(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Blacklist - People who were condemned for communist backgrounds; Not allowed to be hired.
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg - "Gave the secret of the A-bomb to the Soviets." Convicted for the charge of espionage, and hung in June 1953
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Used spies to gather information, and carried out covert ops.
Stalemate, but Korea was still split between communist and noncommunist.
38th Parallel - Divided communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea.
Iron Curtain - The name given to the place that divided democratic West Europe and communist East Europe.
-Border between North and South Korea at 38th Parallel
HUAC - House of Un-American Activities Committee; Investigated communist influence in the movie world and the sneaking in of propaganda into films.
Beatniks - small group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American society
-exchanged Prisoners of War
Venona Papers - In 1995 these documents were released confirming the identities of Soviet spies in the American government and other industries.
Impact of the Space Race - - NASA
Interstate Highway Act - 1956 law that authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway
suburbia/suburbs - mass production of homes outside of the cities
- Education: Math and science
Space Race - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
President Eisenhower - The US president who followed Truman. After election he immediately signed an armistice and ended the Korean War. Signed the Interstate Highway Act. He was the army general who led D-Day.
Domino Theory - The theory that countries that were on the brink of communism were like dominos waiting to fall on top of each other (Eisenhower).
In God We Trust - National motto changed to ____ during the Cold War in order to promote democratic ideals such as freedom of religion
Cold War - 1945-1991; The cold war was caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the USSR. There was never any direct confrontation on the battlefield.
Hollywood Ten - Refused to be investigated by the HUAC; said that the hearings were unconstitutional. Sent to prison.
2nd Red Scare - Fear of communism during the 1950s
McCarthyism - Attacks made on suspected communists. Unfair -- no evidence provided.
- New Technology: thermal ear thermometers, fire extinguisher, better helmets, UV sunglasses...
Containment - Proposed by George F. Kennan in February 1946, this policy involved taking measures to prevent the extension of communism
Baby Boom - the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
Korean War - 1950-1953; Fought between North and South Korea along the 38th parallel. US and the UN aided the South, while China aided the North.
Berlin Airlift - Flew food and supplies to West Berlin after Stalin closed all roads/routes that led into the city. Flew a total of 2.3 million tons total.
Landing on the moon - July 20, 1969
Sputnik - First satellite launched into space; Launched by the USSR, making the US feel inferior.
Causes of the Cold War - Caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the Soviet Union; The spread of communism and the spread of democracy.
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A defensive military alliance with the West European nations and the US.
Marshall Plan - The US provided aid to 16 European countries to prevent "hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos."
Elvis Presley - 1950s; a symbol of the rock-and-roll movement of the 50s when teenagers began to form their own subculture, created a youth culture that ridiculed phony and pretentious middle-class Americans
Communism - A form of government when the government of a country controls the distribution of property and all economic activities. Totalitarian Government (no opposing parties).
Satellite Nations - The name given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union.
GI Bill - law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations
Free!
Joseph McCarthy - Anti-communist activist who stated that communists were taking over the government.
Brinkmanship - Willingness to go to the edge of war; greater nuclear dependence.
Franchise - The right to sell a good or service within an exclusive market (Example: Mc Donald's)
Truman Doctrine - March 12,1947; the US gave $400 million to Turkey and Greece. "The US must support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures."
Arms Race - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their armed forces and weapons
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - U.S. responds to sputnik with the Creation of an organization that specializes in space exploration
Warsaw Pact - Soviet Union version of NATO; comprised of Soviet Union and other satellite nations.
End of the Korean War - Signed armistice July 1953. Agreements:
