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