HUSH Topic 8 Cold War and the 1950s Review

HUSH Topic 8 Cold War and the 1950s Review

9th Grade

24 Qs

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HUSH Topic 8 Cold War and the 1950s Review

HUSH Topic 8 Cold War and the 1950s Review

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th Grade

Easy

Created by

Jennifer Brooks

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

President Truman’s decision to help South Korea after it was invaded by communist North Korea was based on the U.S. policy of

massive retaliation

containment

Brinkmanship

Americanization

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the result of the 1953 cease-fire in the conflict between North and South Korea ?

South Korea took all of Korea

North Korea took all of Korea

38th parallel division, North remains Communist

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mutually assured destruction was the idea that

all nations are under pressure because of the superpowers’ arms race.

building a military is better than an arsenal.

military nuclear tests harm the areas in which they are conducted.

Contain communism with force before it gets out of hand

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Eisenhower administration transformed the American landscape forever by

funding highway construction.

maintaining national parks.

building up the military to fight regional conflict

Passing progressive Civil Rights movements

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 1950s spending habits represented a time of

Cold War fears

postwar prosperity

military spending

New camera technology

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People across the United States watched the same TV shows, saw the same movies, and bought the same products in the 1950s. The result was a

mass movement out of urban areas and into the suburbs.

national mass culture with the same hobbies and interests across the country.

backlash across the country as people demanded more customized experiences.

Phase of rebellion and alienation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some people criticized the conformity and materialism of the 1950s. One group of artists and writers who did this were known as

rock-and-rollers

the Hollywood Ten.

Beatniks.

Poodle Skirt girls

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