Cold War
Cold War
Homefront
Korean War
Key Figures
100

The fear in the 1950's that communists both foreign and domestic were working to destroy American life. 

Red Scare

100

Students in the 1950's watched videos and were taught to do what in the event of an atomic bomb?

Duck and Cover

100

What was the significant rise in the birth rate following the end of WWII called?

Baby Boom

100

What county supplied South Korea with weapons and troops in support of Capitalism

USA

100

The King of Rock and Roll, this singer was known for his bold new style of song and dance.

Elvis Presley

200

The competition between the US and Soviet Union to develop better weapons and more firepower for their military. 

Arms Race

200

This act, put into effect by the Truman administration in 1940, crippled the Communist Party in the US. 

Smith Act

200

A woman was expected to fill what role in the household during the 1950's?

Wife/Mother

200

The dividing line in Korea was set up where?

The 38th Parallel 

200

The president who originally put the US into the Korean War. 

Harry Truman

300

The government's policy that Communism can not spread

Containment Policy 

300

What does the acronym HUAC stand for?

House Un-American Activities Committee 

300

What Bill was created to better ease returning war veterans back into civilian life?

GI Bill

300

What is it called when two opposed countries use third parties to as substitutes for directly fighting each other?

Proxy War

300

This republican presidential candidate promised that he would end the war in Korea if elected

Dwight D. Eisenhower

400

The main idea behind the Cold War

Capitalism vs. Communism 

400
This 1956 film expressed American's fears of invasion and infiltration during the Red Scare.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

400

In the 1950's as an upgrade on the radio, what device became commonplace in households? 

Televisions

400

This country supported North Korea in the Korean War, supplying them and sending troops to aid them because of their opposition to the United States

Soviet Union

400

This general, a former WWII hero, was put in charge in the Korean War and eventually fired for insubordination

Douglas MacArthur

500

What was the anti-communist movement of the 1950's called, named after the former Wisconsin senator?

McCarthyism 

500

The anti-communist Red Scare in the 1950's overlapped with this anti-gay scare. 

Lavender Scare

500

This show staring Lucille Ball was the most popular on TV for 7 consecutive years

I Love Lucy

500

What does the Acronym SEATO stand for?

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization 

500

President Truman's Attorney General who feared communist influence and started that communism was everywhere. 

J. Howard McGrath

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