Policy
What is keeping communism from spreading?
Containment
What was the joint effort between Britain and the U.S. to provide West Berlin (Germany) with food and supplies?
Berlin Airlift
What was the military alliance of democratic countries opposed to communism?
NATO
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
What is a competition to get the most weapons and nuclear bombs?
Arms Race
what's cooler than being cool?
ice cold!!!
What act created the interstates and other connecting highways?
The Interstate Highway Act
What was the American spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union, and the pilot was captured?
U2 Incident
What is the alliance of communist countries led by the Soviet Union?
Warsaw Pact
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
Provide economic recovery for Europe post WWII but also to prevent them from falling to communism and Soviet control
What is the diving line between North and South Korea
38th Parallel
Who is the governor of Mississippi?
Tater Tot
What is the American policy of President Eisenhower to come close to war with communists?
Brinksmanship
Who was blacklisted and could not get work after refusing to name names over communism?
Hollywood 10
What was the American organization that made many covert actions abroad against communism?
CIA
Who became president after Truman?
Eisenhower
What gave returning veterans college tuition and low-interest home loans?
GI Bill
if Ms. Newton was an animal what would she be?
a DAWG cuz she got that DAWG in her.
What was the promise made to Greece & Turkey stating America would help them fight communism?
Truman Doctrine
What was the event where North Korean military forces invaded South Korea and launched an attack?
Korean War
What was the group that investigated communism in the US and forced people to testify against others?
HUAC
Who was accused of stealing government documents?
Alger Hiss
What is the stay-at-home mother + working father + children = backbone of American society?
Nuclear Family
finish the lyrics:
I might swerve, bend that corner,
whoa
What gave Europe financial aid to rebuild its infrastructure, food, and supplies and to fight communism?
Marshall Plan
What was the war that had no actual direct fighting?
Cold War
What organization was created due to the Soviet Union satellite Sputnik?
NASA
Who was the married couple that was killed for being accused of selling atomic bomb secrets?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What was the massive rise in American birth rates between 1946-1964?
Baby Boom
name THREE of Ms. Newton's pets
Echo
Lil Man
Arlo
Chali
Mouse
Kentrell (YoungBoi)
What prompted the USA to create NASA?
The Soviet launching of Sputnik and the fear that they were more technologically advanced
Who is your favorite teacher ever ever ever ever?
Ms. Newton!