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Chapter 35-37 Flashcards

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Popular name for the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, which provided assistance to former soldiers…

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GI Bill of Rights

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Shorthand name for the southern and western regions of the U.S. that experienced the highest rates of growth after WWII…

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Sunbelt

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New York suburb where post war builders pioneered the techniques of mass home construction…

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Levittown

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Term for the dramatic rise in U.S. births that began immediately after WWII…

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Baby Boom

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Big Three wartime conference that later became the focus of charges that Roosevelt had “sold out” Eastern Europe to the Soviet communists…

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Yalta

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The extended post- WWII confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that stopped just short of a shooting war…

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Cold War

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Meeting of Western Allies during WWII that established the economic structures to promote recovery and enhance FDR’s vision of an “open word”…

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Bretton Woods

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New international organization that experienced some early success in diplomatic and cultural areas but failed in areas like atomic arms control…

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United Nations

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Term for the barrier that Stalin erected to block off Soviet-dominated nations of Eastern Europe from the West…

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Iron Curtain

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American-sponsored effort that provided funds for the economic relief and recovery of Western Europe…

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Marshall Plan

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The new anti-Soviet organization of Western nations that ended the long-time American tradition of not joining permanent military alliances…

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National Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Japanese military marched U.S. soldiers by force through which country?

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Philipenes; soldiers were malnourished and torchered.

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What famous general left to escape the Japanese military in the Philippines? Quote?

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General Douglas MacArthur

“I shall return.”

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During World War II, what product, normally common, were Americans not allowed to buy?

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Cars

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What natural resource was rationed by the government during WWII?

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Gasoline (Petroleum)

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Who demanded that the U.S. help invade Nazi Germany through Normandy?

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Stalin (USSR)

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What was the famous attack called Dwight D. Eisenhower lead?

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D-Day

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Who had mostly controlled France during WWII?

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Nazis (Hitler)

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What major event was happening in Europe during WWII?

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The Holocaust

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What was the Manhattan Project?

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The U.S. project to build an atomic bomb.

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What was the U.S. doing to gain on Japan during WWII?

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Tried to weaken the Japanese forces by island hopping. Took over and controlled many small islands.

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Did Truman know about the Manhattan project before becoming President?

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No, because the project was secretive.

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What was the motto of many of the Japanese soldiers?

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It was better to die than to surrender.

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Where did the U.S. drop the atomic bombs?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Why did the U.S. not drop a bomb on Tokyo?

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Was already destroyed from the war.

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Who was made President after FDR’s death?

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The Vice President at the time Harry Truman.

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Did many people know who Truman was before he became President?

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No, most of the time FDR was the only one in the spotlight.

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What were the years of the Cold War?

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1945 - 1990’s (early)

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Where Americans afraid of another economic depression after WWII?

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Yes.

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How was the economy after WWII?

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GREAT AFTER WWII FOR TWO DECADES!

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What happened in the 1970’s to the economy?

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WAS TERRIBLE!

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What were the years of WWII?

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1941 - 1945

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What happened to the housing industry after WWII?

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Mass produced like crazy.
Affordable.
Many wanted the iconic Bill Levitt homes.
Called many together “Levittown”.

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Where was the Sunbelt?

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Southern states from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

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What is the generation post WWII called?

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Babyboomers

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Where many babies born postwar? Why?

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YES!!! Due to the GREAT ECONOMY!

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Due to the creation of suburban areas, what structures were created?

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Interstate Highways

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Who were the Big Three? And where did they famously meet?

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USSR, Britain, and U.S.

All met in YALTA!

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What was created at the meeting in Yalta?

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UNITED NATIONS!

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What did the meeting in Yalta start?

Who was criticized?

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The Cold War

FDR, people thought he gave away too much.

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What was the movement of the fear of Communism called in America?

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Red Scare (First and Second)
Happened after both of the World Wars.
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Who were the two world powers during the Cold War?

