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A military alliance of satellite nations under the control of the Soviet Union
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A government committee created to search for disloyal Americans focusing its attention on Hollywood.
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The anti-communist technique that accused Americans of being communist without any evidence. This led to many losing their jobs or being blacklisted.
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This Soviet satellite began the space race when the Soviet Union launched the first unmanned object into space.
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This event led to the Soviet Union accusing the United States of spying and caused an increase in tensions between the two countries.
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An era of hostilities between two superpowers, when each tried to spread the economic and political ideas to the world but did not lead to direct conflict between them.
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This warning challenged the Soviet Union by letting them know that the United States would defend Middle East against communist attacks.
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The policy of containment that called for the United States to support countries who resisted communism.
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What did Joseph Stalin do to make President Harry Truman distrust him at the end of WWII?
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He went back on his promise of free elections in Poland.
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He formed the Warsaw pact
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How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union's blockade of a portion of Germany?
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Invading Germany and attacking the Soviet Union forces.
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Spying on the Soviets with U2 spy planes
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Providing supplies to Germans during the Berlin airlift.
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Creating NATO to intimidate the Soviet Union
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Which spy case increased the fear of Americans about communism in the late 1940's?
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Etherl and Julius Rosenberg case
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Who was the President of the United States at the beginning of the Cold War (1945)
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A conglomerate is a company that offers similar products at many locations.
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The baby boom began in the late 1940's
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Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio
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Planned obsolescence is a marketing strategy that encouraged to buy more goods by desigining goods to become obsolete.
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Consumerism decreased during the 1950's
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This term refers to the migration of middle class families to the suburbs during the 1950's
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Which of the followin artists popularized a an African-American music style with white teenagers?
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These individuals rejected the social pressure of the 1950's by rejecting material goods and not watching television.
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Describe the lifestyle of women during the 1950's. Why do you think these expectations were placed on women during the 1950's and do you think a homemaker's was more like a dream or a living nightmare?
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Explain why Americans feared Communism, give specific examples. How did the Cold War affected life in the United States.
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A psychologist during the 1950's described television as a "vast wasteland". Do you agree with that statement, explain if you think tv had a positive or negative effect.
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The group the benefited most from the 1950's economy and society.
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This person ordered the construction of the interstate highway system.
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