Life in the Fifties Unit Test Study Guide

50’s Cold War Study Guide

1. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union (last name)?
2. Under whose presidency did the Berlin's Airlift happen (last name)?
3. Which country wanted Berlin all for themselves and attempted to seize it by closing all forms of transportation in West Berlin?
4. What did the U. S. want to stop the spread of?
5. Who created the plan that was intended to rebuild the economies and spirits of western Europe? (Last name)
6. After which World War did Europe receive financial aid?
7. Who needed to approve the plan for the U. S. to send aid to Europe?
8. This policy was formed to help stop Soviet expansion :
9. What was the intergovernmental military alliance called? (Abbreviation)
10. Which country said that they would intervene to support any nation that was being threatened by a takeover by an armed minority?
11. Which person said that Stalin was putting an "Iron Curtain" around the USSR?
12. 65% of the cargo that was hauled to Berlin by the U. S. was...
13. Which part of Berlin did Soviet forces occupy?
14. What was it called when the Soviet Union sealed off Berlin to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving?
15. Which country's air force did the U. S. want to team up with to supply resources to Berlin?
16. The circumstances surrounding the Red Scare after World War I and the blacklisting of certain actors and writers during the McCarthy Era show what?
17. In the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to what?
18. Name 3 hit songs from the 50s.
19. Describe how music changed from 1920 – 1959.
20. How did the development of the auto industry impact American culture?
21. Identify 3 important events from the 50s and describe their impact on American culture?
22. What was the single most impactful product developed in the 50s and why?