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Hansen
American History
1950s Unit Bingo Review
Names _______________
Where were tons of
countries ‘up for grabs’
after WWII?
__________ and
____________
What piece of legislation
allowed large numbers of
American soldiers
returning from WWII to
buy homes and go to
college? ______________
___________________
Who became president
after Truman and was he a
democrat or republican?
_____________________
_____________________
What was Sputnik?
____________________
___________________
___________________
What are ICBMs ?
________________
________________
________________
The Berlin Airlift was a(n)
________ (a country)
action to prevent the
Soviet Union from getting
the _________ (a
direction) half of Berlin
Why were Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
executed? _________
_________________
When the U.S. and the
Soviet Union left
Korea to be
independent in 1948,
both sides were sneaky
because they left
________
governments behind
In the ‘up for grabs’
countries after WWII, the
U.S. and the Soviet Union
both hoped to make these
countries part of their own
“______ of __________”
(their side of the Cold War
battle, in terms of trade,
political system, etc.)
What was a Levittown?
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
Americans were eager to
spend money during the
1950s, not only because
their spending had been
limited during WWII, but
also because it had been
limited even earlier during
the ___________
____________________
How could one make the
argument that the huge
increase in the numbers of
atom bombs actually made
the world safer? ________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
How was Sputnik related
to the Nuclear Arms Race
between the U.S. and the
Soviet Union? ________
____________________
Which of the following
things was divided by the
Iron Curtain (best answer
What was a Blacklist
during the 1950s and
what could get you on
one?
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
When General
MacArthur marched
into North Korea, he
gambled (and lost) that
________________
________________
________________
What are white collar
jobs and what are blue
collar jobs?
The suburb was only made
possible because
increasing numbers of
Americans owned ______
I referred to the Berlin
Airlift as the first Cold
War game of nuclear
chicken. What is the more
academic term for this
kind of contest?
___________________
Under the Communist
System of the Soviet
Union, who runs the
businesses in a country?
_____________________
______________
If NATO = Western Bloc
then _________________
= Eastern Bloc
How was Francis Gary
Powers, an American spy,
captured by the Soviet
Union? _______________
_____________________
_____________________
HUAC a committee
set up by the _____
_________________
and its goal was to
_________________
_________________
_________________
Despite the fact that by
the end of the Korean
War the north and
south remained
separate and about the
same as at the start,
how could you argue
that the U.S. won the
war? ____________
________________
During the 1950s, was
there a shift towards
more Americans
working in white collar
jobs or was there a shift
towards more Americans
working in blue collar
jobs? ____________
__________________
Tell me 2 reasons that the
1950s were a golden age
for teenagers.
How had Eisenhower first
become a household name
in the United States?
___________________
___________________
___________________
Under the Capitalist
System of the United
States, who runs the
businesses in a country?
____________________
What was the biggest
failure of the U.S. policy
of containment in the
decade after WWII?
_________________
At the Yalta Conference,
Berlin was split amongst
the winners of World War
II, which seemed fair, but
was a little weird because
Berlin was entirely inside
the part of Germany
controlled by
__________________.
Who was in control of
Korea for the thirty
years before World
War II? ___________
Mr. Hansen is ____
times better looking
than you and even
__________ times
better looking than
Harris Arghandiwal
and Andrew Lau
One reason that WWII
increased U.S.-Soviet
tensions, despite the fact
that the two were
nominally (in name)
allies, was the fact that
the Soviet Union wished
the U.S. had launched
_____________ earlier
What was the impact of
the rise of suburbia on the
inner cities? Explain!
____________________
____________________
___________________
What was the bomb that
was even more powerful
than the type of atomic
bomb dropped on
Hiroshima? ___________
_______________
What were the two crucial
1949 events from a Cold
War standpoint?
1) _________________
___________________
2) _________________
___________________
What is the idea of
‘nuclear winter? ________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
What is the name of the
senator who was most
famously a ‘witch hunter’
of Communists in the U.S.
government? ________
____________________
Who got the northern
half of Korea in 1945
as it was freed from its
old imperial master?