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U.S. and USSR

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Where was the United Nations meeting held?

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New York City

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When Germany split into two, which side was good or bad?

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West Germany: GOOD

East Germany: BAD

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Which state split into two in Germany postwar?

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Berlin
West Berlin: GOOD (Free of Communism)
East Berlin: BAD (Communist)

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Who controlled Berlin post war? What did the try to do? How did the U.S. react?

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USSR
Tried to keep the U.S. out of Berlin.
U.S. created the Berlin Airlift to get supplies in Berlin.

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What was the capital of the USSR?

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Moscow

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What was the U.S. plan called that replaced isolationism?

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CONTAINMENT!

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Where were people moving to during the Cold War?

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Suburbs

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Who said “it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures”?

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President Truman (Truman Doctrine)

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How did Truman respond to the threat of Communism?

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With Secretary of State George C. Marshall invited Europeans to get together and work out a JOINT plan for their economic recovery.

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What are the names of the plans to stop the spread of Communism during the Cold War?

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Truman Doctrine
Containment
Marshall Plan after WWII (Truman’s plan though)
*to keep Western Europe form turning Communist

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What departments/agencies were created by Truman?

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Department of Defense
Pentagon building
National Security Act
Central Intelligence Agency

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What was the anti-Soviet group made up of Western countries?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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What country turned Communist and worried the U.S.? Who was the leader?

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China

Mao Zedong

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Did the U.S. help to rebuild Japan?

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Yes, and put McGarther in charge which was basically like being the President of Japan.

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Who developed the atomic bomb first?

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USSR

Truman shocked the nation when he announced this.

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What was the race for creating the many types of atomic bombs called?

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Arms Race

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What “safety” slogan did many schools employ for the threat of the atomic bomb on U.S. soil?

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“Duck and Cover”

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Who were the most famous anti-Communist crusaders?

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Richard Nixon and Joseph McCarther
Fired Communists in America.
Communists were considered a huge threat.

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Who were the Rosenbergs?

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Communist spies for Moscow who worked on the U.S. atomic bomb project.

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Who was J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina?

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A vicious racist governor voted in by “Dixiecrats”.

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Which party did most southern whites vote for during the Cold War?

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Democrats

Created the new party called the “Dixiecrats”.

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The first desegregated units were used during which war?

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Korean War

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What were the years of the Korean War?

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1950 - 1953

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Did North Korea or South Korea invade the other?

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North Korea invaded South Korea by going through the 38th parallel line.

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What was the 1950’s famous for?

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Conformity

ex. Levittown

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Who was the famous feminist writer during the 1950’s?

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Betty Friedan

Wrote “The Feminine Mystique”

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What was a popular “reality” T.V. show during the 1950’s?

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Ozzie and Harriet

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What was becoming faster during the 1950’s?

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Food production

ex. McDonald’s

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What increased exponentially in the workforce during the 1950’s?

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Service Sector

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What race groups were becoming famous during the 1950’s?

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African Americans

Rock and Roll

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Who was a famous white singer during the 1950’s?

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Elvis Presley

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What technology was becoming famous during the 1950’s? Who took advantage of this?

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Television
Preachers
(ex. Baptist Billy Graham)

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Due to the Red Scare/Cold War, what line become famous in America?

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“One Nation Under God”

Tried to separate America from the “God-less” USSR.

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Who had to make a speech to prove he was not a crook during the 1950’s?

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Richard Nixon (running for Vice President)
Accused of secretly taking bribes.
Made the “Checkers Speech”

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Who made Nixon his Vice President?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What happened to Joseph McCarthy?

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McCarthy was accusing the Army of having Communist members. Someone responded “Have you no decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”

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After the embarrassment of McCarthy, what happened to him?

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Senate formally condemned him for “conduct unbecoming a member”. A few years later he died of alcohol poisoning.

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Desegregation was taking place , but who was viciously killed for hitting on a white woman?

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Emmett Till on a visit in Mississippi.

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