Quiz 38, Chapter 21, pp. 402-409 Flashcards
What were the last two states to join the Union?
Alaska and Hawaii
Name a missionary killed by the Auca Indians in the jungles of Ecuador.
Jim Elliot
Who introduced mass-produced low-cost housing to America?
Levitt & Sons
Name the scientist who discovered the polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
Why did Eisenhower build American military defenses?
to protect against Communism
Name the high-ranking State Department official who was convicted of giving secrets to the Russians.
Alger Hiss
What husband and wife team leaked atomic bomb secrets to the Russian agents?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Who emerged as the Soviet leader after the death of Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
What conference was the first face-to-face meeting between a Soviet Premier and a U.S. President since World War II?
Geneva Summit
Name the first space satellite launched into space by the Russians.
Sputnik I