Cold War
The US policy regarding communism following WWII that was created by George F. Keenan
What is containment
What is Korea
This was the term used to describe the fear around communism spreading in America
What is the Red Scare
This person made the decision to drop the atomic bomb.
Who is Harry Truman
If the US is one major superpower coming out of WWII - this is the over one.
What is the Soviet Union?
This was a plan to help rebuild Europe by proving $$$
What is the Marshall Plan
This country tried to nationalize its oil fields so the US helped to create a revolution
What is Iran
A group of poets and writers who represented counter culture in the 50s.
Who are the Beatniks
This man ended the Korean War and was a famous military general during WWII
Who is Dwight D Eisenhower?
This was a bill that was created to support veterans to get housing and an education
What is the GI Bill
The term used to reflect the divide between Soviet-dominated satellite states and Western Europe
What is the Iron Curtain
This country became communist under Mao Zedong
What is China
The first suburb built in Long Island was called this
What is Levittown
This man was very anti-communist, saved his career with the Checker's Speech, and was Ike's VP.
Who is Richard Nixon
These were a group of Hollywood actors, writers, and producers who were accused of being communists
What are the Hollywood 10
This country fell to communism which sparked fear that several other countries would also become communist
What is China
This country tried to take banana farms and return them to peasants and so the US overthrew their leader
What is Guatemala
The term used to describe the many children born post WWII
What is a Baby Boom
He was president before Truman and let America through most of the WWII effort... was elected president 4 times!!!
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This is the term used to describe the migration of white folks to the suburbs
What is white flight?
This was when the Soviets blockaded a city in East Germany that required Western forces to drop supplies into the city
What is the Berlin Airlift
This country tried to nationalize its canal from the British and so the Brits, French, and Israel invaded... which irked the US
What is Egypt
The name of Southern Dems who were opposed to Civil Rights
What are Dixiecrats
This man did not become president but THOUGHT he was for sure going to be president when he ran against Truman
Who is Thomas Dewey
Truman's catch phrase for how he dealt with issues