Union do to stop efforts to reunify Germany?
The Berlin Blockade.
200
Who was winning the Korean War when China entered the conflict?
South Korea.
200
At the end of the Korean War, Korea was still divided at:
The 38th parallel.
200
A company that offers the same products or services in many locations.
A franchise.
200
Returning veterans used the GI Bill to buy homes with:
Low interest loans.
300
What committee investigated communism in the film industry?
HUAC - House Un-American Activities Committee
300
The fear of Soviet military aggression in the Middle East prompted the US to issue:
Eisenhower Doctrine.
300
Was the Soviet Union's rejection of Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal at Geneva before or after the U-2 incident?
Before
300
A strategy where manufacturers purposely design products to wear out in a short period of time.
planned obsolescence.
300
What type of jobs declined in the 1950s?
Manufacturing or Blue Collar jobs.
400
Who was defeated during the civil war in China?
The Nationalists.
400
What is the term for a person making unsupported accusations?
McCarthyism.
400
Who made accusations that communists were present in the government and the military?
Joseph McCarthy
400
A major corporation that includes smaller companies in unrelated companies.
A Conglomerate
400
The majority of homes were built in:
The suburbs.
500
The leader of communist China was:
Mao Zedong
500
How did the US respond to the Soviet Union's explosion of an Atomic bomb?
US developed the hydrogen bomb.
500
A preoccupation with buying material goods.
consumerism
500
The height of the population explosion was called:
The baby boom.
500
The beat movement of nonconformity was led by:
artists and poets.
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