The 2nd Red Scare
The period of time after WW2 when there was an intense fear of communist influence in the U.S. which led to loyalty tests, blacklists, and congressional investigations.
What is the 2nd Red Scare
A bill that provides financial help to soldiers after returning from WW2
What was the GI Bill
The King of Rock
Who was Elvis Presly?
A appliance that became more accessible during the 1950s that kept food cold.
What are Refrigerators.
The high school Mrs. Haslett went to
What is Service
When the LGBTQ+ community was fired over fears of security risk.
What is the Lavender Scare
This war, fought from 1950 to 1953, began when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the South, drawing in both the United States and China.
What is the Korean War.
The Actress who stared in the Sitcom "I Love Lucy"
Who is Lucile Bell.
This term refers to the outward growth of cities as more people move into surrounding areas.
What is suburbanization?
Mrs. Haslett has this many children
What is five?
The drills created by the US government that taught kids to duck under desk and cover their heads if there was a threat of nuclear attack
What was Duck and Cover.
Dwight D. Eisenhower saw this national infrastructure project as a more productive investment than excessive military spending.
What is the Interstate Highway System?
A famous blind piano player who revolutionized jazz music in the 50s.
Who is Ray Charles
This abbreviation refers to a treatment once used as an antibiotic for deadly lung infections that was developed in the 1950s.
What is CPR?
The varsity sport Mrs. Haslett lettered in at Texas A&M
What is riflery?
This term, named after a U.S. senator, refers to the practice of making unproven accusations of communist activity during the early 1950s.
What is McCarthyism?
The official name of the 1944 law (also known as the G.I Bill) that provided benefits to World War II veterans, including education and housing assistance.
What is the Readjustment Act of 1944
A music genre popularized in the 50s that is a combination of African American rhythm and blues with White American country music.
Rock and Roll.
A mode of transportation which by 1950 75% of families own.
What are cars.
The name of Mrs. Haslett's grandson
Who is Gabriel?
What Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko revealed to a Soviet spy ring in North America and aimed to steal.
What are Atomic Secrets✧˖°
The plan Truman followed after succeeding Roosevelt.
What was Roosevelt's New Deal.
The device whose popularity started to decline after T.V's became a common household item.
What is a Radio.
What are Televisons.
The state Mrs. Haslett was born in
What is Florida?