Cold War (Europe)
Who won the space race? (yes, there is a winner)
USSR , Russia
What was the dominant media platform in the 1950s?
TV
What was the outcome of the Korean war?
Nothing changed. Communism was contained.
How did the US react to the USSR creating their own atomic bomb?
They started to work on a Hydrogen bomb
The rivalry between the two superpowers led to many indirect (_________) wars. What is the vocab term for the indirect wars during the cold war?
Proxy wars
What was the name of the first satellite in space?
Sputnik
What was an impact of car culture in the US?
Interstate highway system is created, Fast food became more popular, drive in movie theaters, growth of suburbs
What marked the border between North and South Korea?
38th parallel
A symbolic divide between Western Democratic-Europe & Eastern Communist- Europe
Iron Curtain
How did the US react to the nuclear weapons being placed in Cuba?
Naval blockade. Isolated Cuba. Intercepted cargo coming from USSR.
How did the US react to the Berlin blockade?
Berlin airlift
the phrase “Keeping up with the Joneses” relates to what...
Consuming/increased Consumerism
Why did China join the fighting in Korea?
UN / US troops threatened their borders
How did the USSR react to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
this work by Betty Friedan mentioned "the problem that has no name"
Feminine Mystique
What was an impact of Sputnik being launched into space?
Space race, formation of nasa, overhaul of American education system (stem focused)
How was the the housing crisis aided/dealt with post WWII?
Levittowns
Who was president at the end of the Korean war?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Why did the USSR place atomic weapons in Cuba?
Deter the US from attacking Cuba. Protection from the US. Gain leverage against the US
Where did the US test their nuclear weapons?
Bikini Atoll
This fueled anti-communist sentiment, targeted people who were seen as a threat (communist), and it led to many people being arrested with no fair trial. (Vocab term)
McCarthysim
Conformity of the middle class was started due to____
Red Scare / Communism
What general was fired by president Truman? & Why?
MacArthur
Too Aggressive/ wanted to use nuclear weapons
What was the final agreement/compromise between the USSR & US in dealing with atomic weapons Cuba?
USSR takes bombs out of Cuba
US takes bombs out of Turkey
Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev