Cold War
It's Still Fridgid
1950s Culture
Still Rockin' the 50s
50s Lingo & More
100
This cold war superpower was located in eastern europe.
What is the Soviet Union?
100
The President's plan to help Greece and turkey.
What is the Truman doctrine?
100
In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were viewed as forms of
What is rebellion against the mainstream
100
America became a more mobile nation
What is the car culture (automobile)?
100
The man worked outside the home and was the "king of his castle", while the woman stayed home and took care of the family...
What are well-defined gender roles?
200
The United States owned this part of Germany.
What is the East?
200
After WWII, this country was the only one to have atomic weapons.
What is the U.S.?
200
By 1957 1 baby was born every 7 seconds in the United States
What is the Baby Boom?
200
opened in Southern California in 1955
What is Disneyland?
200
U. S. exploded 217 over the Pacific and in Nevada.
What are nuclear weapons?
300
Winston Churchhill said this symbolistically separated East and West Germany.
What is the iron curtain?
300
Developed after the original atomic bomb. It was more powerful
What is the hydrogen bomb?
300
The "New American Dream"
What is Suburban Living?
300
Attracted mass audiences and celebrated traditional American values
What is television (tv)?
300
It triggered the space race.
What is Sputnik 1?
400
The cold war lasted this long.
What is 45 years?
400
This is the part of Korea that North Korea invaded
What is South Korea?
400
New Corporate Culture: “The Company Man”
What is the white collar job?
400
A new word that entered the American language
What is a teenager?
400
Raised from 64,000,000 to 114,000,000 between 1940 - 1960.
What is church membership?
500
The number of occupation zones located in Berlin.
What is four?
500
The CIA attempted to assassinate this communist, but failed.
Who is Fidel Castro?
500
largest public works project in American history (1956)
What is Interstate Highway Act?
500
race music
What is rock 'n' roll?
500
James Dean portrayed this in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
What is a Juvenile Delinquent?
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