Who was the president that presented the "Fair Deal"?
Who is Harry Truman
100
What was the world wide damage in lives caused by World War II?
What is 55 million lives
100
Where did the U.N. stop fighting and restore peace in 1949?
In the Middle East (Israel and Palestine)
100
When was the United Nations (U. N.) formed?
April of 1945
100
Why was the United Nations (U. N.) formed?
To come up with peaceful methods of settling international (world) conflict.
200
Who was defeated in the 1948 election for President?
Who is Thomas E. Dewey
200
What was different about America's role in the world after World War II?
America became one of the most powerful nations of the world.
200
Where did the Marshall Plan help rebuild countries' weak economies?
In Europe
200
When did the Soviets blockade Berlin?
1948
200
Why was NATO formed?
A treaty between U.S., Canada and 10 other European countries to protect each other.
300
Who was the Soviet leader that promised to let eastern European countries have free elections?
Who is Joseph Stalin
300
What was Truman's "Fair Deal"?
It was a plan for improving the U.S. by increasing the Social Security System, minimum wages, money for education and science, and public housing in cities.
300
Where did the Soviets build a wall to divide a city/
Berlin. East and West Berlin
300
When did the Korean War begin?
June 25, 1950
300
Why did China enter the Korean War?
Because American and U.N. troops moved close to Manchuria.
400
Who said the Soviets used and "Iron Curtian" to control the people of eastern Europe?
Who is Winston Churchill
400
What was the Cold War?
A war of economics and politics between communist (USSR) and non-communist (USA) countries.
400
Where did China send troops to fight against American soldiers?
Korea
400
When did the Chinese attack American troops in Korea?
November 26,1950
400
Why did Truman fire MacArthur as Commander of U.N. forces?
MacArthur wanted to bomb China.
500
Who was elected President of the U.S. in 1952?
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
500
What was McCarthyism?
Senator McCarthy used America's fear of communism to gain political power and control over others.
500
Where did the Soviets send the Sputnik?
Outer space
500
When did the American civil rights movement begin?
December of 1955
500
Why did Americans build bomb shelters in their back yards during the 1950s?
Americans feared that the Soviet Union would use atomic weapons against the U.S.