Jonas Salk's researching of viruses and developing vaccines led to a decline in cases of ___.
What is polio
Provided college funding to veterans when they got out of the military.
What is the GI Bill
President John F. Kennedy's comments 'We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade...' were about the ___ ____.
What is the Space Race
The Space Race started with the Soviets launching _____ to orbit the Earth.
What is Sputnik
The Korean War was an example to the U.S. strategy to stop the spread of communism.
What was containment
Senator Joseph McCarthy's comments about Communist traitors helped fuel the ____ ?
What is the Red Scare
When the Germans cut off supply routes to West Berlin, supplies were brought in using _______.
What are airplanes
One factor that led to the economic boom of the 1950s was increased ______ spending.
What is consumer
The growth of nuclear arsenals (weapons) was one factor involved in the ____ _____.
What is the Arms Race
Soldiers returning from WWII were getting married and having children which led to an increased demand for _______.
What are houses
One way the American government invested in its veterans was ?
What is the GI Bill
After Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, the U.S. got involved in the ___ ___.
What is the Korean War
Censoring any form of art, literature, or restricting free ideas could lead to the lose of the 1st Amendment right of ____.
What is free speech
The Marshal Plan provided ____ to European countries.
What is help
Trying to develop more nuclear and more advanced weapons than the other country.
What was the Arms Race
After World War II, the baby boom and growing population resulted in __________ developing outside of large cities.
What are suburbs
The USSR trying to spread its influence everywhere was what led the US to get involved with the first 'conflict' over containment.
What was the Korean War
The U.S increased funding for math and science in schools as well as funding more research and development of technology after the launch of ____.
What is Sputnik I
Struggling European economies began to improve due to funding by the ____ ____.
What is the Marshall Plan
The U.S. demonstrated that it would meet its goals while still trying to avoid conflict with the Soviet Union during the ____ ______.
What is the Berlin Airlift
Increasing population and the development of suburbs and highways led to rapid _____ _____ in the United States.
What is economic growth
The U.S. would have been referring to the _____ when making statements such that '...no circumstances would allow a communist country to invade another country without consequences'
What is the Vietnam War
Made speeches which caused fear that Communists were secretly trying to take over the U.S. government.
Who was Joseph McCarthy
What is the Cold War
This committee investigated individuals or groups associated with promoting Communism.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)