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58033327Marshall IslandsSite of the first test of the Hydrogen Bomb0
58033328Integrated CircuitMade advances in computer technology possible1
58033329John Foster DullesBelieved only the threat of nuclear war would stop the Soviets2
58033330Beat GenerationRejected many norms of American Society3
58033331Nuclear FalloutDangerous product of a nuclear explosion4
58033332SummitA meeting of government heads5
58033333Air ForceGrew substantially in the 1950s because of advances in military technology6
58033334LevittownCommunity of inexpensive homes built in the suburbs7
58033335Operation AlertProved that a nuclear attack would leave millions dead8
58033336CIAconducted secret actions against foreign targets9
58033337"Affluent Society"Used to describe an America overly focused on its own wealth10
58033338SatelliteAn object put in orbit around the Earth11
58033339Jonas Salkdeveloped the Polio vaccine12
58033340Nikita KhrushchevEmerged as the new leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death13
58033341Dwight D. EisenhowerPromised to travel to Korea and end the war if elected14
58033342Interstate Highway SystemAmbitious building project of the 1950s15
58033343ICBMsdeveloped to deliver powerful nuclear weapons16
58033344SEATOOrganization created to resist Communist aggression in Asia17
58033345Richard Nixonmade the Checkers speech to apologize for accepting money18
58033346Brinkmanshipgoing to the brink of war without actually getting into war19
58033347Massive retaliationuse of overwhelming force against the Soviets to settle a serous conflict20
58033348Warsaw PactMilitary alliance between Soviet dominated countries of Eastern Europe21
58033349Eisenhower DoctrineThe right of the US to help, on request, against communist expansion22
58033350SputnikFirst artificial satellite23
58033351NASAAgency responsible for exploring outer space24
58033352Duck and CoverEducational film designed to protect school age students in case of a nuclear explosion25
58033353LaikaFirst animal to orbit the Earth26
58033354Lucille BallStar of famous TV comedy "I Love Lucy"27
58033355Sunbeltarea where people started to settle because of its warmer climate28
58033356Albe and BakerFirst animals to survive a space flight (US flight)29

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