Vocab
Sunbelt
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Why would an American be "Blacklisted"?
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1) Do not hire list
2) Suspected communist
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How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?
It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Spiderman
Who took over as Premier of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?
Nikita Khruschev
This provided money and military aid to any country struggling to fight "the pressures of communism" movement after WWII.
Truman Doctrine
Low interest loans, job training and college tuition were apart of what?
GI Bill for Veterans
What was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?
The US started the NASA program and the space race began.
Something, Something Trident
Aquaman
The alliance made between the US, UK, France and other Western European democratic nations.
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What is another organization with similar beliefs?
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NATO
and SEATO
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1) This means to not let communism spread.
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2) Name an event that successfully did this.
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1) Containment
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2) Korean War
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Idenitfy TWO ways Americans prepared for nuclear war at home?
1) Built bomb shelters
2) Duck and Cover Drills
What were two causes of McCarthyism?
1) Spread of Communism in Eastern Europe
2) S.U. creating an atomic bomb quicker than expected
3) Korean War was a stalemate
4) Gov.' was seen being too "soft" on Communism
“We’re all in this together.”
High School Musical
_________________ means the willingness to go to the EDGE of war (Check your vocabulary).
Brinkmanship
_____________ __________ means giving financial aid to war-torn European countries after WWII.
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Why did the US do this?
Marshall Plan
In hopes that communism wont take over the European countries as they are trying to rebuild after WWII.
In order to protect its business interests, the United Fruit Company helped convince the American C.I.A. to organize and carry out a coup in this country in 1954.
A Cuba
B Guatemala
C Mexico
D Nicaragua
B Guatemala
North Korea started the Korean War when they invaded South Korea and ____________________, the border that divided the two sides.
38th Parallel
"Some people are worth melting for"
Frozen
Which of these events BEST displays the ideas stated in the “Eisenhower Doctrine”?
A allowing the CIA to instigate a coup in Guatemala to protect U.S. interests
B contributing military aid to North Vietnam to prevent the spread of Communism
C sending military support to certain countries to fight the spread of Communism
D warning the U.S. about the dangers of creating a “military-industrial complex”
C sending military support to certain countries to fight the spread of communism
This provided federal money and scholarships to improve the advancement of education in the areas of science, math, and foreign languages.
National Defense Education Act
Which home appliance had the BIGGEST impact on consumerism in the 1950s?
Televisions
Identify TWO ways suburbs grew in the 1950s?
- Increase in automobiles
- GI Bill allowed veterans to buy a home for a low interest rate
- Interstate Highway System
“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind.”
Lilo & Stitch
1. What caused the Korean War?
2. Which countries were involved with the Korean War?
3. Who won?
1. North Korea (Communist) invaded South Korea (Democratic) to try to united the Korean Peninsula under communism.
2. China (Helped North Korea) and US/UN (Helped South Korea)
3. No one. It was a ceasefire.
This is the name of the group in the House of Representatives that, in 1947, that began hearings to expose communist infiltration in American life in the US government and media.
House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
The Bracero Program could BEST be used in a conversation about which modern political issue?
A the expansion of the Civil Rights Act
B immigration reform in the United States
C the relaxing of tax loopholes for industry
D increasing the scope of current environmental laws
B immigration reform in the United States
Why was "In God We Trust" was a phrase that mandated on all of our currency by Congress?
To make our money more "American/Democratized" versus communism which supports no religion.
"Say hello to my little friend!"
Scarface
Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs were/are similar because...
They were accused of being spys and working for the Soviet Union.