Cold War & 1950s

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What did the invention of the television help spread?

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Popular Culture

Front

This held elected officials accountable to their actions

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Recall

Front

This allowed the US to get passed a Soviet blockade

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Berlin Airlift

Front

What did the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad lead to?

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Settlement of the frontier

Front

What did Jonas Salk create that eradicated polio in America?

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Polio Vaccine

Front

The influence of African American music styles, such as rhythm & blues illustrated what?

Back

Emergence of rock n' roll

Front

How did the US respond when Sputnik was launched?

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Gov. funded math and science

Front

The housing boom, new industries, and military spending all led to what in the 1950s?

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Economic prosperity

Front

Initiative, referendum, and recall all encouraged people to do what in the democratic process?

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Participate

Front

This distributed economic assistance to several European countries.

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The Marshall Plan