Ch. 28
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- What was the plan to rebuild Western Europe after WWII?
- Marshall Plan
- What was Michael Harrington's book called?
- The Other America
- What Russian dictator died in 1953?
- Joseph Stalin
- What does HUAC stand for?
- House Un-American Activities Committee
- Who became dictator of China in 1949?
- Mao Zedong
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Who won the election of 1960?
Who did he defeat? -
Kennedy won
Nixon was defeated - Who became the new Russian dictator after Stalin died?
- Khrushchev
- North and South Korea were divided on the ______ parallel.
- 38th
- What is Containment?
- American policy to stop the spread of communism.
- How long did the Korean War last?
- 1950 to 1953
- Who was the Cold War between?
- United States and Soviet Union
- In the Korean War, who was on South Korea's side and who was on North Korea's side?
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United States was on South Korea's side
China was on North Korea's side - What new type of nuclear bomb came about in the 1950's?
- H-bomb
- Who won the election of 1952?
- Eisenhower
- Name 3 members of the Warsaw Pact.
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Czechoslovakia
Albania
Romania
Hungary
E. Germany
Russia
Bulgaria - Who gave the famous Iron Curtain speech?
- Winston Churchill
- Who was the famous World War II general that was fired by Truman in 1951?
- MacArthur
- How long was Eisenhower President?
- 1953 to 1961
- What was Sputnik?
- The first Russian space satellite
- What is the American spy network?
- CIA
- What two nations helped Israel defeat Egypt in the 1956 Arab-Israeli War?
- Great Britain and France
- What was the Fair Deal?
- A deal that Harry Truman promised to the American people
- What country blockaded the city of Berlin in 1948?
- Russia
- What was the Truman Doctrine?
- An American Doctrine that promised aid to people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom
- In what port city did General MacArthur land troops?
- Inchon
- What was the Arms Race?
- A race between the U.S. and Soviet Union where both sides developed weapons with more destructive power.
- What is the sunbelt?
- the American southwest
- Harry Truman was President of the United States from _______ to ______.
- 1945 to 1953
- What famous American movie star committed suicide in 1962?
- Marilyn Monroe
- Name 3 Rock 'N Roll stars of the 1950's
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Elvis
Bill Haley
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Fats Domino
Jerry Lee Lewis - What do the letters NATO stand for?
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- What country is Berlin located in?
- East Germany
- What river divided North Korea and China?
- Yalu River
- What famous black baseball player left New York to play for the San Francisco Giants?
- Willie Mays
- What was the new music of the 1950's?
- Rock 'N Roll