Cold War
Its main purpose was to resolve conflicts between countries.
What is the United Nations?
He sent troops to _______ Korea for cover and support.
Who is Truman and South?
This was an alliance formed between the U.S., Iceland, Canada, and 9 Western European countries who promised to defend themselves against the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Elvis Presley is mostly credited for popularizing this type of music.
What is Rock n' Roll?
After World War II this group was discouraged from entering/remaining in the work force because there were not enough jobs for them.
Who are women?
The term "cold war" come from the struggle for global power between the United States and this nation.
What is Soviet Union?
The United Nations was able to effectively protect South Korea UNTIL this country aided Communist North Korea.
Who is China?
An area where America successfully put down communism in 1949.
What is Greece?
These were groups of people who criticized American Society with strange writing styles and rebellious behavior.
Who are the Beatniks or Beats?
What was Urban Renewal?
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MacArthur was ____________ because he did not agree with President Truman's war policies.
What is Fired?
Truman practiced the foreign policy of ________ of communism, or preventing it from spreading.
What was Containment?
Populations in the __________, or warm areas of the country, grew during the 1950s.
This offered veterans money for schooling and loans for housing, farms, and businesses.
What is the GI Bill of Rights?
This influential woman was one of the first U.S. delegates to the United Nations. Married to FDR.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This president promised to END the Korean War.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Senator ______ ________ from Wisconsin believed that there were communists working in the U.S. State Department.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Suburban life, according to critics, led to a greater to buy items. the person who buys.
What is Consumer?
Between 1940-50s a new __________ rushed through the American people.
What is Red Scare?
One of the first decisions made by the United Nations was to divide Palestine between the Arab and __________ Nations.
The first __________ bombs were developed AFTER WWII.
What are Hydrogen Bombs?
What is Brinkmanship?
This novel was written about the isolation many African Americans experienced from mainstream society.
What is The Invisible Man?
Truman was unpopular with _________in 1948 election because of his support for the Civil Rights Act.
What are Democrats?