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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1

The baby boom primarily resulted from the

$100 Answer from H1

delay in marriages during World War II.

$200 Question from H1

What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?

$200 Answer from H1

to provide economic aid to veterans.

$300 Question from H1

The rapid growth in personal income in the decade after World War II contributed to

$300 Answer from H1

Expansion of middle class

$400 Question from H1

The GI Bill affected American society after World War II by

$400 Answer from H1

extending educational and housing opportunities.

$500 Question from H1

Before ratification of the 22nd

Amendment in 1951, most presidents served no more than two terms because of

$500 Answer from H1

custom and tradition.

$100 Question from H2

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union military intervention in

$100 Answer from H2

the Middle East.

$200 Question from H2

John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from

$200 Answer from H2

Massachusetts

$300 Question from H2

President Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

$300 Answer from H2

attorney general

$400 Question from H2

Which was a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election

$400 Answer from H2

Age, religion

$500 Question from H2

In a farewell message to the American public, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the growth of the "military-industrial complex." This term refers to the

$500 Answer from H2

influences of defense contractors on Congress.

$100 Question from H3

___ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.

$100 Answer from H3

HUAC

$200 Question from H3

To label someone's activities as ___ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.

$200 Answer from H3

McCarthyism

$300 Question from H3

In the 1950s, Senator Joe McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to

$300 Answer from H3

Communist infiltration and the denial of civil liberties.

$400 Question from H3

A similarity between the Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism in the 1950s was that during each period

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the civil liberties of American citizens were threatened.

$500 Question from H3

Which situation resulted from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s search for Communists within the United States during the 1950s?

$500 Answer from H3

The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty.

$100 Question from H4

The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.

$100 Answer from H4

Truman Doctrine

$200 Question from H4

The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.

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Nationalists

$300 Question from H4

___ was the leader of the Communists in China.

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Mao Zedong

$400 Question from H4

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.N. forces in ___.

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Korea

$500 Question from H4

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

$500 Answer from H4

North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.

$100 Question from H5

The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of

$100 Answer from H5

American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority.

$200 Question from H5

The hot line established in 1963 was established to

$200 Answer from H5

enable the U.S. and the Soviet leaders to communicate in a crisis

$300 Question from H5

The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the ___.

$300 Answer from H5

Eisenhower Doctrine

$400 Question from H5

private citizens control economic activity

$400 Answer from H5

In a capitalist system,

$500 Question from H5

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to

$500 Answer from H5

efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.

Final Jeopardy

What is an example from American historyThat showed people were afraid during theCold War?

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McArthur trials

Bomb shelters