Important People
Social trends
Economy
Korean War
Foreign/Domestic Policy
100

This extremely famous actress  was known for her performance in Some Like it Hot

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

100
This device became so popular that 90% of American homes owned one
What is the television
100
the building of this became the largest public spending project in U.S. History
What is the Interstate Highway System
100
This country supported North Korea
Who is The Soviet Union
100
This policy, stated by Truman, was used throughout the 1950s as justification towards stopping the spread of communism
What is Containment
200
This famous singer is known as 'Ole Blue Eyes and the leader of the rat pack
Who is Frank Sinatra?
200
This trend which peaked in 1957 led to increased population
What is the baby boom
200
This slogan summed up the consumer culture of the 1950s
What is Buy Now, Pay Later?
200
The line where North and South Korea are split
What is the 38th parallel
200
This man facilitated great paranoia in the government over communism
Who is Joseph McCarthy
300
The 33rd president who declared war on Korea
Who is Harry S. Truman?
300
Better public transportation and increased crime in cities led the movement to these
What are suburbs
300
This bill gave military veterans affordable access to a college education
What is the G.I. Bill?
300
This country joined North Korean forces to stop the south Korean offensive into North Korea
What is China
300
"Racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional" was the ruling of this supreme court case
What is Brown V. Board of Education
400
Woman who symbolically began the civil rights movement
Who is Rosa Parks?
400
This transportation industry steadily declined as the usage of automobiles became more practical
What are railroads?
400
This credit card was the first of its kind
What is the Diner's club card?
400

In what year did the Korean war end?

What is a trick question. It never ended

400

This legislature provided the first protection for black voters since reconstruction.   DAILY DOUBLE

What is the civil rights act of 1957

500
American General recalled from Korea for denouncing America's war strategy
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
500

Which famous 1950s singer sang "You make me feel so young"? 

Who is Frank Sinatra?

500
This quote "an economy that would avoid both the destructive disorder of unregulated capitalism and the threat to business autonomy posed by socialism" describes Eisenhower's economic policy of
What is the middle way
500
This maneuver stopped the North Korean offensive and led to the South Korean push back into North Korea
What is the Incheon flank
500
Richard Nixon was a member of this organization which investigated disloyal citizens and Communist sympathizers
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
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