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1950s Review Part 1
Test Description: 1950s
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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
the North Pole
B
Korea
C
London
D
Berlin
2) The USSR had this type of government
A
Santa as dictator
B
communism
C
democracy
D
fascism
3) The US airlifted food to
A
North Korea
B
Santa's Elves
C
West Berlin
D
South Korea
4) A microwave (a new invention of the 1950s) cost this much
A
Nothing--Santa gave them out at Christmas
B
$1300
C
$20
D
$200
5) Joseph McCarthy accused several people of being
A
racist
B
communists or communist spies
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
Santa
B
China
C
Japan
D
Russia
7) The 38th parallel is a(n)
A
court case about segregation
B
place where Santa hides Christmas gifts as they're being made
C
concrete wall
D
line of latitude
8) The United Nations became the first organization to
A
negotiate a cease-fire agreement between warring countries
B
sent aid to people behind a blockade
C
officially recognize Santa
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 Eisenhower
B
General Patton
C
General MacArthur
D
Santa
10) This style became popular with boys in the 1950s
A
both of these
B
wearing leather jackets
C
rolling up the legs of their jeans
D
none of these
11) Girls fashions included wearing
A
none of these
B
saddle shoes
C
poodle skirts
D
both of these
12) School dances were called
A
Sadie Hawkins
B
Sock Hops
C
Santa Shows
D
Rec nights
13) This economic invention began in the 1950s
A
ATM machines
B
plastic credit cards
C
asking Santa for expensive gifts
D
electronic banking
14) These areas increased in population dramatically in the 1950s
A
suburbs
B
rural
C
non-Cold War countries
D
the North Pole because people were determined to find the real Santa
15) The Space Race began because the USSR successfully
A
documented Santa's sleigh flying over the North Pole
B
created a weapon that would fire from space
C
put a person in space
D
put a satellite into space
16) Schools held these drills
A
flood
B
polite requests for Santa
C
lockdown
D
nuclear bomb
17) The Cold War basically involved
A
fighting near Santa's workshop
B
a continuation of alliances from World War II
C
fear of immigrants
D
trying to create more weapons than the other side
18) The Red Scare involved
A
a fear of communisim
B
terrorist attacks using chemicals
C
the discovery of the polio vaccine
D
an irrational fear of Santa's red suit
19) Many people built these in or near their homes
A
bathrooms
B
landing pads for Santa's sleigh
C
garages for the first time in history
D
bomb shelters
20) The percentage of homes with televisions by the end of the 1950s
A
75%
B
90%
C
50%
D
25%
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