WorksheetsChapter 8: Post War America - Part II
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
Blacklist
A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life.
A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II.
Korean War
A period of general fear of communists.
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States)helped South Korea.
Person who began to help the migrant farm workers organize unions.
Red Scare
A period of general fear of communists.
Person who began to help the migrant farm workers organize unions.
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.
Verona Papers
Confirmed the existence of some spies in the American government.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's.
A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods.
Interstate Highway Act
20 yr plan to build 41,000 mi of highway, largest public works project in history.
Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations.
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States)helped South Korea.
Rosenbergs
A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life.
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's.
Baby Boom
A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II.
A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life.
Alan Freed
A disc jockey who began playing a unique style of music at the time called "rhythm-and-blues" on a Cleveland radio show, who gained a wide following from black and white teenagers due to his on-air attitude and style, gaining a wide following for this new genre that evolved into rock-and-roll.
Person who began to help the migrant farm workers organize unions.
A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
Consumerism
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II.
A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods.
A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
Ernesto Galarza
Person who began to help the migrant farm workers organize unions.
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States)helped South Korea.
A period of general fear of communists.
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)
The larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II.
A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
The first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer.
GI Bill
Person who began to help the migrant farm workers organize unions.
Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations.
A period of general fear of communists.
Beatniks
A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's.
A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
