America Post War
Post War France
Post War Europe
Science & Technology since 1945
Post War Germany
100
Nearly a third of Americans lived in poverty. A third of the country's homes had no running water, two-fifths lacked flushing toilets, and three-fifths lacked central heating. More than half of the nation's farm dwellings had no electricity. Most African Americans still lived in the South, where racial segregation in schools and public accommodations were still the law. The number of immigrants was small as a result of immigration quotas enacted during the 1920s. Shopping malls had not yet been introduced.
What was America like in 1945?
100
Most people know someone who has had a house fire. It's a terrible thing to have happen. Even if the entire house doesn't burn down, nearly everything is ruined by smoke and water damage. Entire families end up having to start all over. In France, at the end of WWII, this situation existed all around the country, only the devastation was even more complete as families lost members and their entire life savings, and politically, France had been turned upside down by the German occupation.
How were homes commonly destroyed in France during the war?
100
Great Britain had been the world's largest creditor prior to the war
Which country was the world's largest creditor prior to the war?
100
Radio
Prior to WW ll what was the main form of household communications?
100
No, he committed suicide.
What happened to Adolf Hitler after the war, was he arrested?
200
Segregated.
Was America integrated or segregated after the war?
200
The most important question facing France in 1945 was how to rebuild France - from its homes to its entire government - largely from scratch.
What was France's biggest problem after the war?
200
U.S. government decided that the European economic tailspin required outside aid to be stopped. This aid came from the United States in the form of the Marshall Plan
What was the name of the financial aid towards the European economy?
200
The 1950's
When did the television become popular?
200
1957.
When did West Germany become a part of the European coal and steel community?
300
After World War II, the United States clashed with the Soviet Union over such issues as the Soviet dominance over Eastern Europe, control of atomic weapons, and the Soviet blockade of Berlin.
Did the U.S. have a good relationship with the Soviet Union after WW ll?
300
France joined Great Britain in declaring war on Germany in 1940 only months after Germany invaded Poland to begin WWII.
When did France join the great war?
300
George Marshall
Who is the founder of the Marshall Plan?
300
30 million telephones.
How many telephones were in service by 1948?
300
Yes.
Was East Germany a client of the soviet union?
400
The establishment of a Communist government in China in 1949 and the North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950 helped transform the Cold War into a global conflict.
The establishment of communism in which countries, contributed the global conflict, after WW ll?
400
By June 1940, for instance, Germany had such sufficient control of Paris that Hitler comfortably toured the French capital. By 1942, Germany had full control of all of France, and what French forces remained in North Africa operated in conjunction with British and American forces there.
Was France an allied country with Germany?
400
the Marshall Plan created a framework to reinvigorate the European and world economy through giving monetary aid to the war-ravaged countries of WWII.
Why was the Marshall plan created?
400
Big Bertha.
What was the name of one of the bombs used in WW ll?
400
A few years after the end of WWII, Germany was officially separated when the Soviet Union set up the communist government in East Germany and the Western three occupiers fostered the creation of West Germany.
Was Germany still part of the soviet union?
500
During the early 1970s, films like American Graffiti and television shows like “Happy Days” portrayed the 1950s as a carefree era--a decade of tail-finned Cadillacs, collegians stuffing themselves in phone booths, and innocent tranquility and static charm. In truth, the post-World War II period was an era of intense anxiety and dynamic, creative change. During the 1950s, African Americans quickened the pace of the struggle for equality by challenging segregation in court. A new youth culture emerged with its own form of music--rock ‘n' roll. Maverick sociologists, social critics, poets, and writers--conservatives as well as liberals--authored influential critiques of American society.
How was America's post war era portrayed?..How was it really?
500
The fighting that liberated France, beginning with the D-Day invasion of the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was some of the fiercest of the war.
What day did France liberate itself?
500
The offer was extended to all countries debilitated by the war, though the Soviet Union and those Eastern Bloc countries under Soviet control eschewed any foreign aid.
Which countries received help from the Marshall plan?
500
Yes.
Was poisonous gas utilized in the war?
500
East Germany, though technically its own state, was essentially a client state of the Soviet Union. The East German government was dominated by a Communist Party that was closely allied with Moscow and further outlawed the existence of any other political party. Whereas West Germany developed a strong capitalist economy.
How was Germany's economy ran?
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