2H.1.4 The transformation of the USA, 1945–55 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 8

The 20 questions

1. Which two countries initially received US financial aid under the 1947 Truman Doctrine?

   • Greece and Turkey
   • Germany and Austria
   • Spain and Portugal
   • Italy and France

2. Which 1947 US law restricted the power and activities of labour unions?

   • Wagner Act
   • Fair Labour Standards
   • Norris-La Guardia Act
   • Taft-Hartley Act

3. Which congressional committee investigated alleged communist infiltration in Hollywood during the late 1940s?

   • FEC
   • CORE
   • HUAC
   • SCLC

4. Which US Senator spearheaded the intense anti-communist witch-hunts of the early 1950s?

   • John Foster Dulles
   • J. Edgar Hoover
   • Richard Nixon
   • Joseph McCarthy

5. What crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for committing in 1953?

   • Treason
   • Bank robbery
   • Tax evasion
   • Atomic espionage

6. What did President Truman's Executive Order 9981 achieve in 1948?

   • Banned trade unions
   • Introduced conscription
   • Desegregated armed forces
   • Outlawed communist party

7. Which organisation led the legal campaign against racial segregation in US schools during the 1950s?

   • NAACP
   • CORE
   • KKK
   • SNCC

8. What did the Supreme Court declare unconstitutional in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

   • School segregation
   • Poll taxes
   • Bus segregation
   • Literacy tests

9. What phenomenon led to a sharp increase in the US population following World War Two?

   • The baby boom
   • Urban migration
   • Suburban decline
   • Mass immigration

10. What type of development was Levittown, first built on Long Island in 1947?

    • Inner-city tenement
    • Mass-produced suburb
    • Industrial park
    • Military base

11. Which 1944 act helped veterans buy affordable suburban homes through guaranteed mortgages?

    • GI Bill
    • Fair Deal
    • New Deal
    • Marshall Plan

12. Which period of intense anti-communist paranoia gripped US domestic life during the early 1950s?

    • Second Red Scare
    • Gilded Age
    • Great Migration
    • Progressive Era

13. Which US foreign policy aimed to prevent the geopolitical expansion of Soviet communism?

    • Détente
    • Appeasement
    • Isolationism
    • Containment

14. Which technological medium rapidly became the dominant form of mass entertainment in 1950s US homes?

    • Radio
    • Television
    • Gramophone
    • Cinema

15. Which conflict began in June 1950 when communist forces invaded across the 38th parallel?

    • Vietnam War
    • Korean War
    • Cold War
    • First Gulf War

16. Which musical genre became hugely popular with American teenagers during the mid-1950s?

    • Motown
    • Jazz
    • Rock 'n' roll
    • Country and Western

17. With what phrase did the 1955 Brown II ruling order school desegregation to proceed?

    • Immediate total effect
    • All deliberate speed
    • Immediate effect
    • Utmost urgency

18. Who was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court during the 1954 Brown v. Board ruling?

    • Felix Frankfurter
    • Hugo Black
    • Thurgood Marshall
    • Earl Warren

19. Which primary role did 1950s American television sitcoms typically depict for women?

    • Suburban housewives
    • Corporate executives
    • Factory workers
    • Political leaders

20. Which 1956 federal act funded the construction of the US Interstate Highway System?

    • Federal-Aid Highway Act
    • Interstate Commerce Act
    • Highway Safety Act
    • National Transport Act

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