1950's Common Summative Assessment

What were the two motivations for the Marshall Plan?

Rebuild Europe and stop the spread of communism

The expression of nonconformity (not doing what everyone else is doing) by teenagers during the 1950s was displayed with their interest in:

Rock 'n' roll music

The first crisis between the West and the Soviet Union over Berlin occurred in 1948. What was the result of the conflict of Stalin blockading Berlin in hopes of getting the whole city?

Stalin removed the blockade after the Western democracies successfully airlifted goods to West Berlin for a year

Levittown became a symbol of the movement to the suburbs in the years after WWII. Which of the following is NOT true of life in the suburbs?

Suburbs were very dangerous and full of crime

Most Americans in the 1950s relied on _______________ as their primary source of entertainment and information while _______________ died out as a form of entertainment.

Television, Radios

Which reason below does NOT explain why there was a fear of the Red Menace in the United States during the 1950s?

The United States, Britain, France, and Soviet Union division of Germany after WW2

An effect of the Arms Race was...

The building of fallout shelters as well as practicing duck and cover drills

The "Iron Curtain" during the Cold War was...

The imaginary line dividing Communist nations and free nations in Europe

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the development of the Cold War following WWII?

The occupation of Japan

Which of the following is TRUE regarding American society during the 1950s?

There was a growing fear that communism would overtake the country

Why did the victors of WWII split Germany into 4 occupation zones?

To ensure a stable Germany that was less likely to start another war

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961?

To stop East German citizens from fleeing to West Berlin

Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik caused the United States to...

Try to catch up by creating NASA

The purpose of this cartoon is to...

Warn of the evils of Soviet communism

Why was West Berlin referred to as an "island in the sea of communism?"

West Berlin was a democratic city surrounded by communism in East Germany

Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles in Cuba?

he US had placed their own missiles in Turkey

As a result of the aggression described in the excerpt above,

16 United Nations countries fought to preserve South Korea's sovereignty (self-rule)

When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop...

A hydrogen bomb

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to stop the spread of communism with ______________.

Containment

Which of the following is an effect of the popularity and love affair with automobiles in the 1950s?

Creation of drive-in dinners and roadside hotels

Which of the following nations DID NOT receive Marshall Plan aid?

East Germany

What was the result of Mutual Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)?

It kept the peace between the United States and Soviet Union through brinkmanship

The United States "won" the Space Race by being the first to...

Land on the moon

When an armistice (agreement to stop fighting) was signed ending the Korean War,

North and South Korean were still divided along the 38th parallel

What were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg accused and convicted of being Soviet Spies. What were they accused of doing as spies?

Passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union

How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba?

Placed a naval blockade around the island of Cuba