Events
Why did the economy of the United States boom after World War II?
Factories shifted from producing war materials to consumer goods.
How did the United States' belief in the domino theory impact its actions in the world?
The United States was opposed to any country in the world falling to communism.
Why did the American economy continue to grow after World War II?
American businesses shifted from creating war materials to making consumer goods.
How did cheaper automobiles impact the culture of the United States in the 1950s?
It allowed many people to move to the suburbs.
Why did several nations create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after World War II?
to stop the spread of communism
In what way did the development of the automobile lead to the growth of suburbs?
Workers were able to live further away from their jobs.
What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?
Who led the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott in 1955?
to contain the spread of communism
Rosa Parks
How did the American economy change after World War II?
What Supreme Court Decision ended Segregation in United States Schools in 1954?
It focused on creating consumer goods.
Brown v. Board of Education
Why was the United Nations created?
What transcontinental road was created in the United States in the 1920's-1930's?
to prevent wars in the future and keep the peace
Lincoln Highway
Why was Germany divided into two separate nations after World War II?
The Allied leaders disagreed on the best form of government for Germany.
The creation of 1950's American culture was sparked by which invention?
Television
The differences between Communist Soviet Union and Democratic United States/Western Allies led to what after World War II?
the Cold War
How did the increased availability of the automobile impact the United States?
Many families moved to the suburbs and commuted to work.
What was one way the Vietnam War and Korean War were similar?
The United States supported attempts to contain the spread of communism in both wars.
Which nation maintained a communist economy during the Cold War?
Soviet Union
With what political system is the Soviet Union most closely associated?
Communism
How did the Truman Doctrine impact the United States' interactions with the Soviet Union?
It urged the United States to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism.
How did many western nations react to the growing strength of the Soviet Union in the 1950s?
They created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
How did the collapse of the Soviet Union impact the United States?
It brought an end to the Cold War.
What event inspired the International Space Race?
Soviet Union created an artificial satellite (Sputnik) in 1957
What was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission?
Moon landing by the United States/Neil Armstrong
US President from 1948-1952
US President from 1952-1960
US President from 1960-1963
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
__________was created by the Soviet Union after World War II to support the spread of Communism.
Warsaw Pact
______was considered the Home of Country Music.
Where did Elvis Presley record his first song?
Grand Old Opry (Nashville, TN)
Sun Records (Memphis, TN)
______________occurred when the Soviet Union attempted to place missiles just 90 miles from the coast of Florida. Who was the leader of Communist Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Fidel Castro