__________________
‘Yakity Yak’ is proof
both that 1950s teens
were ____________
but also that their
rebellion at this point
was still very _______
What part of the world
had Stalin already
conquered when WWII
ended? ______________
_______________
Was Truman a Democrat
or a Republican?
__________________
What does M.A.D. stand for?
______________________
______________________
______________________
Was wealth inequality (the
gap between the wealth of
the rich and the wealth of
the poor) greater in Soviet
Russia or the U.S. in the
1950s? _____________
What is the name of the
U.S. policy that sent
money to Western Europe
to rebuild it and also to
prevent Communism from
taking root there?
____________
During what decade was
the 1st Red Scare in
American history?
_______
Joe McCarthy finally
lost his credibility
when he went after
Communists in the
U.S. __________
What is the vocab
word that explains the
expected hairstyles
and lifestyles of white
suburbanites in the
1950s?
______________
White collar _________
___________________
only)
-East and West Berlin
-N and S Berlin
-Eastern and Western
Europe
-N and S Europe
Blue collar _________
____________________
#1 _________________
___________________
#2 ___________________
_____________________
Hansen
American History
1950s Unit Bingo Review
Names _______________
Where were tons of
countries ‘up for grabs’
after WWII?
_Africa_________ and
_Asia_________
What piece of legislation
allowed large numbers of
American soldiers
returning from WWII to
buy homes and go to
college? ________GI
BIll______
___________________
Who became president
after Truman and was he a
democrat or republican?
__Eisenhower (‘Ike’) ,
Republican____________
____________________
What was Sputnik? __first
artificial satellite- sent up
by the
Soviets_______________
What are ICBMs ?
_Missiles that can carry
nukes and go anywhere
in the world
(Intercontinental
Ballistic Missiles)
_______________
The Berlin Airlift was a(n)
__American______ (a
country) action to prevent
the Soviet Union from
getting the __Western_ (a
direction) half of Berlin
Why were Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
executed? ____selling
nuclear secrets to the
Russians_____
When the U.S. and the
Soviet Union left
Korea to be
independent in 1948,
both sides were sneaky
because they left
__puppet______
governments behind
In the ‘up for grabs’
countries after WWII, the
U.S. and the Soviet Union
both hoped to make these
countries part of their own
“_spheres_____ of
_influence_________” (their
side of the Cold War battle,
in terms of trade, political
system, etc.)
What was a Levittown?
___a suburb of cheap,
cookie-cutter houses
built on a large scale,
using production line
techniques, after WWII
_____________________
Americans were eager to
spend money during the
1950s, not only because
their spending had been
limited during WWII, but
also because it had been
limited even earlier during
the __Great Depression
__
How could one make the
argument that the huge
increase in the numbers of
atom bombs actually made
the world safer? ________
__If M.A.D. will occur in
a war, better not to start
one at
all___________________
_____________________
How was Sputnik related
to the Nuclear Arms Race
between the U.S. and the
Soviet Union?
_____Could the Soviets
launch a nuke at the U.S.
through space? ________
Which of the following
things was divided by the
Iron Curtain (best answer
What was a Blacklist
during the 1950s and
what could get you on
one? __Blacklist- list
of people who should
be avoided (not
hired) – get one on by
being suspected of
Communist
loyalities___________
When General
MacArthur marched
into North Korea, he
gambled (and lost) that
_____China wouldn’t
enter the war against
the U.S. ___________
What are white collar
jobs and what are blue
collar jobs?
The suburb was only made
possible because
increasing numbers of
Americans owned
__cars____
I referred to the Berlin
Airlift as the first Cold
War game of nuclear
chicken. What is the more
academic term for this
kind of contest?
___brinksmanship______
__________
Under the Communist
System of the Soviet
Union, who ran most
businesses in the country?
