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Quiz 8.1
Test Description: Eisenhower to Carter
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What law did America pass to give large amounts of loans to Europe after World War Two?
A
Marshall Plan
B
McCarthy Plan
C
Kyoto Protocol
D
Bataan Plan
2) What country was created for the Jews after World War Two?
A
Iran
B
Israel
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Palestine
3) A tax on imports is a...
A
Containment
B
Tariff
C
Isolationism
D
Quota
4) Which law gave veteran soldiers access to college and cheaper mortgage loans?
A
GI Bill
B
Endangered Species Act
C
Great Society
D
Marshall Plan
5) A loan for a house is called a...
A
Embargo
B
Tariff
C
Mortgage
D
Bond
6) The generation born after World War Two is called the...
A
Millenials
B
Generation X
C
Baby Boomers
D
Greatest Generation
7) Going along with others and the norms of society is called....
A
Liberal
B
Revolutionary
C
Counter-culturalism
D
Conformity
8) Who was President from 1952-1960?
A
Harry Truman
B
John F. Kennedy
C
Dwight Eisenhower
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
9) What infrastructure project helped movement and trade develop during the 1950's?
A
Panama Canal
B
St. Lawrence Seaway
C
Pearl Harbor
D
Interstate Highway System
10) Which of the following is the expansion of cities and suburbs to take up more and more space that had a negative effect on the environment?
A
GATT
B
Domino Theory
C
Interstate Highway System
D
Urban Sprawl
11) Which invention decreased movie attendance in the 1950's?
A
Automobile
B
Electricity
C
Telephone
D
Television
12) Growth of cities into suburbs that is damaging to the environment is called....
A
Conformity and Counter-culturalism
B
Domino Theory
C
Urban Sprawl
D
The Marshall Plan
13) Which senator led a 'witch hunt' to find communists in America, many times without proof?
A
Lyndon Johnson
B
Joseph Biden
C
Joseph McCarthy
D
Richard Nixon
14) 'Mccarthyism' refers to the 1950's....
A
Hunting down of possible communist infiltration of the government
B
Doctrine of supporting countries who stand against communism.
C
Effort to push the Vietnam War regardless of popular opinion.
D
Belief that going against societies norms was the right thing to do.
15) What committee in the House of Representatives hunted down communists in the 1950's?
A
Ways and Means Committee
B
Judiciary Committee
C
Science and Technology Committee
D
Un-American Activities Committee
16) 'In God We Trust' was made to be the motto of the United States in response to...
A
Economic crisis from stagflation and rising oil prices.
B
The spread of 'godless' communism.
C
The push by the Israeli government to get peace with the Palestinians.
D
Richard Nixon's immoral behavior during Watergate.
17) Who was Joseph McCarthy hunting down?
A
The wealthy
B
Mexicans
C
Jews
D
Communists
18) How did the GI Bill affect higher education (college)?
A
More students than ever before were attending.
B
African-Americans were finally admitted to college.
C
Women began to attend for the first time.
D
Costs began to rise dramatically.
19) In the 1950's the Baby Boomers, Interstate Highway System, prosperity and the GI Bill led to a migration from...
A
Rural to Urban
B
Urban to Rural
C
Suburban to Urban
D
Urban to Suburban
20) The military alliance created after World War Two between Western Europe and America is called...
A
GATT
B
Warsaw Pact
C
NASA
D
NATO
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