us hist U8 Flashcards
In 1953, _______ and the United States signed a treaty guaranteeing continued U.S. support on the Korean Peninsula.
south korea
______ was the scientist who developed the first polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
The policy of ________, reclaiming communist countries, met with limited success.
rollback
Governments pushing to the edge of nuclear war without actually starting one was known as ________.
brinkmanship
The Eisenhower campaign was one of the first to use __________ commercials to communicate with voters.
television
Which strategy was NOT used by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War?
sabotage Soviet Union nuclear weapons
The Soviets’ successful launch of ___ in 1957 shocked and disappointed Americans.
Sputnik 1
_________ actions were part of U.S. efforts to undermine communist efforts.
Covert
_______ became the nation’s fastest growing industry as radio, print, and television ads encouraged families to purchase new goods.
Advertising
The belief that neither side would start a nuclear war because both sides would be destroyed was the theory behind the policy of ___.
mutually assured destruction (MAD)
The growth of ___ affected American culture more than anything else during the 1950s.
television
With the development of new vaccines, antibiotics, and procedures, the 1950s were a turning point in the history of ________.
medicine
The invention of the ________ made radios and televisions smaller and more reliable.
transistor
______ scientists, plans, and rocket parts helped jump start Russian and American rocket programs.
German
Congress outlawed rigging _________________ after the Twenty-One scandal.
quiz shows
Egyptian leader who created an international crisis by nationalizing the Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1952 vice-presidential running mate
Richard M. Nixon
Governor from Illinois who lost the 1952 presidential election to Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
President Eisenhower believed the communist takeover of China might have a(n) _______ effect on the governments of Asia.
domino
The ___ project was a decades-long secret program that captured and decoded Russian radio messages.
Venona
Concerning communism, _________ was the official position of U.S. policy.
containment
The U.S. House of Representatives formed the ___ to investigate suspicious persons and organizations that might be undermining U.S. security.
House Un-American Activities Committee
Congress adopted “In God We Trust” as the national motto to distinguish American culture from the state-sponsored __________ of the Soviet Union.
atheism
Tired of fighting the United States, China agreed to end this conflict without a treaty in 1953.
Korean War
A cease-fire prevailed after a 20-nation force from the United Nations arrived to police the region.
Suez Crisis
resulted in China falling under communist rule
Chinese Revolution
resolved after President Eisenhower let it be known he was willing to use nuclear weapons to prevent an attack by Red China
Taiwan Crisis
The economic boom of the 1950s was driven and characterized by a new __________.
consumerism
Which statement about President Eisenhower’s interstate highway system is NOT true?
The interstate highway system was constructed solely by the federal government.
leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Russian cosmonaut who became the first person to orbit the earth
Yuri Gagarin
