Cold War

Question 1

divider was built in 1961 to keep people from leaving a communist city

Answer 1

Berlin Wall

Question 2

these verified that there were communists in the US government and industry

Answer 2

banona papers

Question 3

led by Chiang Kai-Shek, they were defeated in the Chinese civil war

Answer 3

nationalists

Question 4

Rock and roll was a form of ____ for teenagers in the 50s, they wanted to be different, not conform

Answer 4

rebellion

Question 5

he Goal of this group was to increase math and science education in the US - resulted from the launch of Sputnik

Answer 5

NDEA

Question 6

Ownership of these increased dramatically in the 50s leading to its “golden Age”

Answer 6

television

Question 7

provided education funding for returning WWII vets

Answer 7

GI Bill

Question 8

when the economy is controlled by the government

Answer 8

communism

Question 9

manufacturing / Manual labor jobs were know as ___ jobs

Answer 9

blue collar

Question 10

plan to rebuild Europe after WWII and stop communism by providing funds to US friendly nations

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marshall plan

Question 11

when private citizens control the economy

Answer 11

capitalism

Question 12

anti communist alliance of North America and Western Europe in case of attack

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NATO

Question 13

non conformit poets and artists were part of the ___ of the 50s who expressed their ideas in many art forms

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beat movement

Question 14

they were executed for selling secrets to the USSR

Answer 14

The Rosenburgs

Question 15

Korea was divided here - before and after the war

Answer 15

38 parallel

Question 16

office / service jobs were known as ___ jobs

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white collar

Question 17

The Truman Doctrine, uses first in turkey and Greece, was the US policy to stop the spread of communism - also known as ____

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containment

Question 18

he led the investigation of accused communists in the US

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Joseph Mccarthey

Question 19

the vaccine for this 50s disease was developed by Jonas Salk

Answer 19

Polio

Question 20

commander of US forces in Korea, was fired for wanted to use nuclear weapons on China

Answer 20

Douglas MacArthur

Question 21

created in 1958 with the goal of developing a space program for the US

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NASA

Question 22

this early 50s war was an effort to stop the spread of communism

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Korean

Question 23

they investigated communists in the US, primarily in the movie industry

Answer 23

Huak

Question 24

this was done by the Soivets to stop the reunification of Berlin and Germany

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Berlin Blockade

Question 25

Division in Europe after WWII

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Iron Curtain

Question 26

the closest the US has come to nuclear war

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Cuban Missile crisis

Question 27

The US placed this on money during the red Scare of the 50s

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In God we trust

Question 28

Eastern European nations dominated by the USSR

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Satellite Nations

Question 29

Eisenhower’s willingness to use all out war against the Soviets

Answer 29

Brinkmanship ship

Question 30

the US led effort to leer throw Fidel Castro

Answer 30

bay of pigs

Question 31

prosperity of the 50s led to the rapid growth of

Answer 31

suburbs

Question 32

communist military Alliance

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Warsaw act

Question 33

with a goal of putting a man on the moon, American became determined not to lose the __ after the launch of Sputnik and later, the first man in space

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space race

Question 34

communist leader of China

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Mao Zedong

Question 35

with extra money to spend ,the 1950s were a time of

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consumerism

Question 36

first man made satellite, launched by the Soivets in 1957

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Sputnik

Question 37

population explosion from 1946 To 1964

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Baby boom

Question 38

from 1948- 1949 , the Us provided materials and supplies to wear Berlin

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Berlin airlift

Question 39

efficiently built suburban communities

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Levit towns