2021 Cold War and Affluence

Leading figure of Beat Generation and ensuing counterculture movement of the mid-20th century.

U.S.A created this bomb after the USSR's successful 1949 Soviet a-bomb test.

After the Korean war, North Korea and South Korea

The world's first space satellite. Launched by the Soviet Union.

Nonconformists in the 1950s; encouraged individuality in an age of conformity (ex. used drugs).

Winston Churchill said that European countries living under Soviet domination were behind

He wrote in his Poem "Howl" about the destructive forces of conformity in the United States.

How did the USSR respond to the Hungarian Independence movement in 1956?

He was very controversial Rock N' Roll artist; nicknamed "The King".

in the 1950's senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he

What country was likely an original member of Nato

What happened to the U.S. birth rate after WWII ended?

Eisenhower's Sec. of State; called for more radical measures to roll back communism.

What was the primary goal of the United Nations?

Democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as

Which group of countries were Warsaw Pact members?

The "new look" defense policy of the Eisenhower administration of the 1950's.

The US and the USSR each engaged in a continual build up of nuclear weapons. This was known as

Result of the development of credit cards, revolving charge accounts, and easy payment plans.

What country was likely a member of the Warsaw Pact?

Which technological innovations contributed most to the start of the Space Race

How long did the Cold War last?

The Atom Bomb was invented by the US during an emergency program known as the

Which is the best description of the Marhsall Plan of 1947

Which US president  would help other countries, such as Greece & Turkey, fight communism

What word describes communist government that exists in the real world?

During the Cold War which two countries were super powers?

an economic/political system where industry are controlled by private owners for profit is

Under Nikita Khruschev's reign, he was able to end a rebellion in

_____ created a vaccine for polio in 1954.

His housing innovations popularized the type of community building later known as suburbia.

Who was the president at the beginning of the Cold war?

The Cold War was a war of ideas between

Which of the following was an effect of the Cold War?

What was the main purpose of US foriegn policy in the decade following WWII?

Name the USSR leader at the beginning of the Cold War

Wrote "The Other America" which supported the war on poverty.

Many countries with democratic governments formed an alliance known as 

Which two countries staged a 1953 military coup in Iran that restored the Iranian monarchy

Which nation was not involved in the Korean war?

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee

New American suburbs where almost anyone can afford a home.