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The term "McCarthyism" is used to describe
accusing people of subversive activities without sufficient evidence
The successful launching of Sputnik in 1957 sparked
American fears that the Soviets had achieved advanced technological superiority
President Truman referred to a threat from
the spread of Communism
The New Deal greatly increased the role of government in American life. True or False?
True
The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to
contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
The primary goal of NATO (North American Treaty Organization) was to
unite Western Europe in response to the threat of Communist aggression
The United States protested Germany's use of submarine warfare primarily because it
violated the principle of freedom of the seas
The best explanation for the U.S. involvement in the Korean War was that
American leaders felt it was important to resist Communism aggression
A major Cold War impact on American education priorities was a shift in the school curriculum to a concentration in
Math and Science
One of the main effects of the passage if the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of
communities in the suburbs
An effect rock and roll had on society in the United States in the 1950s was it
contributed go to a cultural divide between generations
The introduction of vaccines to the United States helped
limit the spread of infectious diseases
A lasting effect if the New Deal has been a belief that government should
assume responsibility for the well-being of it's citizens
During the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in Math and Science in response to the
successful launch of the first artificial satellite
The US government action that provided education funding for returning World War II soldiers in order to create a better educated and more productive workforce was the
Passage of the G.I. bill
The primary reason for us involvement in East Asia during the early 1950
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged by U.S. policy of containment
The publication of the Venona Papers confirmed that
Some Americans in government and industry had in fact been helping the Soviet Union
A characteristic of American life in the 1950s was the
Effects of suburbanization
A factor directly contributed to the post World War II development of the community was a
rise in the birth rate
The contribution of Glenn Curtiss to American society was that
He designed an airplane that could land on water
H.U.A.C.
House Un-American Activities Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Why did we fight in the Korean war?
The Truman Doctrine
Sputnik
October, 1957 - The first artificial satellite sent into space, launched by the Soviets.
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