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Chapter 11, 50s
The 1950s
Question | Answer |
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The Truman Doctrine | was designed to stop communism from spreading. |
After WW2, Korea was divided in half and was- | occupied partly by the Soviet Union and partly by the United States. |
North Korea's surprise attack | drove South Korea troops into the Pusan area. |
Suburban life in the 1950s was characterized by | TVs, shopping malls, and time-saving devices. |
What caused Cold War tensions to grow during the 1950s? | a build-up of weapons |
President Kennedy's New Frontier program | increased the minimum wage and created the Peace Corps. |
Why were Soviet missiles in Cuba a threat to the United States? | because Cuba is close to Florida |
Who was the first man in space? | Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin |
President Kennedy's civil rights bill | made segregation in public places against the law. |
Cesar Chavez | led Mexican-American farm workers in a fight for better wages |
General Douglas MacArthur | was the commander of the UN forces in Korea. |
In the 1950s teenagers listened to | rock and roll music |
Dr. Martin Luther King | was awarded the Nobel peace prize |
One popular activity in the 1950s was | watching television |