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The spike in birth rates from the late 1940s to the early 1960s
Baby Boom
A war from 1950-1953 that began when communist North Korea invaded South Korea, prompting the United States to lead a United Nations force to fight North Korea.
The Korean War
What happened to population and consumer demand during the Cold War?
They increased
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to have the most nuclear weapons
arms race
A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to make advances in space exploration
Space Race
Which war caused defense spending to increase from 1950 to 1952?
Korean War
Author of 1984 who invented the term "Cold War"
George Orwell
The U.S. policy launched in 1947 that provided aid to rebuild European economies so that the people in these countries would reject communism
The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 helped veterans of World War II to get an education, job training, and low-interest mortgages to buy a home
GI Bill
Who was the leader that gained control of China and turned the world's most populous country into a communist state?
Mao Zedong
Which animal did the CIA equip with listening devices to use as spies?
Cats
A group of young writers and poets of the 1950s who challenged mainstream culture
Beat Generation
An alliance of countries first formed in 1949 by the United States, Britain, France, Canada, and eight other countries. Members promised to defend each other if one member nation were attacked.
NATO
What was the name of the first human-made satellite launched into space to orbit the earth?
Sputnik
How many presidents did the U.S have during the duration of the Cold War?
9
An effort by the U.S. and Britain to deliver supplies to the western part of Berlin after the Soviets imposed a blockade on that part of the city
Berlin airlift
A policy created by president Harry Truman that committed the United States to opposing communist expansion
Truman Doctrine
Which senator took advantage of fears and claimed to have a list of officials in the US State Department who were communists?
Joseph McCarthy
George H.W. Bush