What "Plan" was created by the U.S. to give loans to make European countries strong enough to start buying American goods?
What was the MARSHALL PLAN
100
Which President made progress with African Americans by desegregating the military?
Who was HARRY TRUMAN
100
What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was “hot” and U.S. soldiers fought and died?
What is Korea
100
The endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons.
What is the ARMS RACE
100
What type of music symbolized youth culture in the 1950s?
What was Rock-&-Roll Music
200
The National Defense Education Act allocated federal funds to train
What is SCIENTISTS OR TEACHER OF SCIENCE/MATH
200
General in command of U.S. forces in the Korean War until he was fired.
Who was GENERAL MacARTHER
200
What U.S. group participated in the Cold War by carrying out secret operations in other countries?
What is the CIA
200
The fear of communists, both outside and within the United States.
What is the RED SCARE
200
After World War II, many American cities began to decline because of the movement of what group of people to the suburbs?
What is the MIDDLE CLASS
300
John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower’s secretary of state, developed this policy to keep our allies free.
What is BRINKMANSHIP
300
Who first spoke of the “iron curtain”?
Who was WINSTON CHURCHILL
300
What U.S. Senator fought "Communism", but his broadcast of hearings on television contributed to his downfall?
Who was McCARTHY
300
Having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war.
What is MAD (MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION)
300
General MacArthur chose what port city for a counterattack against North Korea?
What was Inchon
400
American convicted and executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets.
Who was Julius OR Ethel Rosenberg
400
What doctor emphasized the importance of nurturing children in the 1950s?
Who was Dr. Benjamin Spock
400
The postwar economy suffered severe
What was INFLATION
400
An independently owned retail outlet of a larger company.
What is a franchise business
400
In the 1950s, people migrated to the _______ to work in the defense, aerospace, electronics, and petrochemical industries.
What is the SUNBELT
500
What were the TWO collective security groups created by the U.S. & U.S.S.R. during the Cold War?
What was NATO & THE WARSAW PACT
500
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders.
Who was George Kennan
500
In 1954, after he had worked on developing the atomic bomb, __________was investigated and denied future access to classified information because he had friends and family who belonged to the Communist Party.
Who was J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
500
U.S. policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism.
What is the EISENHOWER DOCTRINE
500
Michael Harrington exposed problems dealing with poverty in the 1950s in his book titled: _______