Men Come Home/ Middle Class
After the war, the public benefited from the advances in __________.
medicine
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was also known as the __________.
GI Bill
The McDonalds brothers created a new __________ .
Speedee Service System
Russia wanted the Korean peninsula for its __________.
seaports
The Memorial has __________ to represent the soldiers.
19 statues
When many babies are born, it is called a __________.
baby boom
The main purpose of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was to help soldiers do what?
transition from soldier to civilian
Fast music that evolved from rhythm and blues style was called __________ .
rock ‘n’ roll
The zone between North and South Korea is called __________.
demilitarized zones
What number is meaningful for the Korean War Memorial?
38
An area that is built just outside a city is called __________ .
a suburb
What were the lasting benefits when a veteran from South Carolina got a better education?
They got better-paying jobs.
Critics of television cautioned that children would __________.
quit reading books
What country took over Korea
Japan
Where is the Korean Veterans Memorial located?
National Mall in Washington DC
People who weren't either living in poverty or wealthy were known as __________.
middle class
Legal segregation meant that facilities were __________
separate but equal
The United States found victory in having South Korea as what type of government __________.
a democracy
What government supported North Korea with military supplies?
Soviet Union
When was the Korean peninsula divided?
1945
Getting an education gave veterans what?
higher paying jobs
The U.S. military was desegregated by:
an executive order of the president
When opposing governments use other countries to fight, it is called a __________.
proxy war
President Harry Truman fired this Army general over a difference in policy.
Douglas McArthur
Why were American officials concerned that North Korea invaded South Korea?
They feared communism would spread.