Cold War America

Question 1

World Bank

Answer 1

Rebuild Europe after WWII & help developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Question 2

IMF (International Monetary Fund)

Answer 2

Help countries with trade deficits & stabilize global trade.

Question 3

Reserve Currency

Answer 3

U.S. dollar became the standard for international trade.

Question 4

UN General Assembly

Answer 4

Global forum where each nation gets one vote.
(meet to discuss global issues)

Question 5

UN Security Council

Answer 5

11-member group with veto power, maintains international peace.

Question 6

Baby Boom

Answer 6

Rise in birthrate due to economic growth & returning WWII soldiers.

Question 7

Suburbs

Answer 7

Affordable housing outside cities, led to car-dependent lifestyles.

Question 8

Automania

Answer 8

Rise in car ownership → highways, fast food, drive-ins, suburban growth.

Question 9

TV Ownership

Answer 9

Rapid increase: 1950 (9%) → 1960 (90%).

Question 10

TV & Economy

Answer 10

Advertisers used TV to boost consumer spending.

Question 11

1950s Teens

Answer 11

Had disposable income & influenced fashion, music, and entertainment.

Question 12

Gender Roles

Answer 12

Men: Breadwinners
Women: Homemaker

Question 13

Soviets’ Goal

Answer 13

Spread communism & protect their government.

Question 14

Germany Post-WWII: zones

Answer 14

Divided into 4 zones (U.S., U.K., France, USSR).

Question 15

Berlin Airlift

Answer 15

U.S. supplied West Berlin after Soviet blockade (1948).

Question 16

Warsaw Pact

Answer 16

Soviet military alliance against NATO.

Question 17

Containment

Answer 17

U.S. policy to stop communism from spreading.

Question 18

Truman Doctrine

Answer 18

U.S. helped countries fight communism with military & economic aid.

Question 19

Marshall Plan

Answer 19

U.S. provided aid to rebuild Western European economies.

Question 20

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Answer 20

Military alliance for collective defense.
(defend against Soviets)

Question 21

CIA Coups

Answer 21

U.S. secretly overthrew governments in Iran & Guatemala.

Question 22

Communist China

Answer 22

China became communist in 1949 under Mao Zedong.

Question 23

Domino Theory

Answer 23

Idea that one communist country would cause neighbors to follow.

Question 24

Korean War Cause

Answer 24

North Korea (communist) invaded South Korea (non-communist), China helped North.

Question 25

Korean War Outcome

Answer 25

Ended in stalemate, Korea divided at 38th parallel (boarder).

Question 26

CIA Under Eisenhower

Answer 26

Used covert operations to remove foreign leaders.

Question 27

Eisenhower Doctrine

Answer 27

U.S. military & economic aid for Middle East against communism.

Question 28

Sputnik

Answer 28

The first satellite, starting the Space Race.

Question 29

Interstate Highways

Answer 29

Built for national defense & transportation.

Question 30

Brinkmanship

Answer 30

Nations risked war to force an opponent to back down.

Question 31

Massive Retaliation

Answer 31

U.S. response to Soviet threats with overwhelming force.

Question 32

MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction)

Answer 32

Idea that nuclear war would destroy both sides.

Question 33

HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)

Answer 33

Investigated communism in the U.S.

Question 34

McCarthy Hearings

Answer 34

Senator McCarthy falsely accused people of communism, lost credibility.

Question 35

John Glenn

Answer 35

First American to orbit Earth (1962).

Question 36

Fidel Castro

Answer 36

Communist leader of Cuba, took power in 1959.

Question 37

Space Race

Answer 37

Cold War competition between U.S. & USSR to reach space milestones.

Question 38

Alliance for Progress

Answer 38

U.S. economic aid to Latin America to stop communism.

Question 39

Peace Corps

Answer 39

U.S. volunteers helped poor nations with development projects.

Question 40

Bay of Pigs

Answer 40

Failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba (1961) to remove Castro.

Question 41

Berlin Wall

Answer 41

Barrier built to stop East Berliners (germans) from fleeing to the West to escape oppression.

Question 42

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 42

U.S.-USSR standoff over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba (1962).

Question 43

Crisis Resolution

Answer 43

USSR removed missiles, U.S. pledged not to invade Cuba.

Question 44

JFK’s Assassin

Answer 44

Lee Harvey Oswald, killed before trial.

Question 45

JFK’s Successor

Answer 45

Lyndon B. Johnson became president after JFK’s assassination.