Cold War/1950's

Beatniks, nonconformity, antimaterialism, Jack Kerouac

In 1945, the Big 3 met to decide what to do with Germany.  What did they decide?

With more money to spend and more products to buy, this became an American way of life...

Labeling someones activities as this would be to suggest they they are making false accusations

The shooting down of an American spy plane by the Soviets.

Its main goal was to stop the spread of Communism.

Accusations that communism was widely present in the US government and military were made by...

Elvis Presley, Roots in R&B, Chuck Berry, Simple melodies and lyrics

Which of the following would not be considered a conglomerate?

Which of the following would not be considered a franchise?

What group is best known for investigating Communism in the film industry?

The Interstate Highway Act was a direct result of all of the following except...

The GI Bill of rights offered returning veterans the following benefits except...

Where were the vast majority of homes in the 1950's built?

This military alliance was the first peacetime alliance the US ever entered.

When a cease fire was signed halting the Korean War...

Which politician was the first to skillfully use the new medium of TV?

Who did the Dixiecrats nominate to run for President in 1948?

Which group was instrumental in developing the Beat movement?

Leader of the Soviet Union in the 1960's.

What did the USSR set up as a response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?

Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War...

What did Churchill call the line between free and communist countries in Europe?

I Love Lucy, glorified white America, "Golden Age", avoided issues such as race and poverty

The US responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the...

During the Korean War, who fought on the side of the Communists?

He developed the vaccine against polio.

Military alliance between the USSR and its satellite nations.

The agency of the US government that used spies to get information and carry out secret actions

What are Baby Boomers concerned with at this time (2020)?

He was tried for espionage but was only convicted of perjury.

The willingness to go to the edge of all out war to stop the spread of Communism.

He feared that the U2 spy plane incident would weaken his bargaining power with the USSR.

Shot down while flying a U2 over the Soviet Union.

All of the following contributed to people being out of work in the late 1940's except...