Unit 12 Cold War

true or false: america won the Korean war

America's Struggle to gain weapons superiority over the USSR

The California Master Plan gave us more_______.

The 1st mission of the CIA – over throw the government in Iran

Eisenhower Doctrine - Stop the spread of communism in the __________.

Ernesto Galarza was a

Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

The fear that communism was going to take over America from the 1940s to 1950s

In the 1950s, more people found employment in the __________ (Desk jobs) than in factories .

__________ - the largest consumers of movies, cars, radios, televisions, and the 2nd largest group in the workforce.

Who were the beatniks?

What was The Fair Deal?

McCarthyism

__________ the first rock&roll idol, sold millions of records, but stole his act from the many Black artist.

What does this remind you of?

In his book The Other America, Michael Harrington wrote about

Because USA lost the space race to the USSR, The education system introduced _________ in Math and science.

As a result of Public Housing, there was a greater amount of poverty, which led to other problems, such as petty crime.

In the 1950s, young adults left the rural southern areas to live in larger cities.

In response to Sputnik, America creates ____ to coordinate the space related efforts of American scientist and military

Eisenhower’s administration developed the _____ – in 1947, a global intelligence organization

This is when the U.S. did not help the allies take back a canal in Egypt:

During the Cold War in the middle east, the U.S. backed _______; USSR backed Arabs

In 1953, the federal government enacted the __________, which sought to end Native American tribal government.

Dr. Benjamin Spock’s Book...

The National Defense Education Act

A feminist writer who for women's rights and ind; wrote The Feminine Mystique

The 1950s included many jobs where people worked in information industries. which often used _____.

Alger Hiss

Who was J. Edgar Hoover?

This gave 12 billion dollars to Western European Countries (Satellite Nations refused)

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Highway system?

This is the largest labor union in the U.S. and still has the greatest amount of political power for its members:

Which of the following was NOT something people bought for their homes in the 1950s?

What was the baby boom?

Rock music originated in the rhythm and blues traditions of African Americans.

Baby boomers became the first generation to grow up _________

Factors that drew people to the _____ included its warm climate, jobs in the defense, aerospace, electronics, and oil.

William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of suburbs by

What did the GI Bill do?

true or false: North Korea is a democracy.

The first mission of the CIA was to overthrow the government of ________ which is why they don't like U.S.A. today:

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

Truman did not support Civil Rights

This term describes the tension between communist and democratic governments from 1946 to 1990

What was the First artificial satellite to orbit Earth by the Russians?

Dr. Jonas Salk developed the vaccine for:

Who were the Hollywood Ten?

The Black artist that was the inventor of rock and roll.

In the 1950s, which group had it worse economically than any other group?

The leader of the soviet union after Stalin:

The purpose of the McCarran-Walter Act was to....

In 1951, a white disc jockey named _________began broadcasting what he called “race music” , but changed it to Rock&Roll