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100
The polio vaccine was developed by ___________________.
What is Jonas Salk
100
the construction of the Interstate highway System reinforced the US commitment to cars and trucks as a means of ground transportation.
What is true
100
Made advances in computer technology possible. integrated circuits or vacuum tubes
What is integrated circuits
100
The Central Intelligence Agency was formed in 1947 to A) push back communism B) manage the nation's space programs C) negotiate with Warsaw pact nations D) gather information and spy on foreign governments
What is D) Gather information and spy on foreign governments
200
The ___________ was a military alliance of the Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe.
What is Warsaw Pact
200
ICBMs developed in the 1950s cold travel thousands of miles but were not very accurate.
What is False
200
Rejected many norms of American Society
What is summit or beat generation
200
Why did President Truman decide to develop the hydrogen bomb? a) to provide defense for the United States' allies around the world B) to fulfill requirements for joining NATO C) to provide hope to human kind D) to prevent the Soviets from gaining a military advantage.
What is D) to prevent the Soviets from gaining a military advantage
300
The Eisenhower Doctrive promised to help any nation in ________________ resist armed Communist aggression.
What is The Middle East
300
Soviet technical skill was demonstrated when the Soviet Union became the first nation to explode a hydrogen bomb.
What is False
300
Believed only the threat of nuclear was would stop the Soviets. John Foster Dulles or Joseph McCarthy
What is John Foster Dulles
300
Who emerged as the lead of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death? A) Nikita Khrushchev B) Imre Nagy C) Vladimir Ilich Lenin D) Leonid Brezhnev
What is A) Nikita Khrushchev
400
The first __________ between the United States and the Soviet Union was held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1955.
What is Summit.
400
the first computers were made with thousands of vacuum tubes and took up hundreds of square feet of floor space.
What is True
400
Proved that a nuclear attack wold leave millions dead. Levit town or Operation Alert
What is Operation Alert
400
In the 1950s Congress was concerned that television A) encouraged people to live a sedentary lifestyle B) had too many commercials C) was too violent and would adversely affect young viewers D) was too influential in politics.
What is C) was too violent and would adversely affect young viewers.
500
Rock and roll music gave rise to the popular television show_________________.
What is American Band Stand
500
Politicians in the 1950s did not use television to appeal to voters.
What is False
500
Community of inexpensive homes built in the suburbs. Levit town or Marshall Islands
What is Levit Town
500
One of the aspects of American society in the 1950s that drew criticism was A) the loss of individuality B) the baby boom C) the arms race D) the large number of Americans moving to the Sunbelt
What is A) the loss of individuality