Leaders
At the beginning of the Great Depression, What American leader emerged promising to give people jobs and love of country?
FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
What was the 3 word term for world wide massive unemployment in the 1930's?
The Great Depression
How many people moved to the suburbs?
millions
People born between 1946 and 1964 were known as what?
Baby Boomers
At the beginning of the Great Depression, What German leader emerged promising to give people jobs and love of country?
Adolph Hitler
Who was the communist leader who took control of China?
Meow
(Mao-Zedong)
What entertainment device became widely available in the 1950's?
The Television (or TV)
Baby Boomers grew up and were called this in their late teens and early twenties
Hippies
Who was the leader of Italy during World War II
Benito Mussolini
What communist country helped Mao become the leader of his own communist country?
The Soviet Union
What American entrepreneurs was involved in the discount merchandising business?
Sam Walton
People across the US in the 1950's watched the same TV shows, saw the same movies, and bought the same products. What was the result?
National Mass Culture
Which President decided to help South Korea during the Korean War
President Harry S. Truman
What was the term for keeping communism from spreading to other countries
Containment
Poverty
In the 1950's, who did teenagers call the "King of Rock and Roll" and became a star?
Elvis Presley
Which president transformed the American landscape by funding highway construction
President Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower
Which plan had the biggest impact on helping the defeated countries get economically prosperous again?
The Marshall Plan
Who led a campaign of accusations against suspected communists in America?
Senator (Joseph) McCarthy
Name another rock and roll star from the 1950's
Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Carl Perkins, Bill Haley and the Comets, Ray Charles, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent,
Final Jeopardy
Category is World Leaders
In what year did Mao-Zedong take over China?