From WWII to The Cold War
These two countries became the world’s leading superpowers after World War II.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union?
This law, passed in 1944, provided returning World War II veterans with benefits such as educational assistance, home loans, and unemployment support.
What is the GI Bill?
This U.S. policy, announced in 1947, aimed to contain the spread of communism by providing economic and military assistance to countries resisting communist influence.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This generation, born between 1946 and 1964, was characterized by a significant increase in birth rates following World War II.
What are the Baby Boomers?
At the Yalta Conference, the Allies decided to split Germany into this many zones.
What is four?
This new technology in the 1950s brought entertainment, news, and ads into American homes, changing the way people got information and spent their free time.
What is television?
In 1948, the Soviet Union blocked all ground routes to West Berlin, and the U.S. responded by organizing this massive airlift to supply the city with food and supplies.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This "King of Rock and Roll" became a cultural icon during the 1950s, influencing Baby Boomers with his music, style, and stage presence.
Who is Elvis Presley?
After the death of the previous president, this person represented the United States at the Potsdam Conference.
Who was Harry S. Truman?
In the 1950s, this mass-produced housing development, often built outside major cities, became a symbol of post-war American prosperity and the growing middle class.
What are Levittowns?
This U.S. program, launched in 1948, provided billions of dollars in aid to help rebuild European economies after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
What is the Marshall Plan?
As suburban areas grew in the 1950s, families increasingly needed this mode of transportation to commute to work, school, and other areas, due to the spread-out nature of suburban living.
What is the automobile?
This speech, given by Winston Churchill, described the Soviet Union's expansion in Europe after World War II.
What is the Iron Curtain speech?
This period in the 1950s was marked by fear that communists had infiltrated the U.S. government, leading to investigations and accusations of disloyalty.
What is the Red Scare?
This military alliance, formed in 1949, was established to counter Soviet expansion and promote collective defense among its members.
What is NATO?
During the Berlin Airlift, American pilot Gail Halvorsen became known by this nickname for dropping candy to children in West Berlin from his aircraft.
What is the Candy Bomber?
At the Potsdam Conference, the U.S. shared this information that caused the Soviets to lose trust in the Allies.
What was the successful test of the atomic bomb?
This senator became famous in the 1950s for accusing people in the government of being communists, often without proof.
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
This military alliance, formed in 1955 in response to NATO, included the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern European countries.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
This committee investigated people in the government and entertainment industry during the Red Scare, accusing them of being communist sympathizers, and held hearings like the Hollywood Ten.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?