Cold War

How did the GI Bill affect American society after World War II?

By extending educational and housing opportunities

Controversies involving Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post-World War II concern over —

Communist spying in the United States.

What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the "Hollywood Ten"?

Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry

Which of these is an effect rock and roll had on society in the United States in the 1950s?

It contributed to a cultural divide between generations.

How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.

Which action caused the United States to engage in a "police action" on the Korean Peninsula in 1950?

North Korea's invasion of South Korea

What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?

North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

What was the main foreign policy objective of the Marshall Plan (1948-1952)?

To rebuild the economies of European nations

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to —

bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to —

carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to-

contain communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey.

Immediately after World War II, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union became strained because-

each nation believed that the other was a threat to its national security.

As a result of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, the United States experienced -

increased suburban growth.