The Cold War and the American Economy

This quiz covers the topic of The Cold War and the American Economy.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major factor in the economic growth of the United States during the Cold War?

  1. The Marshall Plan
  2. The Korean War
  3. The Vietnam War
  4. The Cuban Missile Crisis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Eisenhower implemented in the 1950s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. The Great Society
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States during the Cold War?

  1. Inflation
  2. Unemployment
  3. Stagnant wages
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Kennedy implemented in the 1960s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. The Great Society
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States in the 1970s?

  1. The oil crisis
  2. The Vietnam War
  3. The Watergate scandal
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Reagan implemented in the 1980s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. Reaganomics
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States in the 1980s?

  1. The savings and loan crisis
  2. The stock market crash of 1987
  3. The Cold War
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Clinton implemented in the 1990s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. The Third Way
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States in the 1990s?

  1. The dot-com bubble
  2. The Asian financial crisis
  3. The September 11 attacks
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Bush implemented in the 2000s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. The Great Recession
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States in the 2000s?

  1. The Great Recession
  2. The War on Terror
  3. The housing bubble
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Obama implemented in the 2010s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. The Affordable Care Act
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States in the 2010s?

  1. The Great Recession
  2. The War on Terror
  3. The housing bubble
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the economic policy that President Trump implemented in the 2020s?

  1. The New Deal
  2. The Fair Deal
  3. The New Frontier
  4. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was a major economic challenge facing the United States in the 2020s?

  1. The COVID-19 pandemic
  2. The trade war with China
  3. The political polarization
  4. All of the above