1950s Cold War / US Culture

Leader of the South Korean Republic during Korean War

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

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

American Population increase of the 1950s 

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

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

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

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

Famous baby doctor and author

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

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

Gave WW2 veterans many benefits 

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

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

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

A popular 1950s fashion for teenage girls

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

Popular hairstyle for young men

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

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

Who was the first cover girl of Playboy?

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

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

Revolutionized communications industry; made small radios possible

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

"I like _______"

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

Popular T.V. hero of the 1950's

"________ Knows Best"

Phrase coined by Churchill to describe Soviet policy in Europe

Russian name for Soviet concentration camps

What replaced the radio in the 1950’s?

President Eisenhower's Vice President

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

Soviet satellite launched into space in 1957

State with a large population gain in the 1950's

"Leave it to_______".  1950s TV Show

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

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

Became the 40th state in 1959

Home-- to the middle class

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

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

He developed a polio vaccine

Famous 1950s Rock and Roll singer from Mississippi

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

Society's drop outs and the forerunners to hippies 

Military alliance developed in 1955 by the Soviets and their satellites

Profession and office workers (____ ____ workers)

"I love ______"

Government policy concerning Indian reservations in the 1950s

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

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

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

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

The Nautilus was America's first nuclear powered _____

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

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

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

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

1950s movie blockbuster ( with a Biblical theme)

Military alliance developed in 1949 to fight the spread of Communism

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

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

A movie fad of the 1950's