THE RED SCARE
POST WORLD WAR II
SPACE RACE
CONTAINMENT
50'S & HOME
100

The Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism of the 1950s are similar in that both

Fears of the spread of communism

100

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to

 carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

100

this was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?

The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

100

Which action was a direct response of the United States to growing communist threats in Greece and Turkey in the years following the Second World War

TRUMAN DOCTRINE 

100

WHAT EFFECT DID rock and roll HAVE ON society in the United States in the 1950s?

 It contributed to a cultural divide between generations.

sinful activities 

200

THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES SUSPECTED SOME AMERICANS WERE APART OF ________ PARTY 

COMMUNIST 

200

How does the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona continue

to affect society?

People accused of a crime must be informed of their constitutional

rights.

200

In which year did the United States land an astronaut on the surface of the Moon?

1969

200

Which military alliance of North American and Western European nations pledged in 1949 that all member nations would come to the aid of any member attacked by an outside enemy

 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

200

How did the popularity of rock and roll music in the 1950s influence society?

It helped break down racial barriers.

300

Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations into communism in the United States CAN BEST BE EXPLAIN BY 

accusations of un-American activities against U.S. citizens

300

How did the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines affect schools

in the United States?

 It protected the rights of free expression for students.

300

During the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in

math and science in response to

launch of the first satellite 

300

 Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift?

To transport supplies to a blockaded West Berlin

300

all the above was a result of ..

economic prosperity following World War II

400

the red scare is best defined as...

Threat or spread of communism 

400

the image above is example of..

GI Bill

400

During the 1960s, most advances in the U.S. space program resulted

directly from the need to—

beat the soviets 

400

The Truman doctrine provided ______ to  ______ and ______ 

money/aid/military

greece 

turkey 

400

the passage of this legislation in the list resulted in 

alleviate poverty

500

What is the FIRST AND LAST Name of the Wisconsin Senator who spread lies and misinformation amongst American citizens

Joseph Mccarthy

500

After World War II, what was the purpose of the United States policy of

containment?

keep communism contained where it was. 

Not to spread

500

What was the name of the first ape launched in space

HAM

500

What does N.A.T.O. stand for 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
500
which amendment did the Brown v Board of Education case challenge. 

14th