Chapter 27 - Early Years of the Cold War

Which benefits did the G.I. Bill of Rights offer to veterans?

Some social critics complained that suburban life was too heavily based on ?.

In October 1957, the USSR launched ?, the world’s first artificial satellite.

What is one reason why some American women were discouraged during the postwar years?

The term Cold War came to be used to describe the

The novel ? focused on isolation from society felt by many African Americans.

A new ? swept America in the 40s and 50s, when Americans again feared Communists.

Some suburban communities, including Levittown, refused to sell homes to ? families.

In the 50s many people moved to the ?, where tax rates were often low.

During the 1950s, musicians such as Elvis Presley helped what type of music become popular?

President Truman sent U.S. military forces to South Korea to

The U.S. joined 9 Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada, to form the ? .

In 1950 Senator ? claimed to know Communists aiding the USSR from inside the U.S. government.

Dwight D. Eisenhower said the first task of his administration would be to

In the 1950s the federal government began an urban renewal program mainly to

One of the first decisions made by the United Nations was to

The new foreign policy the U.S. developed to deal with the Cold War was based on the goal of ?.

Crisis involving the ?, began when Britain, France, & Israel invaded Egypt, US-USSR ended it.

According to the charts, which of the following statements is true ?

American scientists tested the first ? in the South Pacific in 1952.

What was the original purpose of the United Nations?

U.S. ? helped the Greeks defeat the Communist and protected Turkey from USSR expansion.

Major gains early on by the UN forces in Korea were undermined when

Some ? did not support Truman in the election because he supported civil rights laws.

President Truman appointed Eleanor Roosevelt as one of the first U.S. delegates to the ?.