1950s Cold War / US Culture

He developed a polio vaccine

1950s movie blockbuster ( with a Biblical theme)

A new, quick form of t transportation in the 1950's

"________ Knows Best"

Gave WW2 veterans many benefits 

What did parents refer to as the “devil’s music” in the 1950’s?

Who was the most famous voice of communist conspiracies during this time/ WI Senator?

Term which refers to the uneasy peace betw. the US and USSR

Her book caused women to wonder if there was something more to life

Govt Act in 1956 that spent millions of $ on construction of highways across the US

Capital of South Korea: UN recaptured after the invasion at Inchon

Russian name for Soviet concentration camps

Hosted by Dick Clark; one of the most popular T.V shows of its time 

"I like _______"

The party owns & controlsproperty & the means of production/ makes all decisions

Truman’s policy to prevent the spread of Communism was called what?

Soviet satellite launched into space in 1957

Famous 1950s Rock and Roll singer from Mississippi

Popular T.V. hero of the 1950's

Soviet Leader who called off a conference w/ IKE in 60' when a US spy plane plane was shot down

State with a large population gain in the 1950's

American Population increase of the 1950s 

Name of the drill practiced by students at school to protect themselves from the Atomicbomb

The parallel or line of latitude at which Korea was divided after WWII

1948 Truman authorizes planes to fly over E. Germany & drop supplies into the capital city

Military alliance developed in 1955 by the Soviets and their satellites

The entry of this country into the war in late 1950 ruined the US plan for victory

One of the first rock n' roll hits (by Bill Haley and the Comets)

"I love ______"

President of the U.S. at the end of the Korean War (Elected 1952)

Government policy concerning Indian reservations in the 1950s

Home-- to the middle class

Who was the first cover girl of Playboy?

"Leave it to_______".  1950s TV Show

Phrase coined by Churchill to describe Soviet policy in Europe

Name of the couple accused and executed for espionage in 1953?

Group of writers, directors, etc. who went before HUAC and claimed the 5^th in 1947?

Popular hairstyle for young men

President of the U.S. at the beginning of the Korean War

Profession and office workers (____ ____ workers)

A popular 1950s fashion for teenage girls

Leader of the South Korean Republic during Korean War

The 1947 doctrine in which the Pres. pledged that the US would help people maintain freedom

What % of people of marriageable age were married in the 50’s?

Dismantling the U.S. war machine after World War II

Society's drop outs and the forerunners to hippies 

Book by Arthur Miller comparing the Salem witch trials to the McCarthy hearings

Corporations stressed this with their employees - everyone thinking, acting, and looking alike 

Some people were forced to sign these saying that were not planning to overthrow thegovernment

High-ranking official in the US State Dept. suspected of spying for the USSR

Military alliance developed in 1949 to fight the spread of Communism

Leader of U.N. troops in Korea until 1951 when fired by Truman

Revolutionized communications industry; made small radios possible

Some believed ___ percent of Americans were ill-housed, ill-clothed, and ill-fed by the 1950's 

Famous baby doctor and author

Name of the cartoon turtle used to demonstrate a technique ofprotection against the A-bomb

Became the 40th state in 1959

The US Govt. encouraged citizens to construct one of these during the Cold War in the 1950's 

Name the $13Billion in aid to European nations for economic recovery after WWII?

In the 1950’s many people left rural America and moved where?

A movie fad of the 1950's

What replaced the radio in the 1950’s?

The Nautilus was America's first nuclear powered _____

What fraction of waking hours did people watch television on average in the 50’s?

President Eisenhower's Vice President