What was the punishment for the Rosenbergs, who were convicted of providing bomb secrets to the Russians? They were executed by electric chair.

The Bay of Pigs

Truman reacted strongly against North Korean because he wanted to prevent the advance of communism. At this time the United States was pursuing a policy of containment of communism and the Soviet Union around the world, and the U.S.’ policy in Korea followed this.

The deciphered Venona messages also showed that a disturbing number of high-ranking U.S. government officials consciously maintained a clandestine relationship with Soviet intelligence agencies and had passed extraordinarily sensitive information to the Soviet Union that had seriously damaged American interests.

What was one effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1957? The major effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1957 was that it created “an increase in the populations of Midwestern and western cities” More people could travel there with ease. You just studied 19 terms!

The interstate highway system, the largest public works program in history, has had an enormous impact on the nation. The interstate highway system has positively influenced economic growth, reduced traffic deaths and injuries, provided substantial benefits to users, and been a crucial factor in the nation’s defense.

What was an outcome of the North Atlantic Treaty? All members agreed to treat an attack on one as an attack on all.

What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s? -The United States was fighting for freedom and democracy. -Buying bonds was important to support the war effort. -A German invasion of the United States was a possibility.

The 1920s are sometimes called the “Roaring Twenties” because of the many social and economic changes that occurred. Consumer borrowing increased, and the stock market was a “bull” market in which stock prices kept rising.

Signs of Trouble * The least prosperous groups in the 1920s consisted of farmers in the Midwest and South; for American farmers, the years 1921 to 1929 were a period of falling prices for agricultural products.

Generally, groups such as farmers, black Americans, immigrants and the older industries did not enjoy the prosperity of the “Roaring Twenties”.

The main reason why farmers did not prosper in the 1920s had to do with the international economy. This meant that American farmers were able to sell lots of their produce at good prices. Many farmers borrowed money to buy land to produce more crops. But after WWI ended, European farms were able to produce again.

Mining and farming actually suffered losses. Farmers were deeply in debt because they have borrowed money to buy land and machinery so that they could produce more crops during WWI.

Overall the BOOM made some people very, very rich but it also made many more people very, very poor. The BOOM in America did not benefit all Americans, almost half of the American population were living in poverty in the 1920’s.

There were many aspects to the economy of the 1920s that led to one of the most crucial causes of the Great Depression – the stock market crash of 1929. In the early 1920s, consumer spending had reached an all-time high in the United States. American companies were mass-producing goods, and consumers were buying.