President Truman’s decision to help South Korea after it was invaded by communist North Korea was based on the U.S. policy of
HUSH Topic 8 Cold War and the 1950s Review

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Jennifer Brooks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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