LIFE & CULTURE
Why did cars become more important to American families during the 1950s?
Cars helped people live in suburbs, commute to work, travel, and shop
This crisis involved fighting over control of a major canal in Egypt.
Suez Crisis
This American general was removed by President Truman after publicly disagreeing with Truman's approach to the Korean War.
Douglas MacArthur
This practice involved refusing to hire people who were suspected of having communist connections.
Blacklisting
Which president sent in national guard to protect the little rock 9?
Eisenhower
This is one reason rock and roll became so influential: teenagers could use music to develop their own identity separate from this group.
their parents/adults
This American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, creating an international crisis.
U-2 Incident
This war began when communist North Korea invaded ________ in 1950.
South Korea
This married couple was convicted and executed after being accused of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The murder of Emmett Till in _______ in 1955 became an important event in the Civil Rights Movement.
Mississippi
Why did television help create a more unified American culture in the 1950s?
Because millions of Americans were watching the same shows, advertisements, news, and events.
This Cuban revolutionary came to power in 1959 and established a communist government.
Fidel Castro
This U.S. program provided billions of dollars to help rebuild European countries after WWII.
Marshall Plan
These ten Hollywood writers and directors were accused of communist connections and refused to answer questions before Congress.
Hollywood Ten
These nine Black students attended Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, despite opposition from segregationists.
Little Rock 9
Rock and roll helped break down some of the musical boundaries between these two audiences.
Black and white Americans
This general became president in 1953 after serving as the Supreme Allied Commander during WWII.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This president announced a policy of helping countries threatened by communism, especially Greece and Turkey.
Harry Truman
This congressional committee investigated Americans suspected of communist activities, including people in Hollywood.
HUAC
This event began after Rosa Parks was arrested and lasted for more than a year.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This generation, born during the years after WWII, became teenagers during the 1950s.
Baby Boomers
McCarthy's televised conflict with this branch of the military helped damage his reputation.
Army
This was the American policy of trying to stop communism from spreading to new countries.
Containment
This senator became famous for making accusations that communists had infiltrated the U.S. government.
Joseph McCarthy
This Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education