Cold War

Front

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War? Options: Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz; Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare; Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor; Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

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Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

Front

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

Back

Containment

Front

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

Back

Marshall Plan

Front

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

Back

Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

Front

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

Back

It started the space race, U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education, The U.S. started NASA.

Front

During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?

Back

Berlin Airlift

Front

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing a missile site in Cuba?

Back

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

Front

How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?

Back

It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.

Front

After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?

Back

The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

Front

What did those in the counter-culture do when the government escalated deployment of troops in Vietnam and implemented a draft?

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The counter-culture organized protests, there were mass anti-war demonstrations, and some individuals burned their draft cards.