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Topic 5 (US History)

US History

QuestionAnswer
Period of greatly increased birth rates in American Baby Boom
American group that researched space travel NASA
Name of plan that gave $13 billion to European countries to rebuild and strengthen democracy Marshall Plan
Provided loans, college financial aid, and benefits to veterans who needed support after WWII GI Bill
Fear that communists were working to destroy American life Red Scare
Eisenhower plan that created highway system to connect the nation's cities Interstate Highway Act
Name for global conflict between the United States and Soviet Union over 45 years Cold War
New technology that changed American life and leisure time television
New music style made popular by Chuck Berry and Elvis Pressley Rock and Roll
The Soviet alliance with other communist states Warsaw Pact
Law that outlawed the practice of closed-shop workplaces Hartley Taft Act
Going to the edge of war to discourage Brinkmanship
This was the dividing line between North and South Korea before the Korean War 38th Parellel
Senator who led a "witch hunt" on potential communists in American government Joseph McCarthy
Name for the southern states that many people migrated to in the 1950s Sunbelt
Areas outside the cities that many Americans migrated to in the 1950s Suburbs
The treaty that America joined about WWII NATO
Policy to keep communism within its existing borders containment
Created by: J.Abbott
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