When the Soviets blockaded Berlin, what was the response of the United States?

an airlift

What book analyzed the 1950s as a culture of conformity?

The Lonely Crowd

Why did Truman put limits on MacArthur?

He was avoiding a third world war.

Who is associated with the growth of suburbia?

William Levitt

Why did Mao Zedung get involved in the Korea War?:

He was worried about his border with North Korea being in jeopardy.

What was one effect of the popularity of suburbia in the 1950s?

Whites moved out of the cities, taking their wealth with them.

Who was convicted and sentenced to death for leaking bomb-making secrets to the communists?

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

21. What was one effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1957?

the emergence of the car as America's main mode of transportation

What does the term "McCarthyism" mean?

accusations of disloyalty, subversiveness, or treason without evidence

Why were Americans encouraged to grow their own food in victory gardens?

To conserve resources for the war effort.

What was the prevailing economic challenge the United States faced at the start of World War II?

filling military supply orders

What event most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race?

the Soviet Union's surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth's orbit

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?

by breaking up different unionized labor strikes and vetoing the Taft-Hartley Act

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
as support for this detail?

steep increase of business profits due to government contracts

In addition to weaponry, communication, and medicine, which wartime industries had significant technological breakthroughs?

airplanes and farming

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?

Gulf of Tonkin incident

What was an outcome of the North Atlantic Treaty?

All members agreed to treat an attack on one as an attack on all.

Which central government agency was responsible to provide news on the war?

The Office of War Information

Minority groups rallied behind what slogan?

Double V

Who was the politician who introduced the term "Iron Curtain"?

Churchill

How did the opposition to and subsequent rejection of the League of Nations affect US policy at the beginning of World War II?:

The United States had reverted to a policy of isolationism and therefore remained neutral.

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?

to attract women and minorities to the workplace

What was the major purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

to contain Soviet expansion

Who was Robert Oppenheimer?

A scientist who led the development of the
atomic bomb