1950's Flashcard 2

Front

The hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the US during the Cold War was referred to as______________.

Back

2nd Red Scare

Front

38th Parallel

Back

line that separated North and South Korea

Front

The race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build more weapons than the other

Back

Arms race

Front

Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?

Back

"White Flight"
Middle class white families moved to suburbs

Front

What was an effect of Rock and Roll on the United States?

Back

It created a generational divide between children and their parents.

Front

What form of entertainment started in the 1950's?

Back

television

Front

Following the end of the war, men returned to working in the _________ whereas women returned to working in the _____.

Back

factories; home

Front

What did Eisenhower implement in America's infrastructure to promote auto travel?

Back

interstate highways

Front

McCarthyism attempted to stop which group from infiltrating the US?

Back

communists

Front

Which group of people was born during the 1950s? Options: Homesteaders, Lost Generation, Baby Boomers, Tuskegee Airmen

Back

Baby Boomers