Containing Communism
This U.S. policy, aimed to contain Communism by providing aid to any country resisting communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Race between Soviets & U.S. to have the most powerful stockpile of nuclear weapons
What is the Arms Race?
This year marked the start of the Korean War.
What is 1950?
Form of music merged gospel, jazz, & country music. This music had African American roots popular to audiences.
What is Rock-n-Roll Music?
The Red Scare contributed to widespread fear of this global superpower.
What is the Soviet Union?
This U.S. economic aid program, aimed to rebuild western Europe and prevent the spread of Communism.
What is the Marshall Plan?
The Space Race was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first at exploring outer space
What is the Space Race?
He was the U.S. president when the Korean War began.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
Americans began to marry & have children at younger age leading to increased birth rate.
What is the Baby Boom?
He was the U.S. president during the beginning of the Second Red Scare.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
Said an “iron Curtain” had fallen over Eastern Europe.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This Soviet satellite was the first man-made object to orbit Earth in 1957.
What is Sputnik?
This Country is communist
What is North Korea?
After World War II, the U.S. experienced this period of strong economic growth and rising living standards.
What is the Economic Prosperity?
This Congressional committee investigated suspected communist activities in the U.S.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
The U.S Immediate response to Soviet blockade was air transport of supplies to a blockaded West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
The Soviet Union’s first successful atomic bomb test occurred in this year.
What is 1949?
This line divides between North and South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel?
This allowed people to easily move from the suburb to the city & allowed for more recreational travel.
What is the Interstate Highway?
This term describes reckless accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence.
What is McCarthyism?
Created in response to concerns about the Soviet Union & Communism for mutual defense
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
The Space and Arms Races were part of this larger global ideological conflict.
What is the Cold War?
He was the leader of North Korea during the war.
Who is Kim Il-sung?
This law gave returning WWII veterans with benefits like funding for school, training at trade school, and a loan to purchase homes.
What is the GI Bill?
The practice of denying employment to suspected communists in the entertainment industry.
What is blacklisting?