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1950s Review Part 1
Test Description: 1950s
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) At the end of World War II, this city was divided into areas controlled by the USSR and the rest of the Allies.
A
Korea
B
Berlin
C
London
D
the North Pole
2) The USSR had this type of government
A
Santa as dictator
B
democracy
C
fascism
D
communism
3) The US airlifted food to
A
North Korea
B
West Berlin
C
South Korea
D
Santa's Elves
4) A microwave (a new invention of the 1950s) cost this much
A
Nothing--Santa gave them out at Christmas
B
$200
C
$20
D
$1300
5) Joseph McCarthy accused several people of being
A
communists or communist spies
B
racist
C
the reason Santa won't deliver to adults
D
illegal immigrants
6) Before the World War II, the Korean peninsula was controlled by
A
Japan
B
Santa
C
Russia
D
China
7) The 38th parallel is a(n)
A
place where Santa hides Christmas gifts as they're being made
B
line of latitude
C
concrete wall
D
court case about segregation
8) The United Nations became the first organization to
A
officially recognize Santa
B
negotiate a cease-fire agreement between warring countries
C
sent aid to people behind a blockade
D
go to war to stop one country's attack on another country
9) The leader of American forces in Korea was originally
A
General MacArthur
B
Santa
C
General Patton
D
General Eisenhower
10) This style became popular with boys in the 1950s
A
both of these
B
rolling up the legs of their jeans
C
wearing leather jackets
D
none of these
11) Girls fashions included wearing
A
poodle skirts
B
both of these
C
saddle shoes
D
none of these
12) School dances were called
A
Rec nights
B
Sadie Hawkins
C
Sock Hops
D
Santa Shows
13) This economic invention began in the 1950s
A
electronic banking
B
plastic credit cards
C
ATM machines
D
asking Santa for expensive gifts
14) These areas increased in population dramatically in the 1950s
A
suburbs
B
the North Pole because people were determined to find the real Santa
C
rural
D
non-Cold War countries
15) The Space Race began because the USSR successfully
A
put a satellite into space
B
created a weapon that would fire from space
C
put a person in space
D
documented Santa's sleigh flying over the North Pole
16) Schools held these drills
A
lockdown
B
nuclear bomb
C
flood
D
polite requests for Santa
17) The Cold War basically involved
A
a continuation of alliances from World War II
B
fear of immigrants
C
fighting near Santa's workshop
D
trying to create more weapons than the other side
18) The Red Scare involved
A
an irrational fear of Santa's red suit
B
terrorist attacks using chemicals
C
a fear of communisim
D
the discovery of the polio vaccine
19) Many people built these in or near their homes
A
garages for the first time in history
B
bomb shelters
C
bathrooms
D
landing pads for Santa's sleigh
20) The percentage of homes with televisions by the end of the 1950s
A
25%
B
75%
C
50%
D
90%
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