Unit 8 (Early Cold War) + Unit 9 (Postwar Boom)

The Baby Boom generation was the ___ generation in history at the time

The Berlin Airlift started after ___ cut all land and water access to West Berlin

The philosophy that used fear of communism to promote one’s own agenda.

It was the U.S. initiative to help non-Communist Europe rebuild after World War II. 

A white undertaker refused to bury Felix Longoria in

It is the line of latitude that divides communist North Korea from democratic South Korea.

Containment was a major component of the ___ Doctrine

The U.S. and the U.K. flew food, fuel, and supplies to ___ after the Soviets blocked it off.

The US kept the development of ___ a secret from the USSR at the end of WWII

Americans bought ___ in record numbers in the 1950s.

By 1960, almost ___% of US homes had TVs

At ____, it was agreed that Germany would be split into 4 occupation zones

They launched the world's 1st artificial satellite

The Truman Doctrine helped any country fighting against ___ in order to stop it from spreading.

On the Road is a famous ___ from the beat movement.

The man in this political cartoon is hysterical about

The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 authorized construction of

The US joined Korea's civil war to contain communism

He led the Chinese communist party during the Chinese Civil War

Which of the following was in short supply right after WWII?

It divided democratic Western and communist Eastern Europe

What did President Truman do to the military in 1948?

It led to the US becoming a "throwaway society."

Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for

Communist countries received aid from the Marshall Plan

In a ___ economy, individuals can own businesses and property.

He integrated major league baseball in 1947

Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg, and Ethel Rosenberg were all ___ of passing military secrets to the USSR

Which president famously had a "The Buck Stops Here" plaque on his desk?

The Korean War began when ___ invaded ___

White Flight was when millions of middle-class white Americans moved from ___ to ___.