The Cold War Begins
Major Individuals
The 1950s
Vocabulary
Anything Goes
100
What "Plan" was created by the U.S. to give loans to make European countries strong enough to start buying American goods?
What was the MARSHALL PLAN
100
Which President made progress with African Americans by desegregating the military?
Who was HARRY TRUMAN
100
What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was “hot” and U.S. soldiers fought and died?
What is Korea
100
The endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons.
What is the ARMS RACE
100
Americans spent $1 billion to create more scientists because of this Cold War event:

The USSR put the first living creature in space: a dog, Laika

200
The National Defense Education Act allocated federal funds to train
What is SCIENTISTS OR TEACHER OF SCIENCE/MATH
200

General in command of U.S. forces in the Korean War until he was fired.

Who was GENERAL MacARTHUR

200
What U.S. group participated in the Cold War by carrying out secret operations in other countries?
What is the CIA
200
The fear of communists, both outside and within the United States.
What is the RED SCARE
200

After World War II, many American cities began to decline because ...

Migration to the suburbs

300
John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower’s secretary of state, developed this policy to keep our allies free.
What is BRINKMANSHIP
300
Who first spoke of the “iron curtain”?
Who was WINSTON CHURCHILL
300
What U.S. Senator fought "Communism", but his broadcast of hearings on television contributed to his downfall?
Who was McCARTHY
300
Having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war.
What is MAD (MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION)
300

The US produced 50% of goods around the world in the '50s because:

The US was the only country not devastated by war

400
American convicted and executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets.
Who was Julius OR Ethel Rosenberg
400
What doctor emphasized the importance of nurturing children in the 1950s?
Who was Dr. Benjamin Spock
400
The postwar economy suffered severe
What was INFLATION
400

This legislation limited the power of labor unions.

What is the Taft-Hartley Act?

400
In the 1950s, people migrated to the _______ to work in the defense, aerospace, electronics, and petrochemical industries.
What is the SUNBELT
500
What were the TWO collective security groups created by the U.S. & U.S.S.R. during the Cold War?
What was NATO & THE WARSAW PACT
500
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders.
Who was George Kennan
500
What was the purpose of the GI Bill? (at least 2)

granted one year of unemployment wages

gave loans for home construction

offered veterans student loans

500
U.S. policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism.
What is the EISENHOWER DOCTRINE
500

What did Eisenhower warn against/advise in his farewell address? (at least 2) 

a technological elite who would control information

federal funding of education which would limit research and curiosity

the military industrial complex; obtain too much power

necessity of alert/knowledgeable citizenry

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