____the
government___________
____________________
If NATO = Western Bloc
then ___Warsaw
Pact____= Eastern Bloc
How was Francis Gary
Powers, an American spy,
captured by the Soviet
Union? _______________
___his top secret U-2 spy
plane was shot down
while spying over the
Soviet Union__
HUAC was set up
inside the U.S.
__House of
Representatives___
_________________
and its goal was to
___root out
Communists from
the government and
other key sectors of
the United
States_____________
Despite the fact that by
the end of the Korean
War the north and
south remained
separate and about the
same as at the start,
how could you argue
that the U.S. won the
war? ___Communism
was
contained_________
During the 1950s, was
their a shift towards
more Americans
working in white collar
jobs or was there a shift
towards more Ameircans
working in blue collar
jobs? _____white
collar _______
Tell me 2 reasons that the
1950s were a golden age
for teenagers.
How had Eisenhower first
become a household name
in the United States?
__leading D-Day and
western theatre in WWII
_________________
Under the Capitalist
System of the United
States, who ran most
businesses in the country?
___private
citizens____________
What was the biggest
failure of the U.S. policy
of containment in the
decade after WWII?
_____China _
At the Yalta Conference,
Berlin was split amongst
the winners of World War
II, which seemed fair, but
seemed a little weird
because Berlin was
entirely inside the part of
Germany controlled by
____USSR______
Who was in control of
Korea for the thirty
years before World
War II? _Japan ____
Mr. Hansen is _∞
___ times better
looking than you
and __∞ + 1__
One reason that WWII
increased U.S.-Soviet
tensions, despite the fact that
the two were nominally (in
name) allies, was the fact that
the Soviet Union wished the
U.S. had launched __D-Day
or a major second
front___________ earlier
What was the impact of
the rise of suburbia on
inner cities and public
transportation? Explain! _
_____neglected as whites
moved out and minority
needs’ were often
overlooked
What was the bomb that
was even more powerful
than the type of atomic
bomb dropped on
Hiroshima? __Hydrogen
(Fusion) Bomb_________
_______________
What were the two crucial
1949 events from a Cold
War standpoint?
1) ___China to
Communism __
2) ___Soviets got the
bomb___
What is the idea of
‘nuclear winter? ________
____enough bombs cause
debris in the atmosphere
to choke out the suns’
rays for years, ending life
on earth_____________
What is the name of the
senator who was most
famously a ‘witch hunter’
of Communists in the U.S.
government? ___Joeseph
McCarthy_____________
Who got the northern
half of Korea in 1945
as it was freed from its
old master? ___the
Soviet Union
_______________
‘Yakity Yak’ is proof
both that 1950s teens
were _rebellious
___but also that their
rebellion at this point
was still very __tame
by later
standards_____
What part of the world
had Stalin already
conquered when WWII
ended? ___Eastern
Europe ___________ __
Was Truman a Democrat
or a Republican?
___Democrat____
What does M.A.D. stand for?
___Mutually______________
___Assured_______________
___Destruction____________
Was wealth inequality (the gap
between the wealth of the rich
and the wealth of the poor)
greater in Soviet Russia or the
U.S. in the 1950s? __U.S.___
What is the name of the U.S.
policy that sent money and
weapons to Western Europe to
rebuild it and also to prevent
Communism from taking root
there? _Marshall Plan _
During what decade was
the 1st Red Scare in
American history?
__1920s_____
Joe McCarthy finally
lost his credibility
when he went after
Communists in the
U.S. _army_________
What is the vocab word
that explains the expected
hairstyles and lifestyles of
white suburbanites in the
1950s? ___Conformity_
White collar __suit and
tie  managing and
service work  work
with your brain _____
only)
-East and West Berlin
-N and S Berlin
-Eastern and Western
Europe
-N and S Europe
Blue collar _overalls 
industrial work 
work with your hands _
#1 ___had spending
money ______
#2 __had more
independence (cars)__
times better looking
than Harris
Arghandiwal and
Andrew Lau