50's America
This provided returning veterans money for jobs, homes, and an education.
The GI Bill or Serviceman's Readjustment Act
This economic system provides a free market, competition, and a society of classes.
Capitalism
This is the line of seperation between North and South Korea, before and after the war.
Which food is known to be the most stolen in the world?
Cheese
These are the new residential areas in the 50s that are located outside the major cities.
Suburbs
This is the timeframe of the Cold War (year started/year ended)
1945(6)-1991
2 part:
These are the two countries that supported N. Korea, also the biggest country to support S. Korea.
Chine, USSR
USA
How many numbers are on a dartboard?
20
This was the new music style that created a divide among the older and younger generations in the 50s.
Rock and Roll
This economic system provides government-controlled industry and a classless society.
Communism (totalitarian)
What was the action that started this entire war, and caused US and UN troops to enter S. Korea.
N. Korea crossed the 38th parallel and invaded S. Korea
The first sport invented was what?
Wrestling
This was considered the largest generation of babies born in the post war period.
Baby Boom
One of the important causes of the Cold War between the US and USSR were the two different ____________________.
Ideologies
After the US pushed the N. Koreans back deep into N. Korea, this country came to their aid to help them push the US and UN forces back south.
China
In what year was the Internet opened to the public?
1993
What is this new piece of technology that transformed peoples homes, with news, entertainment, and advertisement.
Televisions
In order to try and take over all of Berlin, Stalin enacted this around the western portion.
Blockade
This war was known as a _________________ war during the Cold War.
proxy
In what country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America?
Japan
This new vaccine, created by Jonas Salk, helped cure one of the world's worst diseases in the 50's.
Polio
West Berlin was suffocated without food, water, medicie, or supplies by the Soviets. What action did Harry Truman take to help out the West Berliners?
Berlin Airlift
This was the general of the US and UN forces, who pushed the N. Koreans back and was fired for insubordination by Truman.
General Douglas MacArthur
Where is the smallest bone in the human body located?
Growth of the middle class and mass consumerism was benefitted by the _______________________ of the 50's.
Prosperity
President Truman favored this US foreign policy George Kennan that said the US must stop the spread of Communism around the world.
Containment Policy
This was the idea that if one country falls to Communism then all surrounding countries will as well.
Domino Theory (Effect)
How many sides do a dodecagon have?
12
Eisenhower enacted the National Highway Act to build over 4000 miles of highways, what are three things highways were used for?
drive to and from work (from suburbs)
evactuation from cities
military deployment
This policy was used to fight the spread of Communism by providing $400 million in aid and promoting Democracy in Greece and Turkey
Truman Doctrine
This was the President that replaced Truman and vowed to get the US out of the Korean War
Eisenhower
What is the most common M&M color?
Blue
This group pushed the boundaries of non-conformity of the 50's, they were rebellious artists.
Beat Generation
Formed in 1949, this military alliance was put in place to help all allied countries threatened by Communism....6 years later Stalin created his group called this?
2 part question
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Warsaw Pact
This was swayed in a negative way because of the US involvement in the Korean War and the deaths of US troops.
Public Opinion
What letter is not used in the name of any of the 50 U.S. states?
Q
This was passed by President Truman to integrate the armed forces.
Executive Order 9981
This was a new plan, created in June of 1947, that supplied $13 billion to European countries destroyed during WWII
Marshall Plan
This was the international organization made after WWII and lead by the USA, used during the Korean war under the direction of General MacAruthur.
UN - United Nations
What country uses approximately four billion miles of toilet paper each year?
China