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Cold War at home
Life in the 50s
100
True or False: There was direct fighting between the US and Soviets during the Cold War.
false
100
Responsible for inspiring rebellion in teenage girls during the 1950s
Who is Elvis Presley?
100
The operation that flew in much needed supplies to west Berlin during a Soviet blockade
What is the berlin Airlift?
100
The two countries that Germany was divided into after World War II
What are West Germany and East Germany
100
the practice of accusing people without any real evidence, similar to a witch hunt
What is McCarthyism
100
the types of jobs that men were expected to have in the 1950s
What are white collar jobs (business)
200
True or False: America helped the countries in Western Europe recover from World War II
True
200
The senator of Wisconsin that fanned the flames of the Second Red Scare
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
200
An ideological sphere of influence that separated East Europe from West Europe
What is the "Iron Curtain"?
200
An area where the United States and NATO fought against North Korea and China
What is korea
200
A couple who were put to death for selling atomic secrets to the Soviets
Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
200
This invention brought the country together in a common culture as well as the individual family
What is the television
300
True or False: The Soviet Union and America trusted each other after World War II
False
300
The Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
300
An area outside of the city that many families moved to in the 1950s
What are the suburbs?
300
A literal wall that separated East Berlin from West Berlin
What is the berlin Wall
300
A man who held a high level US governmental position who was a member of a soviet spy ring
Who is Alger Hiss
300
This transportation network approved by President Eisenhower enabled much more efficient transportation between states
What is the interstate highway
400
True or False: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created by the Soviet Union
false
400
The president of the United States who promised to visit Korea and end the war.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
400
The area in South korea that marked the farthest point that the UN forces would be pushed back to in the Korean War
What is the Pusan Perimeter?
400
The areas where the members of NATO are located
What is North  America and Western Europe
400
The group of actors, screenwriters, and producers who were accused of being communists and blacklisted from the industry
Who are the Hollywood Ten
400
a type of music from the 1950s that was seen as much more vulgar and raunchy than previous genres
What is rock and roll
500
True or False: The 1950s was a good time to be a woman in the workplace
False
500
This general was fired by President Truman for insubordination.
Who is Douglas macarthur?
500
A time when the United States was forced to quarantine Cuba and remove its nukes from Turkey
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
500
The major communist country that the United States was in conflict with during the Cold War
What is the Soviet Union
500
McCarthy lost his credibility and his part in the Second red Scare ended when he accused this group of people of being communists
Who is the US Army
500
Drills that were put in place in schools to prepare students for atomic bombs
What are duck and cover drills