1950s Growth
Which social class grew the most during the 1950s in America?
What is the Middle Class?
This was a competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to achieve superior spaceflight capabilities.
What is the Space Race?
This was the name of the Senator who campaigned against alleged communists in the government and Hollywood.
Joseph McCarthy
Elvis Presley was the “King” of this new music genre
What is Rock'n'Roll?
Lots of these were being built by the government in 1956 in order to make travel between states, towns, and cities easier
What are highways? (Freeways or roads are also acceptable)
This was the first satellite. Launched by Soviet Union
What is Sputnik?
This was an effort to fly supplies to the cut off german capital.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This is the American policy to support democracies against authoritarian regimes.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This new medium allowed people to consume shows in their living rooms. By the mid 1950s about half of all American households had them.
Americans moved to these types of communities in mass during the 1950s
What are suburbs?
People born from 1946 to 1964 are called this.
What are Baby Boomers?
This Military Alliance founded to counter Soviet Union.
What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
This is the meaning of "E Pluribus Unum"
What is "Out of Many One"?
This was the name for the fear that communists were everywhere.
What is the Red Scare?
These are two things that the G.I. Bill allowed veterans to do.
What are low rate mortgages, education grants (money) to pay for college, and medical care?
This was a Hot war during the Cold War. It happened during the early 1950s.
What is the Korean War?
This was the name of the leader of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This is the official Motto of the United States (Since 1956)
What is "In God We Trust"?
This group attended sock hops (dances) and enjoyed lots of leisure. You are all members of this group.
Who are teens?
This person created mass-produced housing
Who is William Levitt?
This is the name of the current boarder between North and South Korea.
What is the DMZ (De-militarized zone)?
This was the name of the Committee who investigated citizens and government officials with alleged ties to communism or facism.
What is House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
This plan delivered aid to Western Europe after WW2.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This is one of the African American musician that influenced Elvis. He sang "Jonny B. Good" considered by some the first Rock and Roll Song.
Who is Chuck Berry?