Policy of keeping communism within its existing borders
What is containment?
100
The United States sided with this leader in the Chinese Civil War:
A:Jiang Jieshi
B: Mao Zedong
Who is Jiang Jieshi?
100
A fear that communists are working to destroy America
What is a red scare?
100
Television in the 1950s spread the image of _____ families, which were considered to be the ideal.
What are nuclear families?
100
White middle class families moved out of cities and into _______.
What are suburbs?
200
This plan helped Europe rebuild after World War II
What is the Marshall Plan?
200
The war began when ______ invaded ______.
What is when NORTH KOREA invaded SOUTH KOREA
200
This congressional committee investigated possible communist activities in the U.S. and brought it members of Hollywood to testify on possible communist infiltration of the movie industry
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
200
This type of music became popular with America's youth, shocking many adults.
What is rock-and-roll?
200
What happened as a result of America's growing car culture?
What is more Americans moved to the suburbs, more roads being built, new businesses-drive in movies, fast food, shopping malls, etc., growth of industry-oil/gas
300
This alliance consists of the United States and its allies in Western Europe.
What is NATO?
300
This general led American troops in the Korean War and was fired by Truman after he criticized his reluctance to invade China.
Who is General MacArthur?
300
This couple was executed after being found guilty of giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union.
Who are the Rosenbergs?
300
This star helped make rock-and-roll popular in America
Who is Elvis Presley?
300
This group faced discrimination because they were not fluent English speakers.
Who are Puerto Ricans?
400
This doctrine states that the United States will use force to help any nation threatened by communism
What is the Eisenhower doctrine?
400
The war entered a long stalemate after this country's troops pushed the U.N. forces south.
Where is China?
400
Movie executives circulated a ______ of entertainment figures who should not be hired due to their alleged ties to the Communist Party.
What is a blacklist?
400
In the 1950s, Americans were caught up in a wave of ______, buying as much as they could.
What is consumerism?
400
This bill allowed many WWII veterans to go to college
What is the G.I. Bill?
500
After the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin, the United States responded by _____.
What is the Berlin Airlift/bringing them supplies by air.
500
*Daily double-double points!*Give 2 effects of the Korean war
Possible answers: North and South Korea remain divided, US presidency increases powers, increased military spending, Eisenhower promises to end the war if he is elected, future presidents send the military into combat without congressional approval
500
How did McCarthyism end?
McCarthy's accusations become increasingly more extreme, televised hearings show America his bullying tactics, the Senate censured him
500
Social critics worried that _____ was being destroyed by an American emphasis on conformity.
What is individualism?
500
People living in these two areas did not experience the prosperity enjoyed by people living in the suburbs.