Vocab Words (Mrs.Field)

Question 1

Mao Zedong

Answer 1

Officially established the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949.

Question 2

38th parallel

Answer 2

After the war, the Allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel.

Question 3

Joseph McCarthy

Answer 3

Wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy contributed to fears in the early 1950s by charging that communists were working inside the State Department.

Question 4

Hydrogen bomb

Answer 4

A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in World War 2.

Question 5

Arms race

Answer 5

In what became a nuclear arms race, both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons.

Question 6

Sputnik

Answer 6

The worlds first artificial satellite.

Question 7

Brinksmanship

Answer 7

A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism.

Question 8

Baby boom

Answer 8

A significant increase in the number of babies born.

Question 9

Sun belt

Answer 9

Southern and western states that offered a warm climate year- round and low tax rates.

Question 10

Urban renewal

Answer 10

Program— a plan to improve life in cities.

Question 11

Beats

Answer 11

Young people known as beatniks or beats criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior.

Question 12

Yalta conference

Answer 12

The three leaders made important decisions about the future of European governments.

Question 13

Nuremberg trials

Answer 13

In November 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis on trial in the German city of Nuremberg in what became known as the Nuremberg trials.

Question 14

United Nations

Answer 14

An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts.

Question 15

Cold War

Answer 15

The phrase Cold War came to be used to describe

Question 16

Containment

Answer 16

Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world.

Question 17

Truman Doctorine

Answer 17

Providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism.

Question 18

Marshall Plan

Answer 18

Western Europe received more than $13 billion in US loans and grants for European economy recovery between 1948 and 1952.

Question 19

North Atlantic Treaty organization

Answer 19

US joined 9 European countries, along with Iceland and Canada.

Question 20

GI bill of rights

Answer 20

Offered veterans money for school and loans for farms, and more businesses.

Question 21

Fair Deal

Answer 21

Included a higher minimum-wage the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded social security benefits for the elderly.

Question 22

Potsdam Conference

Answer 22

3 leader attended and the city of Berlin would be separated into four zones.