Chapter 1718 Review The Uneasy Peace The Postwar Era

1. Chapter 17&18 Review�The Uneasy Peace�&�The Postwar Era�

2. What was the cornerstone idea of U.S. foreign policy during the cold war? Containment

3. True or False Minority groups had no trouble finding available housing in the growing suburbs of the 1950s. False

4. Policy of responding to a nuclear attack with a full arsenal nuclear counterattack. Massive Retaliation

5. This doctrine of containment was first applied when the U.S. gave aid to Greece and Turkey to help them resist communist subjugation. The Truman Doctrine

6. This woman wrote a book about the frustrations of many women due to the lack of opportunity in the 1950s & 60s called The Feminine Mystique Betty Friedan

7. What was the name of the popular suburban development of �cookie-cutter� houses that first sprang up in Long Island, New York? Levittown

8. What president fired General Douglas MacArthur for insubordination during the Korean War? Harry Truman

9. True or False Americans had more discretionary income than ever before during the 1950s. True

10. What event was probably the closest that the U.S. and the Soviets came to launching a nuclear war? Cuban Missile Crisis

11. What country was �lost� to communism in 1949? China

12. Who was considered a medical hero for developing the first polio vaccine? Dr. Jonas Salk

13. What president was credited with the building of the interstate highway system? Dwight D. Eisenhower

14. The arms race heated up after the Soviets launched what? Sputnik

15. What did critics call President Eisenhower�s policy of never backing down from Communists? Brinkmanship

16. What was the best way to prevent nuclear war according to most Americans? Have bigger and better bombs

17. What was the large population increase of the postwar era called? Baby boom

18. What was the name of the successful American plan to help rebuild Europe and eliminate conditions favorable to communism? The Marshall Plan

19. What superpower wanted to spread capitalism and protect democracies throughout the world after WWII? U.S.

20. What superpower wanted a weak and powerless Germany after WWII? Soviet Union

21. True or False 1950s television encouraged women to look for new opportunities and break from traditional roles. False

22. These were built in backyards throughout the 1950s due to fear of a nuclear attack. Bomb Shelters

23. What were developing countries that were neither loyal to the U.S. nor to the Soviets called? (Hint: they became a cold war battleground) Emerging Nations

24. Name one thing the G.I. Bill offered financial aid for� Education, housing, farming, starting businesses

25. True or False The Berlin Airlift helped improve relations between the U.S. and Germany after WWII. True

26. What CIA operation in Cuba, that was ordered by Kennedy, was considered an embarrassing failure? Bay of Pigs Invasion

27. American military forces were successful in the Korean War until the North Koreans were reinforced by what country? China

28. True or False The Soviets resented the fact that the United States refused to recognize the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution. True

29. The purpose of this bill was to ease the transition from military to civilian life for veterans returning home from WWII. G.I. Bill

30. True or False President Truman warned the nation of an increasing military-industrial complex that could have too much influence over U.S. foreign policy False�it was Eisenhower

31. Who was the leader of the Communists in China Mao Zedong

32. Who was the writer who wrote about the persistent issue of poverty in America even during times of prosperity? Michael Harrington