Post-WWII America
What law provided loans for homes, education, and businesses to returning WWII veterans?
The GI Bill
What was the name of Truman’s domestic policy plan?
The Fair Deal
What policy, created by George Kennan, aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
In what year did the Korean War begin?
1950
What senator led a hunt for communists in the U.S. government?
Joseph McCarthy
What mass-produced suburban housing development became popular after WWII?
Levittowns
Name one major reform Truman pushed for but was blocked by Congress.
National Health Insurance / Civil Rights Legislation
What 1947 doctrine promised U.S. aid to countries threatened by communism?
Truman Doctrine
What parallel divided North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
What was the government committee that investigated suspected communists?
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
What term describes the sharp rise in births between 1946-1964?
The Baby Boom
What group of workers did Truman threaten to draft into the military to stop strikes?
Railroad and Steel Workers
What was the U.S. economic aid program to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Marshall Plan
What general led U.S. forces in Korea?
General Douglas MacArthur
What happened to the Hollywood Ten after refusing to testify before HUAC?
They were blacklisted and jailed
What executive order did Truman sign to desegregate the military?
Executive Order 9981
Which political party controlled Congress and blocked many of Truman’s reforms?
The Republican Party
What event in 1948-49 involved the U.S. airlifting supplies to a blockaded city?
Berlin Airlift
What country entered the Korean War to help North Korea, pushing U.S. troops back?
China
What couple was executed for allegedly spying for the Soviets?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What cultural shift caused an increase in highways, gas stations, and drive-in movies?
Car Culture & Suburbanization
Truman’s Fair Deal expanded which New Deal program to more Americans?
Social Security
What military alliance was formed in 1949 to protect Western nations?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Stalemate, Korea remained divided at the 38th Parallel
What was the effect of McCarthyism on American society?
Increased fear, blacklisting, and civil liberties violations