Who was the scientist in charge of creating the first atomic bomb
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer
100
massive economic aid plan for Europe to help them recover from damage caused by war. Helped establish allies an contain communism
What is the Marshal Plan
100
Term used by Winston Churchill meaning Europe was essentially divided in two parts: one side communist the other democratic
What is iron curtain
100
The halt of all highway, railway, and waterway traffic from west Berlin to Berlin
What is the Berlin Crisis
100
These two groups of people dealt with low-paying and low-status jobs
Who are African Americans and single women
200
leader of USSR who was not cruel, did not kill anyone, and oversaw the H-bomb testing/production
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
200
made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrowing of the government
What is the Smith Act
200
a national policy of staying out of political or economic relations with other countries
What is isolationism
200
when US and Britain supplied West Berlin with food, fuel, medical supplies, and food.
What is the Berlin Airlift
200
This drug was used in record numbers during the 1950s
What are tranquilizers
300
CIA agent who was caught spying on USSR-plane was shot down
Who is Gary Powers
300
Doctrine in 1947- America promised to help support free countries to fight communism-showed America was prepared to resist spread of communism
What is the Truman Doctrine
300
program that permitted FBI and other government security agencies to screen employees
What is Federal Employee Loyalty Program
300
the year that the first Hydrogen bomb was developed
What is 1952
300
These jobs became increasingly popular during the 1950s. This sector also surpassed the manufacturing portion as the leading component of national economy
What are service jobs
400
This person created the first Hydrogen bomb
Who is Edward Teller
400
required congress to yield its war marketing power to the president so that the president could take immediate military action
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
400
the fear that communists both outside and inside America were working to destroy American life
What is the Red Scare
400
this was the first popular office machine that was destined to transform American business practices
What is the Xerox Machine
500
considered communism a threat, believed Truman unnecessarily dragged the US into countless conflict with the Soviet Union
Who was President Eisenhower
500
An agreement, that Stalin backed out of, that was supposed to allow the other Soviet satellite nations to have free democratic elections
What is the Yalta Agreement
500
a political theory leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs