Duplicate of POST WAR AMERICA QUIZ

What was the name of the senator who claimed to have a list of communists in the state department?

A new music genre established in the 1950s that used rhythm and blues

This was set up to research rocket science and space exploration

Americans would give European nations aid to rebuild their economies to help with containment

This man invented the vaccine for polio

Great economy, Baby Boom, the GI Bill, and suburbs describes what era in US history?

Stated that the U.S. would free people who are resisting subjugation

Truman sent MacArthur to remove the communists from what country during the Cold War?

Group sent to look for communist in foreign countries during the Cold War

What did Duck and Cover teach children?

Which is NOT a description of the Cold War?

House committee set up to investigate communism

Which is NOT a difference between the US and the USSR during the Cold War?

This act provided for the building of 40,000 miles of interstate highways

What were the bad kids called in the 50's?

This Russian satellite was the first in space

Political barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe

Americans built these in their backyards to survive a nuclear blast

Which communist leader in China threw out Kai-Shek and took over?

What was the operation led by Americans, British, and French to drop supplies on Berlin, thus defeating Soviet Blockade?

the communist countries of Eastern Europe that were under Soviet control

This group sent federal agents to infiltrate groups suspected of being communist in America

Americans cracked the Soviet spy code and discovered Russian spies

More than 65 million babies were born between 1945 and 1961

This was a mutual defense alliance among several democratic nations

An act that gave loans to veterans to buy homes, and attend college

Which Republican President wanted a strong military and had the Federal Highway Act passed?

What were the artists of the 50's who emphasized nonconformity and alternative lifestyles called?

Who made rock'n roll a famous new music genre in the 50s?

Keeping communism within its present territory