Cold War and 50’s 1. What phrase did Churchill use to describe areas under Soviet control? 2. What are satellite nations? 3. Name the policy whose goal it was to try and stop the spread of communism? 4. What official policy stated that the U.S. will try to aid any nation in danger of turning communist? 5. What was the Marshall Plan for? 6. What happened to the nation of Germany after the war? 7. How did the U.S. keep control of West Berlin after the Soviets denied ground access? 8. Why did the U.S. not let the Soviets have Berlin? 9. What is NATO? 10. When did the Soviet Union develop the atomic bomb? 11. How many years later than the U.S. was this achievement accomplished? 12. What group did the Soviets later form to oppose NATO? 13. Who was the Nationalist, U.S. backed leader of China? 14. Who was the leader of the communist forces in China? 15. Who would win the Civil War in China? 16. What nation would the losing side form? 17. What had happened to Korea at the end of WW II? 18. How did the Korean War begin? 19. Who did the U.S. send to try and save South Korea from the Communists? 20. Who enters the Korean War on the side of North Korea? 21. Why does the American General in command disagree with President Truman? 22. What eventually occurs because of this disagreement? 23. What were loyalty boards? 24. Why were they controversial? 25. Who were the Rosenbergs? 26. What happened to the Rosenbergs?

Cold War and 50’s 27. What Senator became famous for his communist hunting tactics? 28. What new weapon is developed to replace the atomic bomb? 29. The idea of opposing communist by being ready to go to war is called? 30. How did the armed forces change during this time period? 31. What did citizens do in reaction to these changes? 32. What was Sputnik? 33. What race did Sputnik create? 34. What was a U-2? 35. What happened with a U-2 in 1960? 36. This new law passed after WW II gave soldiers college loans and home loans? 37. What were Levittowns? 38. What did Truman mean by “the buck stops here”? 39. How did Truman take a stand on Civil Rights in 1948? 40. Why was the election of 1948 a surprise? 41. Truman’s unsuccessful extension of the New Deal was called the? 42. Who is elected President after Truman? 43. What medical breakthrough did Jonas Salk achieve? 44. Eisenhower’s policies that were not too conservative or too liberal are termed? 45. The large increase in the birth rate after the war is called the? 46.What new entertainment source began to challenge radio and movies? 47.This group of non-conformists social critics preceded the hippies of the 60’s? 48.What new form of music began to dominate the thoughts of teens? 49.What was white flight? 50. How did white flight affect urban life?