IDK 1
The world's first satellite.
What is Sputnik?
The US adopted this policy of never backing down from the Soviet Union...sending the message of "we are so willing to do a war on you if you don't stop".
Learning from their mistakes, this strategy is the opposite of the "Appeasement".
Sometimes you have to lay down the law.
What is brinkmanship?
I was a US Senator famous for coming out with a list of 205 "card-carrying Communists" in the US State department.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
William Levitt's new suburb houses were constructed similarly to a ___________. This made them extremely inexpensive and quick to put up.
Assembly line...Ford cars.
I was the US president during most of WW2. I was at the Yalta Conference.
Franklin D Roosevelt
A veteran of WW1 and a General during WW2 and the Korean War, my career was ended when I was fired by President Truman after disregarding his orders and suggesting nuclear war against China.
Nikita Khruschev
The international organization created after WW2 that would serve as a peacekeeper, intermediary between countries, judiciary, and legislative force on a global stage.
United Nations
The American Cold War strategy of attempting to keep Communism from spreading to other nations.
What is containment?
Why did middle class families and businesses begin to flock to the "sun belt".
Lower tax rates.
At the beginning of the year, we talked about massive immigration to cities in the late-1800s and early-1900s. Now, explain how the suburbs begin to effect cities in the 1950s.
All families middle-class or higher begin to leave the busy city and move into the Suburbs. This takes a lot of money out of the inner city which leads to failure of civil services (trash, mail, utilities, etc.), high crime rate, and a lack of available jobs.
(Tell me how it ended...what was gained/what was lost)
No contest. War ended with both sides divided along the 38th Parallel.
The American foreign policy during the Cold War of lending military aid (sometimes even our own troops) to countries fighting Communism. This led to American action in Korea among for example.
What was a baby boom and why did it happen?
A significant increase in babies being born post WW2. Soldiers coming home, better economy, more room for larger family in suburbs, etc.
This US president was a general in WW2, ended the Korean War, and created the interstate system.
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
Many celebrities in the 40s and 50s were accused of having Communist ties were ____________ from the roles in future films, and had to leave the entertainment industry.
Blacklisted
What was the U.S.’s alliance organization formed in the Cold War?
What was the Soviet Union’s alliance network?
NATO; Warsaw Pact
In the 1950s, no consumer good changed American culture as much as__________.
Television
The US policy designed to send money to European countries to help rebuild after World War 2 and discourage Communist sympathies.
What is the Marshall Plan?
How does the interstate system effect life in small towns across the country?
Interstates divert traffic from small towns, many of which depended on travelers for income and ways of life.
Which of these was an agreement reached at the Yalta Conference that was violated by a participating member?
A) Stalin would allow free elections in Eastern European nations under Soviet control.
B) Nations liberated from Germany would have the right to create democratic institutions independently.
C) The creation of an international peacekeeping organization (like the United Nations) would be a postwar priority
D) The leaders would contribute an equal number of soldiers to a peacekeeping organization (like the United Nations).
A - Stalin refused fair elections in his new satellite states.
Why was the United States afraid of Sputnik?
What was created in response the following year?
It might shoot nuclear weapons at the US from space; NASA
This person was an American physicist who was caught smuggling nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union...helping them get their own bomb.
Julius (and Ethel) Rosenburg
Explain what happened to Korea after WW2.
Split into Communist North and Capitalist South.
List 5 things that make the 1950s so unique from decades before. These should be things that would make you feel at home.
* Television/Movies
* Rock n Roll
* Fast food
* New fancy cars
* Suburbs
* Clubs and sports