These were popular toys among little girls and are still a hot commodity today
What are Barbie's
100
This act removed racial and ethnic barriers to becoming a U.S. citizen.
What is the Immigration & Naturalization Act
100
Which country was divided into East and West during the Cold War?
What is Germany
100
In 1949 the United States joined a permanent military alliance for the first time in history. What was the alliance?
What is NATO
100
This woman was famous for her major acting and alleged political scandal.
Who is Marilyn Monroe
200
This 1951 invention was equivalent to the radio at the time.
What is the Television
200
This marked the beginning of work on the interstate highway system.
What is the Federal Highway Act
200
What was the name of the organization of Central and Eastern European communist states, established as a counterweight against NATO?
What is the Warsaw Pact
200
What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine, that was first announced in 1947?
What is Containment of Communism
200
This Woman refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks
300
These were popular family outings in the 1950's.
What is Drive-In Movies
300
These two became the forty-ninth and fiftieth states.
What is Alaska and Hawaii
300
Which communist country took over other countries in Europe?
What is the USSR
300
In 1946 George Kennan, a Russian specialist in the US embassy in Moscow, sent a "long telegram" to Washington. His telegram is given much credit for the US adopting what kind of policy?
What is the Policy of Containment
300
This man televised hearings into alleged communists in the army.
Who is U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy
400
These were the top designers of the 1950's worn by the like of Jackie Kennedy. (Name One)
What was Dior, Chanel, Givenchy
400
This was the first U.S. Satellite to successfully orbit the Earth.
What is Explorer I.
400
Who was the president during Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba?
Who is Kennedy
400
This act lead to the protection of 9 million acres of Federal Land and was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson
What is the Wilderness Act
400
He approved the production of the hydrogen bomb
Who is Harry Truman
500
This famous person's draft into the U.S. army caused major uproar.
Who is Elvis Presley
500
These Russians were eletrocuted for their part in WWII espionage.
What is Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
500
Which nation revolted against Soviet-imposed policies in 1956?
What is Hungary
500
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.