1950s/Cold War

What was one result of the U.S. sponsored Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• The Soviet Union attempted to place nuclear missiles in Cuba

• The Cuban government was overthrown by a group of revolutionaries

• The United States enacted economic sanctions against Cuba

What did the United Nations set out to accomplish?

• Set international laws for countries to follow

• To encourage countries to settle their disputes peacefully

• To organize free trade agreements around the world

What baking term was used to describe suburban housing during the 1950s?

• rising

• cookie cutter

• mixed

Why was the Tet Offensive a major turning point of the Vietnam War?

• It proved that the United States could win the war

• It led to political negotiations with Ho Chi Mins government

• It changed the minds of many war supporters in the United States

General McArthur wanted to expand military operations to China during the Korean War.

• True

• False

What legislative act did President Kennedy push for, but did not accomplish due to his assassination?

• Interstate Highway Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Social Security Act

After the Bay of Pigs Invasion, what event led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• US spy planes showed photos of of Soviet missile buildup

• The Sputnik satellite launch proves Soviet missile technology

The United States and 11 other countries formed which alliance in 1949?

• SEATO

• NATO

• OPEC

U.N. forces were advancing into North Korea until what happened?

• China crossed the Yalu River to invade the Korean Peninsula

• General McArthur was fired

• The US signed the Korean Armistice Agreement

What federal plan connected America in the 1950s?

• Highway Across America Plan

• Interstate Highway Act

• Route 66