Post WWII
Immediately following the end of WWII there was a drastic increase in the birthrate, this is known as
What is the Baby Boom
What four countries occupied Germany after the Second World War?
What is France, U.S.A., Britain, Russia.
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is Fidel Castro.
Which country supported North Korea and which country supported South Korea.
What is Russia supported North Korea, and U.S.A. supported South Korea.
What does NATO stand for?
What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
This law provided money to soldiers returning from the war to go to school
What is the GI Bill (Selective Serviceman's Readjustment Act)
How long did the Soviet Union blockade of West Berlin last?
What is approximately one year.
Who was the US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is John F Kennedy?
Where was Korea separated between the two countries?
Where is the 38th parallel.
If NATO was to the U.S.A., what was Russia's treaty?
What is the Warsaw Pact.
The Truman Doctrine helped which two countries
Who are Greece and Turkey
What is the idea that if one country falls to communism (Vietnam) other countries would fall to communism (Southeast Asia).
What is the Domino Theory.
What invasion by the U.S.A. convinced Castro that he needed increased military assistance from Russia?
What is The Bay of Pigs.
Who were the Presidents during the Vietnam War?
Who are Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
What organization in the US was created to investigate communists (especially in hollywood)
What is the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
This group of musicians and artists went against the normal expectations (counterculture) and began a new culture altogether
What is the Beat Generation
In 1947, the U.S. Secretary of State announced that the U.S. was willing to make funds available to all states of Europe. What was the name of this plan/act?
What is The Marshall Plan
How did president Kennedy respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What is he created a blockade.
Why did the U.S.A. lose the Vietnam war?
What is Vietnamization failed
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
What is the 26th Amendment
An area on the outskirts of a city where many families moved towards.
What is a suburb (suburbs)
The Truman Doctrine permitted the U.S. to assist Greece and Turkey to prevent having this type of government----
What is communism (communist)
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY* who was the Russian president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
What are the dates of the Vietnam War?
What is 1954-1973 (or 1975)
**TRIPPLE JEOPARDY**
What are the dates of the space race? Describe it in detail.
Answers for part 2 will vary. The best team answer gets all the points. (but you must have the correct answer for question one)
What is 1957-1969
*Answers will vary*