Cold War Policies and Key Figures

President during the Berlin Airlift, the start of the Korean War, and pushed for the containment of communism and the Marshall Plan.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Douglas MacArthur

Who was responsible for the desegregation of the Army?

• The Korean War

• Harry S. Truman

• President Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

• promote free elections in Europe

• Maintain international peace with the UN

• restrict the spread of communism

• force Germany to pay reparations

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to:

• defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression

• promote religious freedom

• isolate member nations from the rest of the World

• spread communism to each member nation

The G.I. Bill:

• only applied to white veterans

• was passed to support veterans of the Korean War

• had to be paid by soldiers before they were allowed to leave the military

• gave veterans money for college and for lower-cost home loans

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs?

• an increase in immigration

• a decrease in trade

• 1950s economic prosperity

• a reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

Following the end of the war, men returned to working in the _______ whereas women returned to working in the ________.

• home; factories

• fields; church

• military camps; classrooms

• factories; home

WWII provided an economic boom in America making our economy string in which of the following ways?

• healthy job market

• increased productivity

• increased demand for American products

• all of the above

During the 1950s, there was an American emphasis on what?

• Conformity

• individualism

• diversity

• intellectualism

With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ___ became an American way of life.

• Consumerism

• social conformity

• planned obsolescence

• a 40-hour work week