What did TV portray most in the 50s?

Suburban family life with the father as the primary bread-winner

What was the Marshall Plan?

$13 billion the United States sent to help Europe after WWII

What does HUAC stand for?

House of Unamerican Activities Comission

How did Senator Joe McCarthy gain fame?

By accusing others of being communists fueling a red scare frenzy

Gained popularity as muisc for the youth

How did Stalin attempt to gain sole control of Berlin?

He set up a blockade around the city to block supplies

Why did the United States send money to Chinese Nationalists?

To aid them in their fight against communist rebels

What started the Korean War?

North Korea invaded South Korea

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1
What system, approved by Eisenhower, made movement easier for Americans
The Pony Express
Railroads
Civilian Aircrafts
The Interstate Highway System
2
During the 50s what expanded in numbers most?
Rail workers
Mines
Restaurants
Logging companies
3
What did TV portray most in the 50s?
Suburban family life with the father as the primary bread-winner
Women in power
Minority families and expierences
The struggles of life prior to the 50s
4
What was the Marshall Plan?
Truman's idea to contain communism
The Warsaw nations' plan for recovery after WWII
Marshall MI's first town charter
$13 billion the United States sent to help Europe after WWII
5
What does HUAC stand for?
House of Unamerican Activities Comission
House for Universal Actions Comittee
Heroes of Uncommunist Accolades in China
Heroes of Unusual Accusations Comittee
6
How did Senator Joe McCarthy gain fame?
By being an effective senator that got lots of legislation passed
By becoming the first Wisconsin senator
By running for president
By accusing others of being communists fueling a red scare frenzy
7
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Was embraced by conservative culture
Did not stick around
Wan unhelped by televison
Gained popularity as muisc for the youth
8
In the 50s and 60s where were Americans moving?
The Suburbs
Canada
Big cities
The countryside
9
How did Stalin attempt to gain sole control of Berlin?
He set up a blockade around the city to block supplies
Negotiated a land exchange with NATO nations
He asked president Truman really nicely
Occupied sections of West Berlin with troops
10
What nations are in the Warsaw pact?
West Europe, the United States, and Canada
Eastern Europe and the USSR
Central America and the Caribbean
South Korea, Japan, and South Vietnam
11
Why did the United States send money to Chinese Nationalists?
To aid them in their fight against communist rebels
To help them overthrow the USSR
To strengthen United States' relations with China
To aid the communist rebels in China
12
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were both examples of what?
Military alliances
Trade networks
New nations formed post WWII
Competing television networks
13
What started the Korean War?
The United States invaded North Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
The USSR invaded North Korea
China and North Korea formed an alliance
14
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for what?
Interfering in the election of Dwight Eisenhower
Being members of the communist party
Being spies for communist China
Being spies for the USSR

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