Across
- 3. this type of bomb made it clear that ducking and covering would not save you
- 7. rebellious type of music loved by 1950s teenagers
- 9. this was the first conflict (actual fighting) in the Cold War
- 10. military alliance between all the capitalist countries; if you attack one, you attack them all
- 15. where you would have to live for weeks or years if a hydrogen bomb dropped near your area
- 17. how US and Brits supplied western part of Berlin for 13 months with needed food and supplies
- 22. economic and government system opposed by US during Cold War
- 23. White America left the cities and moved here during the 1950s
Down
- 1. when soldiers come home, marry and have BIG families (4+ kids)
- 2. this law connected most US cities of at least 50k people
- 4. advice given by Bert the Turtle to school kids if an atomic bomb went off
- 5. in the Korean War this country was the communist one invading the US ally
- 6. City where Joseph Stalin tried to cut off capitalist supplies and force them to join Soviet side in Cold War
- 8. US strategy during the Cold War to keep communism from spreading to new areas
- 11. the particles in the atmosphere that linger and eventually fall to Earth, poisoning the people that are exposed to them
- 12. Technically, the US did not declare war on North Korea; this organization used many troops (mostly US) to push the North Koreans back
- 13. large populated country that turned communist in 1949, scaring rest of world
- 14. US President at the start of the Cold War
- 16. competition to conquer outer space and get to moon first
- 18. The 1950s were full of these, like "Be normal" and "fit in"
- 19. Soviet satellite launched into space and really scared the US
- 20. allowed soldiers to get a free education after serving in WWII
- 21. former general in WWII and then ended the Korean War as president