People
Who were the two Presidents during the 50s?
(Harry S.) Truman and (Dwight D.) Eisenhower
"Buy now, Pay later" ideals in consumerism in the 1950s is a reflection of what other decade?
1920s
Suburbs
In Capitalism, who control the means of production and economic activity?
the people/private citizens
Whose arrest sparked the Civil Rights Movement, starting with the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
Who did President Truman fire because he wanted to "nuke China" since they became Communist?
General MacArthur
Further testing of atomic weapons in the mid-1950s, including the largest atomic bomb thus far, by the US happened where?
Marshall Islands
What is the name of the first major suburb development?
Levittown (Pennsylvania)
The main goal of what was to stop the spread of Communism?
Truman Doctrine
What did the President do for the Little Rock Nine?
He sent federal troops to escort the nine children into the school
Accusations that communism was wide spread in the US military and government were made by who?
Joseph McCarthy
The Soviet Union set up what in response to Western countries trying to unify Germany?
Berlin blockade
Most Americans in the 1950s relied on what as a major form of entertainment?
television
After the armistice was signed ending the Korean War, North and South Korea were still divided along what?
the 38th Parallel
What is the name of the governor of Arkansas, who did not want to follow federal law and argued that the states have the ultimate say when it comes to segregation/desegregation?
Governor Faubus
Who was the leader of the Communists in China?
Mao Zedong
Brown v Board of Education (1954) led to which: segregation or desegregation of public school?
desegregation of public schools
What government agency regulated television and other forms of communication in the United States?
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
What type of nations are set up to the USSR due to similar interests and through the Warsaw Pact?
Satellite Nations
Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights and claimed to be concerned about protecting "the Southern way of life" were called what?
Dixiecrats
What happened to Ethel and Julius Rosenburg?
they were executed due to suspected spying for soviet union- first "spy" execution in the US
What are two ways that led to the Soviet Union being able to easily cut off highway and rail traffic into West Berlin?
Geographical location (super close) and they really only used the rail ways, so it was easy for Stalin to take them over.
Name a famous TV show from the 50s.
What government agency represented a restriction put upon freedoms such as free speech?
House Un-American Activities Committee
What case did Brown v Board of Education replace/overrule?
Plessy v Ferguson (separate but equal; found to not be constitutional)