Pop Caulture

Question 1

A significant increase in the number of babies born

Answer 1

Baby boom

Question 2

Southern and western states that offered a warm climate year around and low tax rates

Answer 2

Sun belt

Question 3

A new plan to improve life in cities

Answer 3

Urban renewal

Question 4

Young people known as beatniks or __________ critized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior

Answer 4

Beats

Question 5

Island of Taiwan was led by who ?

Answer 5

Mao Zedong

Question 6

After the war, the Allies divided Korea at the

Answer 6

38th parallel

Question 7

Wisconsin senator

Answer 7

Joseph McCarthy

Question 8

A weapon for more powerful than the atomic bombs used in WW2

Answer 8

Hydrogen bomb

Question 9

In what became a nuclear _________ both the United States and Soviet Union rushed to build more weapons

Answer 9

Arms race

Question 10

The world’s first artificial satellite

Answer 10

Sputnik

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Brinkmanship

Question 12

At the ____ the three leaders made important decisions about the future of European governments

Answer 12

Yalta Conference

Question 13

In November 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis on trail in the German city of Nuremberg in what became known as

Answer 13

Nuremberg trails

Question 14

An organization dedicated to resolving international conflict

Answer 14

United Nation

Question 15

Came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union

Answer 15

Cold War

Question 16

Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world

Answer 16

Containment

Question 17

This policy of providing aid to help the foreign countries fight communism became known as the

Answer 17

Truman Doctrine

Question 18

Western Europe received more that $13 billion in U.S. loans and Grants for European economics recovery between 1948 and 1952

Answer 18

Marshal plan

Question 19

United States joined nine Western European countries

Answer 19

NATO

Question 20

Offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses, farms, and businesses

Answer 20

GI bill of rights

Question 21

Included higher minimum wage

Answer 21

Fair deal