Origins of the Cold War
Treaties, Acts & Doctrines
The American Dream
Entertainment
The Korean War
100
The tensions between the Soviet Union and America that lasted 45 years.
What is the Cold War?
100
On March 12, 1947, Truman asked Congress for $400 million dollars to give to Greece and Turkey for economic and military aid.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
100
A company that offers similar products in many locations.
What is a franchise?
100
Communication meant to reach large audiences.
What is mass media?
100
Chiang Kaishek and the remains of his demoralized government fled to this island.
What is Taiwan?
200
Leader of Russia and known as "the man of steel."
Who is Joseph Stalin?
200
Over a span of four years, sixteen countries received $13 billion for economic recovery.
What is The Marshall Plan?
200
Birth rates soard as soldiers returned from WWII and lasted from 1945 to 1960.
What is the baby boom?
200
This government agency regulated and licensed television.
What is the FCC? (Federal Communications Commission)
200
Line separating North and South Korea, where the war began and ended.
What is the 38th parallel?
300
Became president on April 12, 1945 after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
300
Ten western European nations joins America and Canada in 1949 to form a defensive military alliance.
What is NATO? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
300
A major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries.
What is a conglomerate?
300
Movement that expressed the social and literary non-conformity of artists and poets.
What is the Beat movement?
300
The reason America joined the Korean War.
What is to contain communism?
400
Prime minister of Great Britain who traveled to America to deliver the "Iron Curtain" Speech. He also led Europe during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
400
This Act was instituted to rid Hollywood of communism.
What is the McCarran Act?
400
This man created the polio vaccine.
Who is Dr. Jonas Salk?
400
Known for his duck walk as well as his electirc guitar playing.
Who is Chuck Berry?
400
The leader of UN forces during the Korean War.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
500
Chinese communist leader in China.
Who is Mao Zedong?
500
This stated that the United States would defend the Middle East against any communist attack.
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine?
500
In the mid-50s, more people were middle class and bought more products.
What is consumerism?
500
Music usually produced by African-Americans and announced by radio disk jockies...
What is rock n roll?
500
In late November 1950, 300,000 of these troops joined the war on the North Korean side
The Chinese
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