Review of 1950s Ch. 28-29

During the 1950s, many Americans moved out of the cities and into...

Who was the leader of the FBI and investigated Communists during the Cold War?

What is the nickname for the group of people born between 1945-1960?

They tested the Supreme Court decision banning segregation on federal interstate bus routes.

Executive Order 9981, passed by Pres. Truman, did what?

Who came to power in the Soviet Union after Stalin's death?

At what Allied Conference did President Truman threaten to use the "new bomb" against enemies?

Which artist is credited with breaking the color barrier in music?

Why was "In God We Trust" made the national motto in the 1950s?

What US organization promoted street riots to overthrow governments in Iran and Guatemala?

As a lawyer for the NAACP he won 91% of his cases in the Supreme Court.

Which of the following countries did NOT participate in the Marshall Plan?

Who was NOT a supporter of non-violent protest in the civil rights movement?

Which of the following leaders supported using nuclear weapons in the Korean War?

What was Jonas Salk famous for?

For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?

What foreign policy theory was used to defend containment as the best policy for the Cold War?

The Berlin Airlift provided food and supplies to the citizens of...

The Cold War turned hot in what year?

The government committee behind the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s was...

The purpose of the Freedom Riders was to promote the integration of what?

Which was NOT a popular 1950s tv show?

President Truman continued FDR's policies with the....

Who was Senator McCarthy investigating that led to his decline in popularity?

The Taft-Hartley Act attempted to restrict the power of _____________.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

The Senator who started the 1950s Red Scare with a list of communists in the government.

What group was famously blacklisted for refusing to testify in front of HUAC?

Whose actions started the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

What was the result of the Korean War?

What bill gave financial and educational aid to soldiers returning from WW II?

President Eisenhower used federal armed forces to force school integration in what city?

Alger Hiss was convicted of

1954 Supreme Court case that overturned the "separate but equal" ruling.

The 14 year old murdered for talking to a white woman was

Name the group of people the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 attempted to keep out.

What incident interrupted peace talks between the US and USSR leader Khrushchev?

What battle was a suprise victory for the U.S. in the Korean War?

Literacy tests and Poll taxes are examples of

What was the purpose of NATO?

The policy of the US to keep communism where it already exists and keep it from spreading.

Who was the commander of UN troops in South Korea?

Rock and Roll music has its foundations in

In which country's occupation zone was Berlin located?

Who was the first African-American to serve on the US Supreme Court?

Who nicknamed the divide between East and West Germany the "Iron Curtain"?

Which government agency carried out covert operations during the Cold War?

Communist nations that were under Soviet control (part of the Warsaw Pact). 

Who of the following is famous for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball?

The Eisenhower Doctrine was designed to assist countries where?

The space race began in 1957 when the USSR launched _______, the first man made satellite.

What democratically elected leader did the CIA help overthrow in Iran in 1953?

Name the foreign policy decision that was the first instance of the US using containment?

The Korean War began when what country invaded?

Chinese Nationalists escaped to what island following China falling to Communism?