Anticommunism
When the House UnAmerican Activities committee accused Paul Robeson of being a communist, he was __________, or prevented from working again.
Blacklisted
This weapon was the most obvious cause of fear in the cold war.
Nuclear weapons, or atomic weapons.
The ________ gave returning veterans access to free college and cheap home loans.
GI Bill
The Cold War was fought between these two nations:
US and the Soviet Union
Which senator from Wisconsin led the charge against those he deemed communists?
Joe McCarthy
The US government suggested that, in the event of a nuclear attack, schoolchildren should ________ and ________.
Duck and cover
Bonus: Explain why duck and cover would not be a sufficient protection in a nuclear attack.
Historian Eric Foner named the 1950s the ______ age of American _______ because of the massive growth of the economy and rise in living standards.
Golden; Capitalism
The Cold War was fought over these two ideologies or political systems:
Communism/Capitalism
According to the "How to Spot a Communist" short film created by the US government, what were two ways to discover a communist?
1. They will declare they are communist.
2. The will read communist leaning newspapers or publications.
3. They will support the actions of communist nations.
4. They will be critical of the US.
True or False: Humanity would survive a worldwide nuclear war.
False.
Bonus: Why wouldn't they survive?
Which style of media gained prominence during the early Cold War?
Television
Who were the leaders of the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the US at the beginning of the Cold War?
Stalin, Churchill, and Truman
This word means "to behave like everyone else."
to conform or conformity
Bonus: Explain how conformity was a feature of American culture during the early Cold War.
________ was a man-made shelter built underground to save people during a nuclear attack.
Bunker
Why did the American economy grow so much after WWII?
Military spending and the destruction of the European factory system
What was the iron curtain?
The physical border between the communist and capitalist countries, and the metaphor to describe the behavior of communist countries.
Why were some teachers deemed subversive?
By teaching about American history through a critical lense, teachers might be accused of being subversive or even communist.
Historian Eric Foner argued that measures aimed to “convince Americans that nuclear war was survivable…only increased the atmosphere of fear.”
Explain what he meant in your own words.
Everything America did to make themselves feel safe had the opposite effect and make them feel scared.
What was the "baby boom"?
The large number of children born after WWII.
Bonus: Why did the "baby boom" occur?
Explain the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
The Truman Doctrine stated that America must do anything and everything to prevent the spread of communism. The Marshall Plan was a part of this in which the US would send monetary aid to the European countries.