Economics Words

Question 1

Helped establish the people’s republic of China on October 1, 1949

Answer 1

Mao Zedong

Question 2

After the war the Allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel

Answer 2

38th parallel

Question 3

Wisconsin senator who claimed that communist where working inside the state department

Answer 3

Joseph McCarthy

Question 4

A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in WWI

Answer 4

Hydrogen bomb

Question 5

In what became the arms race, both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons

Answer 5

Arms race

Question 6

The worlds first artificial satellite

Answer 6

Sputnik

Question 7

A willingness to go to the brink of war the oppose communism

Answer 7

Brinkmanship

Question 8

Or a significant increase in the number of babies born

Answer 8

Baby boom

Question 9

Southern and western states that offered a warm climate

Year- round and low tax rates

Answer 9

Sun belt

Question 10

A plan to improve life in cities

Answer 10

Urban renewal

Question 11

Young people known as beatniks criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior

Answer 11

Beats