Cold War
Which countries were against each other during the Cold War?
The Soviet Union and the United States
In the Korean War, the United States supported...
An economic system in which businesses and property are owned by individuals
capitalism
People living in the suburbs used ______________ to travel back and forth.
cars
Bob Dylan, a Minnesotan singer and songwriter, wrote and sang songs that protested...
the Vietnam War and Segregation
What weapon did the Cold War countries threaten each other with?
Atomic bombs/nuclear weapons
In the Vietnam War, the United States supported...
South Vietnam
A community in an area surrounding an urban city
suburbs
Explain what the houses in the suburbs looked like.
They were all built to look the same
Push or Pull Factor:
Quinn's country is facing a shortage of food and needs to leave
(you do not need a date...but explain WHY it ended)
The Soviet Union collapsed (broke apart)
In both the Korean War and the Vietnam war, the United States wanted...
to stop communism from spreading
the forced separation of people, usually based on race
segregation
Explain what happened to the population of Minnesota's suburbs from the 1950s-now.
The population of the suburbs increased
Push Factor or Pull Factor
Tim wants the best education possible for his children and wants to move them to Sweden.
Pull Factor
Explain communism
An economic system in which the government owns businesses and property for the benefit of all citizens
Who won the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam
A person who flees their country because of danger or persecution...
refugee
Name the Minnesota company that created kitchen appliances, cookbooks and ready mixes
General Mills
Which type of economic system does the United States have?
capitalism
Name 3 things Americans did to try to feel safe during the Cold War.
1. Got married
2. Had kids
3. Moved into homes
4. Used religion to feel safe
5. Built fall-out shelters
Explain Americans' feelings about the Vietnam war.
Some Americans supported the war but many opposed the war.
A group that is considered different from the dominant group in society and often does not receive the same advantages
minority group
A make-believe person advertised to help women in the Kitchen
Betty Crocker
Name 2 reasons why the Soviet Union and the United States did not get along during the Cold War.
1. Both countries were superpowers and each had nuclear weapons and were threatening to use them against each other.
2. America was trying to stop the spread of communism and the Soviet Union was trying to stop the spread of capitalism