A massive build up of weapons,
Such as nuclear bombs, tanks,
Planes and Guns.
Arms Race
100
The Wisconsin Senator responsible
For starting McCarthyism
Joseph McCarthy
100
This group of people were those
Who were specifically attracted to
Rock and Roll music.
White Suburban Teens
100
The name given to the migration
Of middle-class white’s from the
City to the Suburbs.
White Flight
100
The policy that the US and the USSR
Followed during the Cold War in which
Both nations realized, if one of them
Shot a nuclear weapon, the other would
Shoot one back, destroying each other
Mutually Assured Destruction
200
The theory that states if one
Country is toppled by the
Communists, other countries
Will also fall to Communism
Domino Theory
200
This movie told students if an
Atomic bomb were to be dropped
They would find safety under their
desks
Duck and Cover
200
Father Knows Best was one TV
Show that specifically promoted
Conformity. This is the other TV
Show that promoted conformity that
We watched in class.
Leave it to Beaver
200
This is the name given to the population explosion that caused this move to the suburbs, from 1945 until 1964.
The Baby Boom
200
This is a type of war in which countries
Do not directly fight against each other,
But instead, use others to fight for
Them.
"Cold War"
300
The president who’s plan was
To give money, supplies, or soldiers
To those countries opposing
Communism.
President Harry Truman
300
America was very patriotic after
WWII. McCarthyism died out after
This group of people began coming
Under attack.
The Army
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! (Wager as many points as you want!)
Elvis Presley was a very controversial character. Many white, suburban parents did not like his music. What did TV not show of Elvis while he was performing?
His lower body (also accepted: his hips)
300
One of the downfalls of suburban life
Was the migration of white, middle
Class citizens of the cities. This left
Poor minorities and poor white’s in
The cities. Because of that, this is
The term for what happened to the
Cities.
Urban Decay
300
The type of bomb that was larger, sometimes
More than 20 times larger, than the Atomic
Bombs America dropped on Japan
At the end of WWII.
The Hydrogen Bomb (also accepted: H-Bomb)
400
A policy followed by America and
The Soviet Union, where both
Built up weapons, and came close
To war, yet never fought.
Brinksmanship
400
The name given to the writers
And directors who were accused
Of being Communist and sent to
Jail for refusing to testify in front
Of Congress.
The Hollywood 10
400
This is what you might be called if you did not buy consumer goods, and stood out.
A Communist
400
This legislation was what allowed
WWII veterans to purchase suburban
Homes, and get loans to go to college
The G.I. Bill
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! (wager as many points as you want)
The Korean War was fought between the Soviet backed North Korea and the Democratically backed South Korea. How did this war end? Who won?
Stalemate: no one "won"
500
America used this policy to
Justify getting involved in
The Korean War.
Containment (also accepted: Truman Doctrine)
500
One of the reasons Eisenhower created
The Interstate system was to increase
Civilian travel across America. This was
The other reason.
Easily transport military supplies
500
Other than the “sexual” nature of
Rock and roll, this is the other reason
Why white, suburban parents did not
Like Rock and Roll.
Heavily Influenced by African-Americans
500
This invention of the early 1900’s allowed
Families and people to commute easily
From the suburbs into the city
The Car
500
This was the name of the dances
Teenagers began to take part of
During the 1950’s to listen to?rock and roll music.