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- 4. 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests.
- 8. A U.S. State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. He was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 by Whittaker Chambers and prosecuted by Richard Nixon; convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
- 12. An understanding between the US and the USSR that each side had enough weaponry to destroy the other side. This understanding discouraged full out nuclear warfare.
- 14. Nations under the control of the Soviet Union.
- 16. Chinese communist leader.
- 19. Underground concrete structures, often stocked with food and water supplies, designed to withstand fallout from a nuclear attack.
- 20. Term used to describe troops returning home from war.
- 28. General of WWII and the Korean War - Fired by Truman for insubordination.
- 30. A competition of space exploration between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Began after Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union and ended when America placed a man on the moon.
- 35. 1st icon of Rock - and - Roll.
- 37. Cookie - Cutter Homes built in the Suburbs - largest migration in U.S. History.
- 39. Soviets response to NATO, the military alliance (1955) between the USSR and it's satellite nations.
- 41. Developed the first successful polio vaccine.
- 43. Act that outlawed "closed shops and required union leaders to sign loyalty oath.
- 44. Belief if one nation fell to communism in Southeast Asia others would follow.
- 46. Provided aid to Greece and Turkey by supplying them with $400 million in an attempt to stop the spread of communism.
- 47. Proxy War that started when the North Koreans invaded South Korea.
- 48. Catch phrase for extreme and reckless charges of being or having communist ties without any factual information to support your claims.
- 50. Year-long mission of flying food and supplies to blockaded West Berliners, whom the Soviet Union cut off from access to the West in the first major crisis of the Cold War.
- 51. Critics of American middle-class conformity.
- 53. A period of anti-Communist paranoia in the late 1940s-1950s, focused on government officials and entertainment figures.
- 54. Foreign Policy during the Cold War that wanted to prevent the spread of communism.
- 55. Investigated the Movie Industry of suspected communist.
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- 1. Arrested in the Summer of 1950 and executed in 1953, they were convicted of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
- 2. U.S. response to any threat or attack by the Soviet Union - U.S. would respond with using crushing force.
- 3. $13 billion in aid to European countries to help stimulate the economies - refused by Soviet Union.
- 5. Family made up of the father, mother, & children.
- 6. 1st mentioned by Winston Churchill - warned about the divide in Europe between the Western Democracies and the Eastern Communist Bloc.
- 7. A period lasting 46 years, Ideological conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union - Capitalism vs Communism.
- 9. Manuel - Labor jobs is known as ___________________________.
- 10. A brand which an investor, or __________________, has bought the right to use. In return, the company granting the license offers support, marketing and a proven restaurant concept.
- 11. This man wrote the book "Baby and Childcare" in 1946, advocating child-centered care and pressuring women to stay at home and help children.
- 13. The inter linkage of the military and the defense industry that emerged with the arms buildup of the Cold War was known as?
- 15. Divided Korea - Communist North and Democratic South.
- 17. Granted veterans benefits after WWII - Financial Aid to attend college, Loans for homes and/or starting businesses, & a year of unemployment insurance.
- 18. "Keeping up with the Jones" - ___________________ - The 1950's became a time of people buying material goods to show their status and/or wealth.
- 21. Established in 1947, federal board created to find federal employees who had ties to communism.
- 22. Services jobs being created in the 1950s was known as _______________________________.
- 23. Alan Freed called African American Rhythm & Blues this in 1951 - Parents thought it to be the devils music.
- 24. Congress created this federal agency in 1957 to coordinate research and administer the space program.
- 25. Stalin's attempt to block all routes (trains, roads, etc.) to West Berlin in 1948.
- 26. Group of writers, producers, & Directors who refused to cooperate with the HUAC and was blacklisted.
- 27. After the Soviets launched their 1st atomic bomb in 1949, Truman ordered the creation of a bomb that was a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb.
- 29. Policy focused on preventing the spread of communism in the Middle East.
- 31. Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their armed forces and stockpile nuclear weapons.
- 32. Largest public works project in the nation's history; 41,000 miles of highway passed on the grounds of national defense, claiming that it would be easier to mobilize the military.
- 33. Truman's domestic agenda announced in 1949 - including civil rights, health care, and education reform.
- 34. Major form of mass media in the 1950s.
- 36. 1st satelite sent into space by the Soviets in 1957.
- 38. Military alliance created in 1949, in response to the Berlin Blockade, between the U.S., Canada, and other Western European countries. AKA - Collective Security.
- 40. Largest generation in the history of the U.S. - At its Peak in 1957, A baby born every 7 seconds - (4.3 million).
- 42. Southern and Southwestern States, from the Carolinas to California. Characterized by warm climate and rapid population growth during and after WWII.
- 45. Soviet leader after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953.
- 49. Nationalist leader of China - defeated by Mao Zedong and fled to Tawain.
- 52. Defense alliance that aimed to prevent the spread of communism in Asia.