Cold War Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
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divider was built in 1961 to keep people from leaving a communist city

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Berlin Wall

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2
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these verified that there were communists in the US government and industry

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banona papers

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3
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led by Chiang Kai-Shek, they were defeated in the Chinese civil war

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nationalists

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4
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Rock and roll was a form of ____ for teenagers in the 50s, they wanted to be different, not conform

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rebellion

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5
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he Goal of this group was to increase math and science education in the US - resulted from the launch of Sputnik

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NDEA

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6
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Ownership of these increased dramatically in the 50s leading to its “golden Age”

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television

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7
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provided education funding for returning WWII vets

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GI Bill

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8
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when the economy is controlled by the government

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communism

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9
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manufacturing / Manual labor jobs were know as ___ jobs

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blue collar

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10
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plan to rebuild Europe after WWII and stop communism by providing funds to US friendly nations

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marshall plan

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11
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when private citizens control the economy

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capitalism

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12
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anti communist alliance of North America and Western Europe in case of attack

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NATO

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13
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non conformit poets and artists were part of the ___ of the 50s who expressed their ideas in many art forms

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beat movement

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14
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they were executed for selling secrets to the USSR

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The Rosenburgs

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15
Q

Korea was divided here - before and after the war

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38 parallel

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16
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office / service jobs were known as ___ jobs

17
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The Truman Doctrine, uses first in turkey and Greece, was the US policy to stop the spread of communism - also known as ____

18
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he led the investigation of accused communists in the US

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Joseph Mccarthey

19
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the vaccine for this 50s disease was developed by Jonas Salk

20
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commander of US forces in Korea, was fired for wanted to use nuclear weapons on China

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Douglas MacArthur

21
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created in 1958 with the goal of developing a space program for the US

22
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this early 50s war was an effort to stop the spread of communism

23
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they investigated communists in the US, primarily in the movie industry

24
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this was done by the Soivets to stop the reunification of Berlin and Germany

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Berlin Blockade

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Division in Europe after WWII
Iron Curtain
26
the closest the US has come to nuclear war
Cuban Missile crisis
27
The US placed this on money during the red Scare of the 50s
In God we trust
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Eastern European nations dominated by the USSR
Satellite Nations
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Eisenhower's willingness to use all out war against the Soviets
Brinkmanship ship
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the US led effort to leer throw Fidel Castro
bay of pigs
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prosperity of the 50s led to the rapid growth of
suburbs
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communist military Alliance
Warsaw act
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with a goal of putting a man on the moon, American became determined not to lose the __ after the launch of Sputnik and later, the first man in space
space race
34
communist leader of China
Mao Zedong
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with extra money to spend ,the 1950s were a time of
consumerism
36
first man made satellite, launched by the Soivets in 1957
Sputnik
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population explosion from 1946 To 1964
Baby boom
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from 1948- 1949 , the Us provided materials and supplies to wear Berlin
Berlin airlift
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efficiently built suburban communities
Levit towns