1950s Unit Review
Across
- 3. McCarthyism was an idea to expose suspected __________________ in the U.S. in the 1950s.
- 4. A two-decade explosion of children being born after World War II is known as the ________________________.
- 5. Who condemned Rock N' Roll music and beats as destructive to society in the 1950s?
- 7. This unit we are learning about the Nineteen-____________________.
- 11. This bill gave WWII vets the ability to attend college, buy a home, & feel more secure to start families.
- 14. The _________________ War took place from 1950-1953 and the United States stepped in to help the South.
- 15. ___________________ v. Board of Education ruled to desegregate schools based on race.
- 17. These were convenient meals which were made for having a hearty meal in front of the tv.
- 18. Commander of the U.S. forces during the Korean War.
- 23. President who signed Alaska & Hawaii into becoming U.S. states.
- 25. A federal program which provides benefits to retired people.
- 26. This is short for "Government Issued."
- 27. The 50th State to the U.S.
Down
- 1. The name of large suburbs built during the 1950s.
- 2. Musical genre that Elvis Presley is known as the "King of..."
- 6. This group of people became known to rebel during the 1950s.
- 8. President Dwight Eisenhower's nickname.
- 9. This president chose to drop the 1st atomic bomb used in the world on Japan.
- 10. The 49th State to the U.S.
- 12. An outlying residential area of a city.
- 13. Last name of the man who was the most famous example of teen rebellion in the 1950s.
- 16. Last name of the man lost 2 presidential elections to Eisenhower.
- 19. Series of workers & machines which work in succession of each other.
- 20. This man was the projected winner of the presidency in 1948, but actually didn't win.
- 21. Taking off your shoes and dancing during a school dance in the 1950s was known as this.
- 22. What was by far the biggest technological marvel of the 1950s?
- 24. __________________ v. Ferguson built the phrase "separate but equal."