1950's Questions - Modern History Exam
In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by...
establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations
A major cause of the movement to the suburbs in the decades following World War II was?
growth of the middle class during the post WWII era
All of the following factors promoted the growth of suburbs EXCEPT?
laws forbidding residential segregation by races.
Most Americans who opposed sending United States troops to fight in the Korean War believed that...
nuclear weapons should be used to end war
Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
providing military aid to countries from the spread of communism
The Korean War...
represents the United Nations efforts to stop aggressors
The baby boom primarily resulted from...
the delay in marriages during WW2
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with...
the spread of communism
The decade of the 1950s in the United States was characterized by all the following EXCEPT?
a declining birth rate
A governmental action that was taken after the World War II to help US soldiers coming home:
adoption of the GI Bill Rights
All of the following were reasons why a consumer culture appeared in the 1950s:
all of the above
Rock & Roll in the 1950's:
all of the above
In the 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to...
communist infiltration and the denial of civil liberties
Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean War?
containing Communism was applied in Asia and Europe
During the Korean War, what was the main reason that President Harry Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur as commander of the United States troops?
Truman believed MacArthurr's idea of invading China was bad
The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of...
US fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority
Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of...
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?
To provide economic aid to veterans
Which of the following best characterizes mainstream American life in the 1950s?
Conservatism vs Rebellion
