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Why did the United States distrust the Soviet Union after World War II?
The Soviet Union boasted that communism would soon destroy free enterprise around the world.
“When the war ended in 1945, two thirds of all American men between the ages of 18 and 34 were in uniform. Experts feared that with wartime production ceased, many returning soldiers might not find jobs.”
Which of the following best shows how Congress responded to the concern expressed in the passage?
by building Levittown
by approving most of the New Deal
by reducing Social Security benefits
by passing the GI Bill of Rights
Between 1950 and 1960, in what kind of developments did much of the change indicated in the graph take place?
urban tenements
military bases
rural villages
suburban developments
What effect did the GI Bill of Rights have on returning World War II veterans?
It provided loans and unemployment benefits for veterans.
Why was Germany broken down into four zones? Who were the countries and what was the out come?
Hiller was gone
Germany had no Government
US, Britain, France, and Soviet Union
Berlin wall was built dividing East and West Berlin
What was the ultimate purpose of the Marshall Plan?
to help rebuild Europe and to reduce the threat of communism
In the early 1950s, Senator __________ contributed to the Red Scare by making claims that the State Department employed known Communists. He was censured by the Senate after he made baseless charges that Communists also had infiltrated the U.S. __________.
McCarthy; Army
Hiss; Defense Department
Rosenberg; Marines
Lattimore; Department of the Interior
What economic issue led to strikes in the late 1940s?
inflation
Which of the following was a primary reason for the United States’ involvement in the Korean War?
to contain communism
What is Island hopping?
A strategy that was used during the war in order to get closer to Japan.
What was President Truman’s response to the Berlin Blockade?
Truman ordered the Berlin airlift.
What did the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Berlin Airlift all have in common?
They were efforts to build a non-Communist Europe.
They were efforts to create satellite countries in Europe.
They were military alliances to contain communism.
How did the 1952 presidential election differ from earlier elections?
inflation
Map
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
What is one example of the way a rise in productivity during the 1950s improved the standard of living in the United States?
It led to a sharp increase in urbanization
The Korean War resulted in
the containment of communism but no victory.
a victory for China.
a victory for North Korea.
a victory for South Korea.
How did the 1952 presidential election differ from earlier elections?
It was the first to feature televised political commercials.
When did Stalin pass?
1953
What was the 38th parallel?
Korean War; the 38th parallel divides North Korea and South Korea
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were charged with
passing atomic secrets to the Soviets.
How did the role of automobiles change in the United States in the 1950s?
As more Americans moved to suburbs, automobiles ownership expanded.
Who were referred to as beatniks?
people who criticized American materialism