1950s Entertainment
What was the popular music style introduced in the 1950s
Rock and Roll
Korea was split into...
North and South Korea
What did Eisenhower put millions of dollars in to create for the car culture
41,000 miles of highway/expressways
Contain communism in Greece and Turkey by providing 400 million in economic aid
Who were the superpowers after WWII?
US and USSR
Who was a popular artist in the 1950s
Elvis Presley
Korea was split at the...
38th parallel
Explain the importance of highways/expressways
People could travel to and from work, people took vacations, we had miles designated to use for emergency action plans (landing planes), etc.
What was the Marshall Plan
Prevent communism from spreading to Western Europe by providing $13 billion to jump start their economy. This provided us with Allies and is a form of economic containment.
What was the "red scare"
Fear of spread of communism
In color, remote-controllers, cartoons
Which part of Korea was controlled by the Soviet Union
Who was William Levitt?
Why did Eastern Europe not accept money from the Marshall Plan
They did not want to look weak and Stalin would not let them
What was McCarthyism
Thousands of unsupported accusations that people are communist
What did Disney open in California that became a vacation attraction to families?
Disneyland
Explain the start, middle, and end of the Korean War
Started at the 38th parallel, north invaded the south, the south (the UN) pushed back towards China, China pushed us back to the 38th parallel, stalemate, and then cease-fire agreement.
Explain a levittown
Neighborhoods of similar looking houses that are built right next to each other.
What was the Berlin Airlift
US sending food, medicine, clothing, and toys via planes to Western Berlin
Causes of the Cold War
US vs USSR
Political, economic, and global differences
What were some of the causes of the Baby Boom
American Soldiers were home and wanted to start families, we had medical/technological advances. 1 baby born every 7 seconds.
How does the Korean War still have an impact on today?
We still have American soldiers patrolling the 38th parallel
What was the name of the first satellite that as sent to space/who sent it? (Start of the space race)
Soviet Union, Sputnik 1
Who won the Chinese Civil War, the communists or nationalists?
Communists, China was then called the Peoples Republic of China
What was the arms race?
Building and testing different bombs, who had bigger, stronger, and better bombs