Describe the“Cold War”?

Ideological struggle between the U.S. and U.S.S. R.

What was the Berlin Airlift?

U.S. dropped supplies to West Berlin during Berlin Blockade

What was the Beat Generation?

1950s Youth that challenged conformity

What was the Truman Doctrine?

The U.S. would help Greece and Turkey stop communism

What was the War Powers Act?

Decreased presidents power to fight a foreign war

What was the result of the Korean War?

Korea was divided by the 38th parallel

Countries that allied together to stop communism

What was the Marshall Plan?

U.S. helped rebuild Europe after WWII

Area where many families moved after WWII

Why did the Soviets build the Berlin Wall?

To keep East Berliners from defecting to West Berlin

What caused the Korean Conflict?

Communist North attacked Democratic South

What did the GI Bill do?

Provided loans to discharged soldiers

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?

Increased the presidents power to fight foreign wars

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1
Describe the“Cold War”?
Time of friendship between U.S. and Russia
Battle between Blue Bell and Dryers
Ideological struggle between the U.S. and U.S.S. R.
Era of war between Axis and Allied powers
2
What was the Berlin Airlift?
U.S. dropped supplies to West Berlin during Berlin Blockade
The name of a West Berlin airline
How the Berlin Wall was put into place
U.S. transported West Berliners to safety by plane
3
What was the Beat Generation?
A bunch of kids who beat drums
1950s Youth that challenged conformity
1960s youth that protested the Vietnam War
A famous rock band of the 1950s
4
The cartoon is referring to what event of 1962?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Gulf of Tonkin
Cuban Missile Crisis
Spanish/ American War
5
The idea that if S. Vietnam fell than all neighboring countries would too
Domino Theroy
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Rolling Thunder
6
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The U.S. would help France and Germany stop communism
The U.S. would help Greece and Turkey stop communism
The U.S. would help China and Japan stop communism
The U.S. would help Mexico and Canada stop communism
7
What was the War Powers Act?
Decreased presidents power to fight a foreign war
increased presidents power to fight a foreign war
U.S. policy of Containment
Stated that the U.S. was the "Police" of the W. Hemisphere
8
What was the result of the Korean War?
Korea was divided by the 38th parallel
China conquered Korea
N. Korea accepted Democracy
S.Korea became communist
9
What was NATO?
Trade deal between U.S., Canada, and Mexico
Group of countries that act to stop global conflicts
Countries that allied together to stop communism
Countries allied together to stop democracy
10
The U.S. Senator most responsible for the Red Scare of the 1950s was...
Joe McCarthy
FDR
JFK
Harry Truman
11
The process of removing troops from S. Vietnam and letting the Vietnamese do the fighting
Detante
Vietnamization
Americaniztion
Communism
12
What was the Marshall Plan?
Massive bombing of North Vietnam
Plan to attack Germany During WWII
U.S. helped rebuild Europe after WWII
U.S. helped Russia Rebuild after WWII
13
What type of music began in the 1950s and divided the older and younger generations?
Rock and Roll
Funk
Rap
Jazz
14
What were suburbs?
Areas where immigrants moved because of Nativism
Area where many families moved after WWII
a band that became popular during the 1960s
interment camps for Japanese citizens during WWII
15
The U.S. attempt to invade Cuba to oust Fidel Castro in 1961 is known as
Tet Offensive
Bay of Pigs
D-Day
Cuban Missile Crisis
16
What 1950s gov. organization was set up to investigate communism in the movie industry?
HUAC
NATO
NAFTA
NAACP
17
What was the 26^th Amendment?
Stated that a president could only serve 2 terms
Lowered voting age to 18
Gave women the right to vote
Raised voting age to 21
18
Why did the Soviets build the Berlin Wall?
To contain Democracy
To keep East Berliners from defecting to West Berlin
To contain Communism
To stop the spread of Fascisn
19
What caused the Korean Conflict?
South Korea attacked North Korea
U.S. tried to contain Democracy
Two actors assassinated the N. Korean leader
Communist North attacked Democratic South
20
Take a look at this image. How did the creation of the suburbs change the geography?
mountains were destroyed to make room for the houses
many forests were cleared
sky scrapers were developed
Lakes were filled in to create land to build them
21
What did “Tinker v. Des Moines” established?
Freedom of speech
Right to bare arms
Freedom of expression
Freedom of the Press
22
What subjects were the main focuses in education in the U.S. during the Cold War?
Math and Science
Science and History
Economics and Government
English and Matth
23
What started the space race between US and USSR in 1957?
Parastroika
Nasa
Glasnost
Sputnik
24
What did the GI Bill do?
Provided loans to discharged soldiers
Set up the Draft
Set up the pay scale for soldiers
Allowed the president to fund wars
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What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?
Divided Vietnam into 2 countries
Gave the U.S. rights to drill for oil in Vietnam
Increased the presidents power to fight foreign wars
Decreased presidents power to fight foreign wars

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