The 1950s

9. American initiative to aid European economic recovery after WWII.
10. U.S. strategy to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War.
11. A sharp increase in birth rates in the U.S. following WWII.
13. U.S. policy offering aid to countries resisting communism, starting with Greece and Turkey.
14. Law that provided benefits to WWII veterans, including education and housing.
15. Period of intense fear of communism in the U.S., especially during the 1950s.

1. Dividing line between North and South Korea before and after the Korean War.
2. Increased focus on buying goods, driven by advertising and economic prosperity.
3. The practice of accusing individuals of communism without proper evidence.
4. Idealized family structure of the 1950s, consisting of two parents and children.
5. Military alliance formed in 1949 for collective defense against communist expansion.
6. One of the first mass-produced suburban communities in the U.S.
7. Conflict from 1950–1953 between North and South Korea, involving U.S. and UN forces.
8. Residential areas outside cities that rapidly grew in postwar America.
12. Period of geopolitical tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII.