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Cold War Policy
Communism at Home
50s Society
50s Life
MISC
100
What is the non-violent political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Cold War
100
Group of people blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to admit to being associated with communism
Hollywood 10
100
Who is the "King of Rock"
Elvis Presley
100
Name given to the huge influx in newborns between 1946-1964?
Babyboom
100
Pledged aid to Western Europe to contain the spread of communism
The Truman Doctrine
200
What was the first satellite to be launched into orbit by the Soviets?
Sputnik
200
What is a list that does not allow one to be hired or receive benefits once flagged as a communist
Blacklist
200
What was the most watched TV show in the 50s?
I Love Lucy
200
What should you do if a nuclear bomb were to hit your area?
Duck and Cover
200
What is the U.S. attempt to deliver supplies to Berlin when the city was blockaded by the Soviets?
Berlin Airlift
300
What is the name given by Churchill to the divide between the Soviet Union and the rest of Europe?
Iron Curtain
300
What is the name for witch hunt lead by Joseph McCarthy to find communists in the United States
Red Scare
300
What percent of Americans had TVs in their home at the end of the 50s?
85.9%
300
What role did society stereotype for women?
homemaker
300
How did the Korean War End?
Stalemate
400
What is the thought that Eastern Europe may be lost to communism but it is possible to stop it from spreading?
Containment
400
What couple was charged with giving information to the Soviets regarding the Hydrogen bomb?
The Rosenbergs
400
Owning your own car, your own home, and shopping in a mall are parts of the
American Dream
400
What roles did the media stereotype for men and children?
men were the breadwinners and children were well behaved and involved in school
400
What are ICBMs
Intercontinental Ballistic Missle
500
What is the Truman Doctrine
Pledged aid to countries threatened by communism
500
Which 1952 presidential candidate's slogan was Korea,Communism,Corruption?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
500
What is the name for affordable suburban neighborhoods that began to rise in the 50s
Levittown
500
What is the name for the group of people that rejected or protested standards set by society through art and literature?
The Beats
500
What is the Warsaw pact?
Soviet defensive alliance created in response to NATO