USHC 7.5-7.6

Joe McCarthy earned national attention bc he...

Who believed the communists had infiltrated the US government and has a term coined after him?

As returning veterans came home, they took the wartime jobs that women held during WW2

Tensions between the USA and the USSR following WW2 that never resulted in actual war/fighting

US wont hesitate 2 aid any country in Middle east that asks for help resisting communism

Name of the event where US-backed Cuban rebels tried to invade & overthrow Castro Cuban govt?

Who became the Soviet leader after Stalin's death in 1953?

Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Levittown is a good example of what USA post-WW2 issue?

Who coined the term "IRON CURTAIN"

Which side did China help during the Korean War?

What was the US response to Stalin's blockade around Berlin?

What happened in the USA as cars became more affordable/automobile ownership went up?

This was lasted from 1950-1953 and ended in a truce

Which one of these Cold War alliances included USSR and Eastern European countries

Who was the US President during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis?

After WW2...Germany was divided between ____ major powers

What is the name of the dividing line between North and South Korea?

CONTAINMENT refers to the policy of...

West Germany was under control of the Allies (USA, GB, France) after WW2

Post-WW2...minorities migrated from rural south to the West coast and Northeast

East Germany was under Soviet control after WW2

Which of these alliances was formed to defend members against communist aggression?

What event occurred in May 1960 that caused Khrushchev 2 cancel Eisenhower invitation 2 Moscow?

What country was divided at the 38th Parallel following WW2?

What event led to an increase in world support for the Jewish people to have a homeland?

When did Israel officially become an independent Jewish state?

North Korea was ___________

Idea that if one country falls to communism in Southeast Asia --> others will fall too

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) came to an end when

US would not hesitate to intervene/aid nations resisting communism

Expected role of traditional homemaker for women began to rise again the 1950s

How did Congress try to help returning vets transition back to civilian life after WW2?

Who did Truman choose to lead UN forces in the Korean War?

What event would explain an increase in US military spending in the 1950s?

The financial plan to rebuild war-torn Europe and prevent appeal of communism was known as the

This country underwent a revolution in 1949 & Mao Zedong was made the leader

South Korea was ________

Which one of these Cold War alliances was the USA NOT a part of?

the American south and Southwest is often called the