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Satellite Nations
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Iron Curtain
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
Yalta Conference
1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Potsdam Conference
July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.
1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
Containment
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
Marshall Plan
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Truman Doctrine
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
Berlin Airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
Eisenhower first coined this phrase when he warned American against it in his last State of the Union Address. He feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Brinkmanship
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
The Soviet blockade led to what “vital” U.S. and Allied action during this Cold War crisis?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
Iron Wall (hi Quincy)
What recovery policy pledged financial aid (billions) to rebuild post-war Europe?
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Communism
Capitalism
What ideological boundary represented Soviet domination & oppression in Europe? (Mostly Eastern Europe)
Berlin Wall
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
_____________________is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.
Communism
McCarthyism
Capitalism
Red Scare
Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?
the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities
the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists
the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans
the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
What is significant about the 38th parallel?
It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain
The division between North and South Korea
The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.
The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.
Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations
to prevent the integration of various racial groups in U.S. society
to investigate radical groups in order to find disloyal Americans
to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the U.S.
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —
United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country
umbrella state
Satellite State
every state
satellite country
What was the GI Bill?
Helped Veterans afford houses
Helped people named Bill buy a house
Discrimination bill against African Americans
Singer from Memphis, Tennessee whose music awoke of generation of young people to the sounds of rock n' roll
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Bill Haley and the Comets
James Dean
Program that provided a wide range of financial benefits to World War 2 Veterans, many former soldiers bought homes and attended college through the program.
Red Scare
Beatnicks
GI Bill
Suburbs
The main style of music in the 1950's was
jazz
hip-hop
country
rock n roll
What were TWO things that the Termination Policy did to Native Americans?
Removed legal recognition from many tribes
Forced many tribes to give up land to the government
Helped Native Americans smoothly assimilate into city life
Helped Native Americans into the middle class
What THREE things did people blame rising Juvenile Delinquency on?
(Choose THREE)
Media like TV, books, and music
Great weather and lots of free time
Rebelling against conformity
High divorce rates and busy parents
These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack
Transcontinental Railroad
Amtrak Rail System
Federal Highway System
Old Town Road
What was the Bracero program initially created to fill?
Teaching positions in schools
Jobs in the technology sector
A void left by American men going overseas to fight in World War II
Positions in the entertainment industry
What was the main type of work most Braceros did in the United States?
Teaching and education
Office and clerical work
Farming, ranching, and railroad work
Medical professions
Why did the Bracero program officially end in 1964?
All Braceros had become US citizens
Because there was no longer a need for agricultural labor
Due to accusations that it undermined wages for US citizens
Because of the start of the Vietnam War
Countries occupied and controlled by the Soviets following WWII. The countries were typically located between the Soviet Union and Germany.
Satellite State
Containment
Brinkmanship
Productivity
Fighting a war to achieve a very specific set of goals, not all-out war
Limited War
Total War
Totalitarianism
Brinkmanship
Congressional committee tasked with identifying fascists, communists, and Nazis who might be subversive to the US
HUAC
NATO
SEATO
Taft-Hartley Act
Program designed to help returning veterans adjust by giving them unemployment, financial aid for college, home loans and business loans
GI Bill of Rights
Taft-Hartley Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Termination Policy
The federal government encouraged American Indians to move from reservations to the cities and assimilate. This policy ended the federal government's responsibility for the welfare of Natives. This policy was economically devastating to many Native communities.
Termination Policy
Urban Renewal
Blacklist
Brinkmanship
Why were the Loyalty Review Board and HUAC created?
To create suburban neighborhoods
To investigate people that were NOT loyal to the United States government
To give African Americans more job opportunities
To make women stay at home
People built expensive bunkers and bomb shelters because they were afraid of what?
Flooding caused by climate change
The Soviet Union invading the United States
Germany starting another Holocaust
Nuclear war with the Soviet Union
How did HUAC's policies impact citizens?
They had no impact on citizens
The government endangered people's rights
The government supported Communist ideas
They supported nuclear war
What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee
How Unbelieveable Are Communists
History Understands American Culture
House Un-American Against Communists
This covert, peacetime, information gathering organization was formed in 1947 to keep eyes on the Soviets.
NSA
CIA
FBI
NATO
This group investigated government employees and dismissed those who were deemed to be disloyal.
Loyalty Review Board
McCarran Internal Security Act
HUAC
McCarthyism
This made it unlawful to do anything that may result in the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States.
McCarran Internal Security Act
HUAC
McCarthyism
Loyalty Review Board
Joseph McCarthy, HUAC, and a fear of Communism harming the US best describe-
The Red Scare
1950s Economic Prosperity
The Cold War
The Truman Doctrine
What did the following people have in common: Gary Powers, Rosenbergs, A. Hiss
all were involved in espionage (spying)
all were members of the NAACP
All represented the US in the United Nations
Which were direct results of the United States’ use of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the 1950s and 1960s? Select two correct answers.
the use of high-altitude air surveillance to spy on foreign enemies
the entrance and eventual withdrawal from the Korean War
the development of powerful nuclear weapons, such as the H-bomb
the increase in interventions in foreign nations to stabilize capitalist regimes
the application of discriminatory practices like redlining in Black neighborhoods
What was the outcome of the Yalta Conference?
Agreement on joint occupation of Germany and free elections in Eastern Europe
The launch of the Marshall Plan
The division of the United States into East and West
The decision to create the United Nations
William Levitt began developing massive Suburbs which were...
Mass produced homes which were affordable to most americans
Inner City apartments
Countryside Estates for the wealthy
Which of these seems accurate of TVs in the U.S. (pick 2)
9/10 families have at least 1 TV
TV will not become mainstream until 1970
New shows like Cartoons, Dramas, and daily programs become popular
Less Americans watch TV in the 1950s
Suburbia as the "American Dream" represented
conformity.
stability.
happiness.
All of the above
What replaced radio in mass media during the 1950's?
CD's
Television
Newspapers
Social Media
Who was sent by Truman to command American forces during the Korean War?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Douglas MacArthur
General George Patton
General Omar Bradley
President Truman fired General MacArthur because they disagreed about how to handle the war and MacArthur criticized Truman.
TRUE
FALSE
