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