Cold War Beginnings
Economy of Soviet Union after WWII?
Communist
Bert the Turtle told us to do this because we feared the Soviet Union might launch nuclear weapons against the US at any time.
Duck and Cover
Which type of music combined bluegrass and rhythm and blues to create a new sound that was loud and brash and parents hated it
Rock and Roll
This event started the Korean War.
North Korea invaded South Korea
This product helped shape the culture of the 1950s by reinforcing the "ideal" American family with programs like "Father Knows Best" and "Leave it to Beaver"
Television
Economy of the US after WWII?
Capitalism
The space race resulted in an early Soviet victory when they launched this
Sputnik
Which of these was NOT a trend of the 1950s?
Individualism
Consumerism
Conformity
Baby Boom
Individualism
This Military alliance was created to help stop Soviet expansion in Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
In response to the blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union, the campaign to bring supplies to West Berliners was called this
Berlin Airlift
Winston Churchill referred to the division between communist and non communist European nations as this.
Iron Curtain
Being willing to go to the brink of war to help keep peace is called
Brinkmanship
This extended educational and housing opportunities for veterans after WWII
GI Bill
The satellite nations of the Soviet Union were members of which military alliance.
Warsaw Pact
Plan provided 13 Billion in aid to strengthen democratic countries in Europe and stop the spread of Communism.
Marshall Plan
The indirect, but hostile, conflict between the US and Soviet Union that began after WWII?
Cold War
Members of congress who investigated possible communists and held public hearings on communist activities in the US.
HUAC
This created 41,000 miles of new highways and resulted in people moving to the suburbs
Interstate Highway Act
During the Korean War, General MacArthur was fired because he didn't agree with Truman's policy of
Limited War
The term for the birth rates from 1945-1960 that resulted in record number of births is known as
Baby Boom
Stopping communism from spreading and staying within its borders
Containment
Using false accusations of communism as a weapon against people is called
McCarthyism
People in the 1950s who were critical of American consumerism and felt conformity stifled individualism were called
Beatniks or Beats
Defensive alliance aimed at preventing the spread of communism in Asia
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
Countries that the Truman Doctrine helped first in 1947