First Conflicts
How many sections were Germany divided into post WWII?
What is 4
BONUS POINTS: Name them
These people in the film industry were tried and blacklisted for their suspected involvement with the communist party
who are The Hollywood 10
What technology was invented and in almost all homes by the end of the 1950's?
What is television
Many American's built these in their basement or backyard in case of a nuclear war.
What is a Fallout Shelter
What is a bill that gives money for college and low interest loans for homes to veterans
What did Stalin do in an attempt to get the Allies to leave Berlin?
What was the purpose of the HUAC?
What was the name of the "cookie cutter" towns that were created
What is Levittown's
The fear that communists both outside and inside America were working to destroy American life
What is the Red Scare
A record number of babies were born after WWII, what was this phenomenon called?
What is the Truman Doctrine
A promise by the US to aid countries trying to defend themselves from communism
What is a blacklist?
A list of names of suspected communists that limited your ability to work, travel, etc.
What is the American Dream in the 1950's
What is the perfect family, perfect job, new car and house in the suburbs
How did McCarthyism intensify Cold War tensions?
What is deepened fear and mistrust among the American people
Why were people moving to the Sunbelt post WWII?
Allies respond to the blockade by supplying food and supplies to West Berlin
What is the Berlin Airlift
Joseph McCarthy's downfall began with what outrageous claim?
What is accusing the United States Army of being filled with communists?
What new franchise of the 1950s emphasized efficiency, low prices, high volume, and quick service?
McDonalds
How did the race for nuclear weapons effect the relationship between the US and the USSR?
It escalated (increased) the tension between the two countries
This policy targeted Native Americans in the United States and aimed to strip them of their rights afforded by treaties.
What is the Termination policy?
What was the Iron Curtain?
A division between Communist Eastern Europe and western European democratic nations.
What did President Truman want government employees to do to prove their loyalty to the US and our policies?
What percentage of people lived in poverty during the 1950s
What is 20%
The fear of the USSR and The United States causing human extinction through the use of nuclear weapons
What is Mutually Assured Destruction
Name 4 of the 5 groups who experienced poverty during the 1950's
Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, Appalachians, Inner City