U.S. vs Soviet Union
The Korean War
President Truman/UN
The 50's
Miscellaneous
100
This was started when the Soviet Union blasted off the Sputnik.
What is the space race?
100
The first general who was in charge of the UN forces.
Who is Douglas McArthur?
100
President Truman's policy of stopping the spread of communism. (Truman Doctrine)
What is "containment"?
100
When people were extremely afraid of Communism in America.
What is the Red Scare?
100
From 1945-1991
How long did the Cold War last?
200
When the Soviet Union sent missiles into Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
200
The term we used for going into Korea without an official declaration of war.
What is a Police Action?
200
The political party that Truman represented.
What is the democratic party?
200
The word that sums up people in the 50's.
What is conformity?
200
When people were writted down as suspected Communists, often leaving them unable to get a job.
What is blacklisting?
300
The U.S. and the Soviet Union were trying to prove which ____ system was better
What is economic?
300
The result of the war in Korea.
What is a stalemate?
300
The name of President Truman's promise to Americans.
What is a "Fair Deal"?
300
The 50's was a shift from radio to ____.
What is TV?
300
Mcarthy Hearings
What is the name for when Mcarthy's charges were investigated and proved to be wrong?
400
Two classes that the U.S. emphasized more after the space race started.
What is math and science?
400
The leader of North Korea.
Who is Kim Il Sung?
400
The five permanent members of the UN.
What is the U.S., Great Britain, Russia, France, and China?
400
The other name for the prevention of polio.
What is the salk vaccine?
400
House Un-American Activities Committee
What is the organization set up by Congress to investigate harmful foreign influences ine U.S.?
500
The year when the USSR shot off their first nuclear bomb.
What is 1949?
500
Three countries, besides the U.S., that sent troops to Korea.
What is France, Great Britain, Greece, Thailand, and India?
500
Missouri
Where was Harry Truman from?
500
The brand of toothpaste in the commercial we watched during the movie.
What is Pepsodent?
500
The African American singer suspected of being Communist.
Who is Paul Robeson?
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