1950s review

Betty Friedan wrote this book about how many women in the 50s felt unfulfilled staying at home

This was the original suburb where the theme of the homes, cars, and people was conformity

Launched by the Soviets in 1957, caused a panic in the US

This war conference meeting is where the first signs of Cold War conflict appeared

People in this nation were attacked by the USSR  in 1956 for trying to break from communism 

This action supported the residents of West Berlin when the USSR blockaded it off 

International peace keeping organization established after WWII  

This doctor told women that they should stay at home and focus on their children 

This new method of buying things took off with American Express in the 50s

Mao Zedong was the leader of this winning side of the Chinese civil war in 1949

This word described the status of the Korean War after 1950- no one winning or losing

This describes the situation of high tension between the US & USSR after WWII

This nation entered the Korean War on the side of the North Koreans

This embarrassing event exposed America's secret program to spy on the USSR 

To save his career, Nixon gave a speech on TV about Checkers which was...

This was famously criticized as a "vast wasteland" for its bland and mindless entertainment

This man was the commanding officer of UN troops in the Korean War

The appearance of this man on the Ed Sullivan show caused girls to faint and parent disapproval

 "conservative when it came to money and liberal when it came to people" is known as

This was the name of Truman's domestic policy ideas

This was an offer of aid to any European country in need after WWII

Senator from Wisconsin who led the anti-communist hysteria in the 50s 

This line is the dividing line between N and S Korea

Which President passed the 1956 Interstate Highway Act?

Executed for their role in passing atomic bomb secrets to the USSR

These southerners left the Democratic party in 1948

Winston Churchill used this phrase to describe the divide between E and W Europe 

This law enabled veterans to buy a house, go to school, and take time to settle in after WWII

These people went to jail for refusing to cooperate with HUAC

Which of the following countries did NOT get a piece of post WWII Germany to rebuild?

This man emerged as the new leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died 

Non Communist alliance joined by the US in 1949

Truman's executive action in favor of civil rights accomplished this

Strategy that said the best way to fight the Soviets was to be ready for war at all times 

This term refers to the largest generation in America born between 1946 and 1964

Truman used his "whistle stop" strategy against this Republican to win in 1948

Bert the Turtle advised kids to do this in case of a nuclear attack 

US policy and belief that we should stop the spread of communism

This type of business organization really took off with McDonalds and standardized America

This country's leader seized the Suez Canal and sparked a major Cold War confrontation in 1956