Postwar America Practice test Question and Answers Accurately Solved

Postwar America Practice test Question and Answers Accurately Solved Harry Truman - became president when FDR died and made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan Douglas MacArthur - becomes in charge of rebuilding Japan with Emperor Hirohito and named the Defacto Emperor George F. Kennan - an advocate of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War George Marshall - Leading planner of strategy for the Allies in WWII and served as secretary of state Joe McCarthy - led a campaign against communists in U.S. society and government. He led investigations where people were forced to answer questions and forced from their jobs Bill Haley and the Comets - earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of America Chuck Berry - American guitarist, singer and songwriter and is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music Elvis Presley - American rock n roll singer Fidel Castro - governed the republic of Cuba as prime minister Robert F. Kennedy - served as attorney general during JFK's presidency and was his brother's closest advisor Nikita Khrushchev - Replaced Stalin and largely pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with the west and instigated the Cuban missile crisis Adlai Stevenson - defeated by Eisenhower and was the hero of the Cuban missile crisis and U.S. ambassador for the United Nations Cold War - A state of geopolitical tension after WWII between the Soviet Union and its satellite states and the U.S. and NATO allies and others. No large scale fighting involved Baby boom - temporary marked increase in the birth rate following WWII Containment - U.S. policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. This was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietname Red Scare - hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. and communists were often referred to as Reds for their allegiance to the red soviet flag Blockade - first major international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control McCarthyism - The practice of investigating and accusing persons in positions of power or influence of disloyalty, subversion, or treason Perjury - the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation Air raid drill - an attack by armed airplanes on a surface target Exile - the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political reasons Bomb shelter - an enclosed space or structure designed to protect people from explosive weapons such as bombs or missiles IRBM - ballistic missile with a range of 3,000 miles