front 1 When the Soviets blockaded Berlin, what was the response of the United States? | back 1 an airlift |
front 2 What book analyzed the 1950s as a culture of conformity? | back 2 The Lonely Crowd |
front 3 Why did Truman put limits on MacArthur? | back 3 He was avoiding a third world war. |
front 4 Who is associated with the growth of suburbia? | back 4 William Levitt |
front 5 Why did Mao Zedung get involved in the Korea War?: | back 5 He was worried about his border with North Korea being in jeopardy. |
front 6 What was one effect of the popularity of suburbia in the 1950s? | back 6 Whites moved out of the cities, taking their wealth with them. |
front 7 Who was convicted and sentenced to death for leaking bomb-making secrets to the communists? | back 7 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg |
front 8 21. What was one effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1957? | back 8 the emergence of the car as America's main mode of transportation |
front 9 What does the term "McCarthyism" mean? | back 9 accusations of disloyalty, subversiveness, or treason without evidence |
front 10 Why were Americans encouraged to grow their own food in victory gardens? | back 10 To conserve resources for the war effort. |
front 11 What was the prevailing economic challenge the United States faced at the start of World War II? | back 11 filling military supply orders |
front 12 What event most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race? | back 12 the Soviet Union's surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth's orbit |
front 13 In terms of his labor policies, which actions best show how President Truman angered both union leaders and Republicans in Congress during His first term? | back 13 by breaking up different unionized labor strikes and vetoing the Taft-Hartley Act |
front 14 While reading a chapter in a book about the history of the US
economy, you read about how the economy added more corporate,
professional jobs after WorldWar II. Which development do you most
expect the book to include | back 14 steep increase of business profits due to government contracts |
front 15 In addition to weaponry, communication, and medicine, which wartime industries had significant technological breakthroughs? | back 15 airplanes and farming |
front 16 Imagine you are an advisor for a sitting US president. You have just received word that three small boats appear to have attacked a US port. The president wants to retaliate, but you think more evidence is needed before US forces attack. What historical event could you reference to support your case best? | back 16 Gulf of Tonkin incident |
front 17 What was an outcome of the North Atlantic Treaty? | back 17 All members agreed to treat an attack on one as an attack on all. |
front 18 Which central government agency was responsible to provide news on the war? | back 18 The Office of War Information |
front 19 Minority groups rallied behind what slogan? | back 19 Double V |
front 20 Who was the politician who introduced the term "Iron Curtain"? | back 20 Churchill |
front 21 How did the opposition to and subsequent rejection of the League of Nations affect US policy at the beginning of World War II?: | back 21 The United States had reverted to a policy of isolationism and therefore remained neutral. |
front 22 Rosie the Riveter was one of the most successful propaganda campaigns of the Office of War Information (OWI). What best describes the objective of the OWI? | back 22 to attract women and minorities to the workplace |
front 23 What was the major purpose of the Truman Doctrine? | back 23 to contain Soviet expansion |
front 24 Who was Robert Oppenheimer? | back 24 A scientist who led the development of the |