Names
Leader of the US during the early part of the Cold War right after WW2.
Who is Harry Truman?
The Cold War was a conflict that pitted the United States against this country.
Who is the Soviet Union?
Country who entered the war and helped push UN troops southward, out of North Korea.
What is China?
Made good on a campaign promise to go to Korea and seek a speedy end to the conflict.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Residential areas surrounding a city.
What is a suburb?
The "King of Rock 'n Roll."
Who is Elvis Presley?
This was built to separate East and West Germany and divided the Communist-Soviet side of the country from the democratic side of the country.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This was the frustrating ending to the Korean War in July 1953.
What is a cease-fire?
Name of the couple who were convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
A sharp increase in the US birthrate following WW2.
What is the baby boom?
Our nation's youngest elected president. He was also our first Catholic president
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The two countries that were the remaining superpowers, which were involved in a conflict between capitalism and communism.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Korean War was fought during these years.
What is 1950-1953?
He applied assembly line techniques to home building.
What was William Levitt?
Americans not only moved from city to suburb, they also moved to this area in the South and Southwest.
What is the Sunbelt?
Senator from Wisconsin who claimed the State Department was harboring communists.
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
U.S. involvement in the Korean War is an example of this Truman policy.
What is containment?
The location of the dividing line between North and South Korea.
What is the 38th parallel?
Reform package that included new projects to create jobs, build public housing, and end hiring discrimination.
What is the Fair Deal?
Movie attendance declined as more and more families owned one of these.
What is a television?
Former WW2 hero, he commanded all UN forces in Korea. Successfully cut enemy supply lines with surprise landing at Inchon.
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
More aggressive US policy favored by President Eisenhower to combat communism.
What is brinkmanship?
The North Koreans have this type of government, which is a reason that the Soviets and China supported them during the Korean War.
What is Communist?
Type of music introduced in the 1950s by Elvis Presley.
What is Rock 'n Roll?
Minorities from these two groups were left out of the post war prosperity.
What are African Americans and Latinos?