The attempt to stop the spread of Communism

What was White Flight?

white people fled to surburbs leaving inner-cities to decay

What was McCarthyism?

Communist hysteria prevalent in the 1950s

What was the Baby Boom?

Many troops came home and married, resulting in many kids.

What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?

US learned the Soviet Union was putting missiles in Cuba

To protect countries from communism.

What was the result of the Truman Doctrine 3/1947)?

$400 million from Congress goes to protecting Turkey/Greece

Why was the Interstate Highway System created?

To allow for better transportation, For improvement in the US economy, For military use and quick shipment, For better, safe and more reliable roads

What was the Cold War?

A rivalry between the US and the USSR.

The GI Bill was introduced to

aid veterans with college education and home ownership

What was the Berlin Airlift?

An operation where US & UK forces sent food/supplies to Berlin

As the suburbs grew in the 1950s more...

White people moved to the suburbs

What was the Berlin Blockade about?

The USSR stopping US access to West Berlin hoping they'd give up

How did the US react to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The US set up a blockade to keep Soviet ships away from Cuba

The Warsaw Pact sought to:

Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations

How did the Korean war start?

North Korea crossed the 38th parallel

The Marshall Plan was...

A US supplying billions of dollars to rebuild Europe

What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

It had the U.S missiles in Turkey removed, It banned the testing of Nuclear Weapons, The US agreed to never again invade Cuba, The missiles in Cuba were removed

What was the Bay of Pigs?

An unsuccessful US invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles

What was the result of the Korean War?

Neither side won the war and there is still a "Cease Fire" today

Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers

What was the Red Scare?

A fear of Communism spreading to America

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What is Containment?
The attempt to stop the spread of Communism
The attempt to stop the spread of Democracy
The continuation of Communism
Container of candy kept in the Presidential Desk
2
What was White Flight?
Increased Birth rate over the nation during 19502
the 1956 law that authorized $32 billion on highway spending
white people fled to surburbs leaving inner-cities to decay
Pelicans migrating south for the winter
3
What was McCarthyism?
Ceasing all production of red paint
Communist hysteria prevalent in the 1950s
The downfall of democracy in 1987
An ideology that proclaimed gummy bears as gods
4
What was the Baby Boom?
Children bombing several factories to protest child labor laws
Many troops came home and married, resulting in many kids.
Several children just spontaneously combusted.
A child-led revolution sparked by a shortage of televisions
5
What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuba had become a free democratic country
The Soviet Union learned the US was putting missiles in Cuba
China had stopped sending missiles to Cuba
US learned the Soviet Union was putting missiles in Cuba
6
Why was NATO formed?
To fight terrorists.
To fight against capitalism
To fight Russsia
To protect countries from communism.
7
What was the result of the Truman Doctrine 3/1947)?
$400 million from Congress goes to protecting Turkey/Greece
Truman meets with Stalin to warn him about communism in W.G.
Truman declares official Cold War on Stalin
Truman declares $5 billion to the protection of Bizonia
8
What did the Berlin Wall do?
Divide US and Mexico
Divide East and West Germany
Divide USSR and China
Divide East and West Berlin
9
Why was the Interstate Highway System created?
To allow for better transportation
For improvement in the US economy
For military use and quick shipment
For better, safe and more reliable roads
10
What was the Truman Doctrine similar to?
Monroe Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Putin Doctrine
The New Deal
11
What was the Cold War?
A world war
A war that was very cold.
A rivalry between the US and the USSR.
A war involving the USSR and Netherlands
12
The GI Bill was introduced to
aid veterans with PTSD
aid veterans with partaking in the babyboom
aid veterans with job opportunities
aid veterans with college education and home ownership
13
What was the Berlin Airlift?
When the Japanese surrendered after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
An operation where US & UK forces sent food/supplies to Berlin
The battle that ended World War II
Taking planes out of the city of Berlin because it was too powerful
14
As the suburbs grew in the 1950s more...
White and black people were living together in the suurbs
People moved to rural areas
White people moved to the suburbs
Black people stayed in the country & whites in the city
15
What was the Berlin Blockade about?
The UK and France refusing to go Berlin
The USSR stopping US access to West Berlin hoping they'd give up
East Berlin blocking US troops from entering West Berlin
The US stopping Russia from going in to Berlin
16
Random Fact!: The USSR targeted a heavy traffic area in the center of the Pentagon that turned out to be a...
Gift Shop
Bathroom
Storage facility
Hotdog stand
17
How did the US react to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US set up a blockade to keep Soviet ships away from Cuba
US launched nuclea missiles toward the Soviet Union
US did nothing about the crisis
US sent Peace Corps workers into Cuba to help them
18
The Warsaw Pact sought to:
Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe
Provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after WWll
19
How did the Korean war start?
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel
The US wanted to take over all of Korea
South Korea didn’t want to be communist
The USSR wanted to take over All of Korea
20
The Marshall Plan was...
A US supplying billions of dollars to rebuild Europe
A US military tactic for an invasion of Russia
A document which created the C.I.A. and other agencies
A US policy on the usage of nuclear weapons
21
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
It had the U.S missiles in Turkey removed
It banned the testing of Nuclear Weapons
The US agreed to never again invade Cuba
The missiles in Cuba were removed
22
What was the Bay of Pigs?
A successful invasion of the USSR by Cuban exiles
The USSR planting missile sites across the bays of Cuba
An unsuccessful US invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles
A Cuban national holiday where everyone has a Luau on the beach
23
What was the result of the Korean War?
Communist China won the Korean War
A wall was built between North and South Korea
Neither side won the war and there is still a "Cease Fire" today
South Korea won and gladly reunited with North Korea
24
Random Fact!: The CIA wanted to use which animal help them eavesdrop on Soviet conversations?
Cats
Dogs
Lizards
Birds
25
A proxy war was ...
Wars between smaller countries fighting for the larger superpowers
A battle where both superpowers fought using nuclear weapons
A war which is still ongoing
A war without a winner
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What was the Red Scare?
The fear of the color red
A contagious blood disease
The fear of Republicans
A fear of Communism spreading to America

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