Postwar America 2024

Collective name for Truman's proposed domestic policies and programs. Not very successful.

Which of the following refers to the use of overwhelming nuclear force in response to enemy aggression?

Anti-Communist Senator Joseph McCarthy accused the ____ of harboring communists in 1954.

The committee which investigated suspected Communist influence in the US?

General leading UN forces in Korea; Relieved of command by Truman in 1951. Ruled Japan during occupation.

___ was the concept that a nuclear war unwinnable because both sides would completely destroy one another.

US Army Chief of Staff during World War II & Secretary of State who created a plan to aid Europe after WWII.

Military, economic, and technical competition between the US & USSR; 1947-1991

1956 Crisis which brought the US & USSR close to war in the Middle East; US pledged to defend the Middle East.

______ was taken over by communists in October, 1949? Seen as a major setback for Truman's administration.

Which of the following did not contribute to the Baby Boom?

Massive US economic aid package to help rebuild Western Europe. Named for the US secretary of state

Group imprisoned for refusing to answer HUAC questions during the red scare.

Leader of Chinese Communists; Established the People's Republic of China in 1949.

_____ stated that the US must be willing to go to full scale war to accomplish its goals. Used by Eisenhower.

Leaders of Chinese Nationalists; Defeated and fled to Taiwan

Which of the following caused the US to build the Hydrogen Bomb

___ jobs were new jobs in which companies provided services rather than manufactured goods.

_____ was the term for the largest generation in US History. Made possible by medical advances & prosperity.

First successful artifical satellite; Launched by the USSR in October 1957. Made Americans feel behind & vulnerable

Thermonuclear weapon first tested in the Pacific by the US in November, 1952.

The ____ were the Southern and Southwestern states which experienced tremendous growth and development following WWII.

The intervention of ____ when UN forces invaded North Korea in 1950 dramatically changed the Korean war.

Artists, Writers,and Social Critics during the 1950s.

___ is the large scale buying of goods (frequently on credit) that concerned social critics.

Which of the following saw massive population growth/shift during the 1950s? Motly limited to white Americans.

___ was the term for the re-entry of soldiers to civilian life after WWII.

___ suffered strong political criticism by Republicans for "losing China."

During the late 1940s, the United States and the USSR divided Korea along the _____.

_____ was the high speed network of roads built in the 1950s and 1960s.

US government space agency created by the Eisenhower administration in 1958. Civilian, not military.

US Policy, created by the Truman administration, to prevent the global expansion of communism.

_____ was a strong fear of communist influence in US government and society.

US government agency responsible for espionage & counteritelligence. Created in 1947.

____ was the most successful rock and roll singer of the 1950s.

City which the USSR cut off access in 1948. Western Allies airlifted supplies.

International organization created in 1945; All nations are members; Could use force to stop aggression.

Leader of the USSR from 1953 to 1964.

Term for making unsupported accusations about communist connections. Named for a strongly anti-communist senator.

In which of the following countries did the US fight a war to stop the spread of communism?

Nation created in 1948 as a homeland for Jews (seen as essential after the Holocaust).

___ was the military alliance between the USSR and its satellite states.

Which of the following WASN'T a central purpose of NATO?

Demented fiend who tells captive juniors about historical events.

1947 Policy stating that the US would provide aid to countries fighting communists. First applied to Greece & Turkey.

___ was a type of conflict which fought to accomplish specific goals and not to full victory (due to risk)

Post-WWII trials in which Nazi leaders were given legal representation and put on trial.

The Cold War era term for communist Eastern European nations dominated by the USSR.

US President from 1952 to 1960.

Mutual defense alliance between US, Canada, & Western Europe. Kept the US in Europe and prevented Soviet Expansion

Type of business model emerging in the 1950s. Standardized experience across th US.

US President from 1945 to 1952.

US effort to resupply the German capital during 1948 after the USSR cut off land access. Successful