Policies/Programs
The Red Scare
The Cold War
At Home
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What did the G.I. Bill of Rights do for ex-soldiers?
Gave them a wide range of benefits; housing, unemployment pay, college tuition, etc.
100
During the "Red Scare," where did people believe there were communists?
Everywhere; in all walks of life
100
This conflict ended in a stalemate. It involved the two conflicting countries but also dragged in the United States and China
The Korean War
100
What is the name given to the southern and western states where many Americans moved in the 1950s?
The Sunbelt
200
What did the Truman Doctrine promise to do?
Help aid countries who were struggling against communism
200
Named after Sen. Joseph McCarthy, what did the term "McCarthyism" become the catchword for?
Extreme, reckless allegations against people
200
What was the Arms Race and who was it between?
Who can build the most amount of powerful weapons; it was between the U.S. and Soviet Union
200
President Eisenhower began this program, which became the largest public works expenditure in history.
The Interstate Highway System
300
What did the Marshall Plan provide and to whom was it provided?
It provided aid in the form of money to countries of western Europe to rebuild their countries and economies after WWII
300
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were Americans who were accused of and charged with doing what?
Supplying information to help Soviets build an atomic bomb
300
Which country began the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik I? What program did the U.S. Congress create in reaction to that?
The Soviet Union; They created NASA
300
Being the "backbone of society," a family with a mother, father, and their children is considered to be this type of family.
Nuclear Family
400
What was the term used to describe the fact that the U.S. can protect itself and its allies only by going to the edge of war?
Brinkmanship
400
What were some of the postwar goals of the United States after WWII
Stop communism, unite Germany, support countries resisting communism, Containment, independent European nations
400
What were some of the postwar goals of the Soviet Union?
Spread communism, keep a weak Germany, control E. Europe, world domination
400
What are some of the aspects associated with consumerism?
Credit cards, large scale purchases, families had more money, new conveniences
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