Korean War, Red Scare, Cold War Flashcards
a significant increase in the number of babies being born
baby boom
southern and western states that offered a warm climate year-round and low tax rates
Sun belt
a famous rock ‘n’ roll star in the 1950s
Elvis
a docter whom made a vaccine for polio (a paralyzing disease)
Jonas Salk
criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior
beats/beatniks
a communist who created the People’s Republic of china
Mao Zedong
a conflict between North Korea and Sounth Korea
Korean war
a period of hostility between Western powers and Communist powers
cold war
a Wisconsin senator who exploited everyone in fear of communism
Joesph McCarthy
a growths in weapons based on the number of weapons an enemy country has
arms race
the first artificial satellite, launched by the soviet union in 1957
sputnik
