Duplicate of POST WAR AMERICA QUIZ

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

Political barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe

What did Duck and Cover teach children?

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

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

the communist countries of Eastern Europe that were under Soviet control

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

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

Americans cracked the Soviet spy code and discovered Russian spies

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

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

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

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

More than 65 million babies were born between 1945 and 1961

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

This man invented the vaccine for polio

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

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

Keeping communism within its present territory

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

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

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

Americans built these in their backyards to survive a nuclear blast

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

This was set up to research rocket science and space exploration

House committee set up to investigate communism

This Russian satellite was the first in space

Which is NOT a description of the Cold War?

This was a mutual defense alliance among several democratic nations

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