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What is the GI Bill or Rights?
program that offered veterans money for school after World War II
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What was the Yalta Conference?
a meeting at which Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin discussed strategy for post war peace.
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Define Truman Doctrine
US policy of containing communism through economic aide
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Who was Joseph McCarthy
A US Senator who unfairly accused many citizens of being communists.
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Define fair deal
a package of domestic reforms proposed by President Truman
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What is the United Nations?
an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts.
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How did the US battle communism in Asia in the 1950s?
supported nationalists in China's Civil War
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How did life in the United States change in the 1950s?
population moved to suberbs, baby boom, change in popular culture.
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How did science and technology advance in the 1950s?
New weapons, new vaccines and medicine.
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What did Joseph Stalin promise at the Yalta Conference?
To allow free elections in Eastern Europe
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt support the formation of the UN?
He was concerned about maintaining post war peace
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What effect did the launch of SPutnik have on the US?
US established NASA
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Why were some women frustrated with 1950s society?
lack of job opportunities, and stereotypical expectations.
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The United Nations was formed to...
promote world peace.
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What is McCarthyism?
making accusations about communists without proof.
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Would you have supported the policy of containment, why or why not?
(possible answers) yes, helped communist threats, or No, US shouldn't have to provide economic aid.
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What were some risks and advantages of brinkmanship?
risks- could lead to real war advantages - showed power in the US
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How has American popular culture changed since the 1950s?
What we watch on TV/music.
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What kind of new music was popular in the 1950s?
Rock n Roll
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What country sent hundreds and thousands of troops to giht alongside North Korean forces in Korean war?
Chine
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How was popular culture stayed the same since 1950s?
Still like music, TV.