Eisenhower
Era
Atomic Anxiety
The Television Age
Bonus
100
Going to the brink of war without actually going to war.
What is Brinkmanship?
100
Released 10.4 megatons of energy. November 1, 1952.
What is First Hydrogen Bomb test?
100
Led to the improvement of all kinds of electronics.
What is transistor?
100
The day and year that Martin Luther King Jr. was born.
What is January 15, 1929
200
Declared the right to help, when requested, any nation in the Middle East that tried resisting armed Communist aggression.
What is Eisenhower Doctrine?
200
Took charge of the United States programs for exploring space.
What is NASA?
200
The year the first presidential debate takes place.
What is 1960?
200
The year Hitler died.
What is April 30, 1945?
300
Formed in 1947 to collect information about foreign governments.
What is CIA?
300
First-ever artificial satellite launched by the Soviets.
What is Sputnik?
300
Deigned to be a network of high-speed roads for interstate travel.
What is Interstate Highway System?
300
The date Barbie came out.
What is March 9, 1959?
400
Military alliance with the Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe.
What is Warsaw Pact?
400
Traveled thousands of miles and strike very close to their intended targets.
What is ICBMs?
400
Preparation that uses a killed or weakened form of germ to help the body build defenses for that germ.
What is vaccine?
400
He has been called by some the worst major league baseball player in history.
Who is John Gochnaur?
500
Senator from California who led the investigation of Alger Hiss.
Who is Richard M. Nixon?
500
Drill that was supposed to protect you from injury in the event of a nuclear blast. (Hint: Page 507)
What is Duck and Cover?
500
Captured the hearts of the nation.
Who is Lucille Ball?
500
Winning team of the first Superbowl.
Who is the Green Bay Packers?
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