Cold War
The two superpowers that formed after WW2
Who are the Soviet Union and the US?
What is the United Nations?
The United States developed this weapon after learning about Soviet atomic weapons, and made this weapon more powerful than an atom bomb
What is the Hydrogen Bomb
The US senator that led investigations to expose communism in the US
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Large amount of homes that were made in the 50s for vets to live and have a quiet life
What are the suburbs?
The name of the imaginary barrier that Winston Churchill claimed had 'descended across the [European Continent]
What is the iron curtain
What is the Berlin Airlift?
The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading
What is the role the US played in the Korean War?
This group investigated domestic communists in government and in Hollywood
What is HUAC?
The distinguishing aspect of US culture in the 50s
What is Conformity?
What is a Cold War
The organization that was created between Western European countries and the United States to stand against the expansion of Communism
What is NATO?
America's policy if the Soviet Union used nuclear weapons.... "if you launch one, we launch one"
What is Mutually Assured Destruction? (MAD)
American document provided funding and aid for WW2 veterans while they transition into civilian life. Paying for colleges, homes and businesses
What is the GI Bill?
Group of young Americans in the 50s that dressed and acted carelessly, used colorful language and liked Rock and Roll
What are The Beatniks?
What is the Truman Doctrine?
North Korea invading South Korea with weapons provided by the Soviets led to the start of this war
What is the Korean War?
The Soviet satellite that was placed in orbit in 1957 that terrified Americans and started the Space Race
What is Sputnik?
Term for the large number of children born after WW2
Who are the Baby Boomers?
The symbol of the new youth culture that encouraged 'teenagers' to rebel against societal norms
What is Rock and Roll?
Congress passed a bill that provided $13 billion in financial assistance to Western European countries to prevent Communism in those countries
What is the Marshal Plan
This CW event first suggested that the Soviet military power might be even with that of America's military
What is the US discovering the Soviet Union had set off an atomic bomb
The first nation to send a human into space during the Space Race
What is the Soviet Union?
This government system was formed due to the purchase of cars and the need for easy transportation into the cities, and across the country
What is The Interstate Highway System?
They appeared before the House Committe on the Un-American Activities and refused to answer questions
Who are the Hollywood Ten?