Post-WWII
This strategy was put into place in order to:
1. Limit expansion of communism
2. Isolate the Soviet Union
3. Rebuild war-torn Europe
Marshall Plan
These programs were created to prevent the outbreak of dangerous diseases.
Vaccines
This man coined the term "Iron Curtain".
Winston Churchill
The US participated in conflict in Korea to try and contain this.
Communism.
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union is a characteristic of this conflict.
Cold War
The Marshall Plan gave economic aide to European countries in order to do this.
Rebuild the war torn cities
The introduction of this musical genre effected US society by exposing people to more diverse musical styles.
Rock & Roll
This name describes Eastern European countries under Soviet control.
Satellite Countries
President Truman put in place a plan to help provide these three different types of aide to countries facing Soviet aggression.
-Political
-Economic
-Military
The start of the space race between the US and USSR was the most significant result of the launching of this satellite.
Sputnik
This group of people are eligible to make use of the G.I. Bill.
Veterans
These are causes of the economic prosperity of the 1950s (4 possible answers)
-Baby Boom
-Consumerism
-Military-industrial Complex
-G.I. Bill
This was the US and Great Britain's response to the Soviet blockade between the years 1948-1949.
Berlin Airlift
Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry led this committee to target the "Hollywood Ten"
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
Germany was split into four zones at this conference.
Yalta Conference
This security pact stated that a military attack against any countries would be considered an attack against all countries and was the first time the US had formally tied its security to that of Europe
NATO
New industries, a housing boom, and federal highway construction led to this, which resulted in an increase of the middle class.
Economic prosperity in the 1950's
This was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift.
Provide supplies to a blockaded city.
Why did Americans feel that HUAC was a potential threat to their civil liberties?
Their methods were secret and conspiratorial
The start of the Space Race intensified Cold War tensions and caused the US to increase spending in these two categories to compete with the USSR
-Technology
-Weapons
Under this act (aka the GI Bill), several million military were able to attend college, receive school training, and received on the job training.
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Economic prosperity in the 1950's occurred as a result of the expansion of the middle class, development of the interstate highway system, and the growth of these neighborhoods found outside of cities.
Suburbs
The US was able to this because of the Berlin Airlift.
Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States prevented this from happening to the southern peninsula of Korea.
Falling permanently to the invading communist forces
The US adopted this motto in order to distinguish the nation from countries that restricted religious practices
"In God We Trust"