BA 4/11 Unit 8

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

What led to the creation of first suburban housing developments?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Brown v. Board of Education

• G.I. Bill of Rights

What was a govt. sponsored creation of infrastructure and US military moved more efficiently?

• GI Bill of Rights

• National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

Who made sweeping claims against people with no evidence to back charges?

• Sputnik

• McCarthy

• Truman

• Eisenhower

The creation of a national space program (NASA) was a main effect of

• McCarthyism

• the Korean War

• the launch of Sputnik

• The Marshall Plan

The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom and GI Bill
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

• ridership on long-distance passenger trains
•  immigrant populations
• communities in the suburbs
• the airline industry

Which development was a major result of the 1956 Interstate Highway Act?

• revitalization of family farms
• migration to the suburbs 
•  population shift to the Northeast
•  higher unemployment for the nation’s autoworkers

The dramatic rise in the birthrate following World War II is called?

• Baby explosion
• Toddler increase
• Infant Upsurge
• Baby Boom