Pop Culture
__________ was the popular music genre of the 1950's and _____________ was "The King"
Rock and Roll / Elvis
Winston Churchill coined this popular nickname given to the imaginary line that separated capitalist and communist nations in eastern Europe
Iron Curtain
The nickname given to the fear of communism and the Soviet Union
Red Scare
The leader of the Civil Rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the name of the main protagonist in the Zelda games?
Link
In the 1950's, almost every household in the U.S had one of these household forms of entertainment
Television
An incident in which a spy vehicle was shot down over Soviet territory. The pilot was captured and was put in jail.
U-2 Spy Plane
The U.S Dept. of Defense issued this propaganda to show in schools in order to teach kids how to protect themselves if a nuclear bomb hit the U.S
"Duck and Cover"
This court case ended racial discrimination in schools and overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka
What does it mean to get an "Eagle" in Golf?
Two under Par
In the 1950's, many people enjoyed the same things, watched the same tv shows, dressed the same, etc. This is an example of
Conformity
the first "hot war" after WWII
Korean War
The name of the Senator who claimed the U.S was being infiltrated by Soviet spies.
Joseph McCarthy / McCarthyism
Some argue that this planned protest sparked the intensity of the Civil Rights movement going forward into the 1960s
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which country did Ikea originate from?
Sweden
Allowed for mass migration into the outskirts of major cities after WWII. ____________ being its most iconic example.
Suburbs / Levittown
This pro-Soviet dictator took over as leader of Cuba in the 1950's
Fidel Castro
the married couple who were tried and convicted of providing the Soviet government with military secrets
Rosenberg's
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
15th Amendment
How many countries make up South America (if you get within 2 I'll give you credit)
12
The anti-conformists of the 1950s
Beatniks
The first "conflict" of the cold war in which the US provided aid to pro-capitalist Germans in East Germany
The Berlin Airlift Crisis
The nickname of the actors in Hollywood who were supposed Soviet spies
"Hollywood 10"
Why was the Korean War a significant part of history in terms of its influence on the Civil Rights movement?
First desegregated military units.
How do plants store the suns energy to create photosynthesis?
Chloroplasts