Postwar America 1
Which people were accused of passing secret information about nuclear science to the Soviet agents?
a. Alger Hiss and Julius Randall
b. Whittaker and Ethel Chambers
c. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
d. Joseph and Ethel Rosenberg
c. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
After WWII, Korea was divided by what latitude?
a. 36th parallel of latitude
b. 46th parallel of latitude
c. 38th parallel of latitude
d. 48th parallel of latitude
c. 38th parallel of latitude
Which family member would be included in a nuclear family?
a. grandmother
b. uncle
c. cousin
d. mother
d. mother
To take upon oneself; agree to do.
a. censure
b. undertake
c. intervene
d. acknowledge
b. undertake
To arrange for something to begin.
a. appease
b. influence
c. initiate
d. lament
c. initiate
What is McCarthyism?
a. A belief in anti-capitalism.
b. A catchword for reckless charges.
c. An economic system of trade.
d. A catchword for compliments.
b. A catchword for reckless charges.
What did brinkmanship do?
a. Encouraged military aggression on both sides.
b. Discouraged U.S. military aggression.
c. Discouraged communist aggression.
d. Encouraged the creation of a hybrid government
c. Discouraged communist aggression.
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a. It was to help Poland and Hungary fight communism
b. It was to help Turkey and Greece fight communism
c. It was to help Romania and Bulgaria fight communism
d. It was to help South Korea fight communism
b. It was to help Turkey and Greece fight communism
An official expression of disapproval.
a. censure
b. appeasement
c. pessimism
d. exploitation
a. censure
A period of success.
a. pessimism
b. perpetual
c. prosperity
d. aspiration
c. prosperity
How many babies were born during the "baby boom" in the mid-1900s?
a. 1.3 million babies
b. 3.4 million babies
c. 5.3 million babies
d. 4.3 million babies
d. 4.3 million babies
What place was nationalized by Egypt in the 1950s?
a. Panama Canal
b. Panama Strait
c. Suez Canal
d. Suez crisis
c. Suez Canal
Michael Harrington's book opened Americans' eyes to the 50 million people living in poverty. What is the title of the book?
a. America: Not So Equal
b. The One-sided America
c. The Other America
d. The Other Side of the Fence
c. The Other America
To differ in sentiment or opinion.
a. exploit
b. censure
c. dissent
d. initiate
c. dissent
To accept the demands of a person or country even if that action goes against prior principles.
a. blockade
b. appease
c. recur
d. influence
b. appease
What is the Smith Act of 1940?
a. A law against unfair labor contracts
b. A law against discrimination in the workforce
c. A law against the violent overthrow of the U.S. government
d. A law against the violent overthrow of communism
c. A law against the violent overthrow of the government
NATO was formed to block Soviet expansion. What did the Soviet Union do to retaliate?
a. The Soviet Union decided to be more diplomatic
b. The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
c. The Soviet Union formed the Berlin Alliance
d. The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Treaty Organization
b. The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
Government-funded urban renewal projects tried to do what?
a. Revitalize downtowns
b. Revitalize suburbs
c. Revitalize farms
d. Revitalize poor countries
a. Revitalize downtowns.
Having an abundance of goods and riches.
a. occupation
b. aspiration
c. ideology
d. affluent
d. affluent
To use a person or situation in an unfair or selfish way.
a. exploit
b. influence
c. recur
d. uprising
a. exploit
What was the importance of HUAC?
a. It investigated subversive (rebellious) activities in the U.S.
b. It provided legal support for those unfairly charged in the U.S.
c. It protected labor unions in America
d. It denied immigrants entry to America
a. It investigated rebellious activities in America.
What is the Marshall Plan?
a. A military plan to protect U.S. allies
b. An economic recovery plan for East Asia
c. A political plan to recruit Democrats
d. An economic recovery plan for Western Europe
d. An economic recovery plan for Western Europe
Which best-selling author emphasized the importance of nurturing children from infancy through teen years.
a. Dr. Winston Churchill
b. Dr. George Marshall
c. Dr. Benjamin Spock
d. Dr. Alger Hiss
c. Dr. Benjamin Spock
Secret activities that attempt to undermine (weaken) a government.
a. academic
b. appease
c. subversive
d. undertake
c. subversive
To mourn a person's loss or death.
a. exploit
b. lament
c. recur
d. pessimism
b. lament