What is one example of the way a rise in productivity during the 1950s improved the standard of living in the United States?
A. It gave workers more time off.
B. It led to a sharp increase in urbanization.
C. It led to the end of discrimination in the United States.
D. It eliminated poverty.
A. It gave workers more time off.
What did the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Berlin Airlift all have in common?
A. They were efforts to build a non-communist future in Europe.
B. They were efforts to create satellite nations in Europe.
C. They were military alliances to contain Soviet communism.
D. They were peacekeeping efforts to reduce conflict with the Soviet Union.
A. They were efforts to build a non-communist future in Europe.
Which one of the following events best indicated that the Cold War had become an international conflict?
A. Joseph McCarthy’s censure by the Senate
B. Eisenhower’s election as president
C. Khrushchev’s speech at the United Nations
D. Joseph Stalin’s rise to power