Cold War 1950’s Review Sheet
Name: ________________________ Pd: ____________
1.
What two Super Powers (countries) were involved in the Cold War? US
and Soviet Union
2.
Who does the term “Reds” refer to? Communists
3.
Define the Truman Doctrine. Stop/Contain communism
4.
Define the Marshall Plan. $$$ Give Money to Europe/ Europe doesn’t fall to Communism
Communist Party 
5.
Explain containment. – prevent Communism from Spreading
6.
How did the US respond to Soviet aggression after WWII? Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Berlin Airlift
7.
What line separated Communist Eastern Europe form democratic Western Europe? IRON CURTAIN
8.
What type of government did Mao Zedong begin in China in 1949? COMMUNIST
9.
What organization did the Communist countries create in response to NATO? WARSAW
10. Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed? MUTUAL DEFENSE AND PEACE
11. Why did defense spending increase in the 1950’s? COLD WAR TO DEFEND THE US.
12. Describe the Berlin Airlift. Include why it started and what the Americans did. What year was it?
STALIN BLOCKADES WEST BERLIN,,,US SENDS SUPPLIES FROM THE SKY.
13. Why did the Korean War begin? What year? NORTH ATTACKS THE SOUTH…1950-1953
14. How is containment part of the Korean War? NORTH AND SOUTH 38TH PARALLEL
15. What event sparked the Space Race and the idea that the Soviets were more technologically advanced than the US? Who Won?
SPUTNIK LAUNCHED….USA WINS
16. Describe the Loyalty Review Board. CONSEQUENCE OF COLD WAR: INVESTEGATED POSSIBLE MEMBERS OF
COMMUNIST PARTY
17. What type of people did HUAC and Joseph McCarthy investigate? POSSIBLE COMMUNISTS
18. Why were Julius & Ethel Rosenberg executed? PASSING ATOMIC SECRETS TO SOVIETS
19. What does the term McCarthyism typically symbolize? WITCH HUNT WITH NO PROOF
20. What was confirmed by the publication of the Venona Papers? PROOF JULIUS & ETHEL ROSENBERG WERE GUILTY
21. Describe a Levittown. SUBURBS…LITTLE HOUSES MADE OF TICKY TACK (Song)
22. Why did the baby boom begin after WWII? DELAY IN MARRIAGES DURING WWII
23. What did the GI Bill offer to returning WWII veterans? BONUS, GO TO SCHOOL,
BUY HOUSE OPEN A BUSINESS.
24. Why was the Federal Highway Act of 1956 passed? MILITARY
25. What did the highways lead to? MORE SUBURBS
26. Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with what new scientific discovery? POLIO VACCINE
27. Describe the fears Americans had during the Cold War. How did some Americans prepare themselves for an Atomic War?
BOMB SHELTERS, DUCK AND COVER
28. Describe the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)- LOWER TARIFFS.
29. What new ‘music’ emerged during the 1950’s? ROCK AND ROLL….ELVIS
30. Describe the term “Conformity” EVERYTHING THE SAME
31. Describe the Beat Generation. YOUNG TEENAGES WHO WANT CHANGE
32. “We weren’t concerned about markets; we were concerned about preventing Soviet control of larger areas of the world than they
already controlled. “ CONCERN OVER COMMUNISM, NOT MONEY
33. What is the Iron Curtain? IMMAGINARY LINE THAT CUTS NATO COUNTRIES AND WARSAW COUNTRIES
34. What is Sputnik ? Describe it… FIRST SATTELITE
35. Why did McCarthy help spread terror to Americans by trying to find Communists in government offices.
FEAR THAT COMMUNISM MAY SPREAD TO THE US.