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us history 1950s CW
practice problems and short answer questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the Korean War begin? | The Japanese occupied the Korean peninsula during WWll. |
| Where was containment first mentioned? | |
| Why were the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan viewed as one of the same? | |
| How did the Truman Doctrine work to stop the spread of communism? | |
| How did the Korean War initially go? How did MacArthur change that? | |
| How does limited war apply to the Korean War? | |
| Why was MacArthur fired? | He openly criticizes the presidents decision to carry out a limited war. |
| What were the major outcomes of Yalta Conference? | |
| Why did Eisenhower get easily elected? | He was a WWll hero and the leader of the D-Day invasion. |
| Who did the government believe could be the source of potential communist threats? | |
| Blank Germany was communist and Blank was democratic | East and West |
| How was Berlin divided? | By eastern and western sections |
| How did Stalin and Truman's visions for Germany differ? | |
| Who backed the North Koreans? | |
| Who backed the South Koreans? | |
| Truman believed the Korean War should be a | limited war |
| Why did Truman fire MacArthur? | Truman fired MacArthur because the general publicly challenged Truman’s decisions and wanted to expand the Korean War into China, which risked a much larger conflict. |
| How did the family dynamic and structure change during this time? | |
| What were the social expectations of women during this time? | |
| Who were the beatniks? | |
| Who is Levitt? What did he build? | |
| Americans bought large numbers of blank. They watched programs like I Love Lucy and the Ed Sullivan Show. | televisions |
| What is the FCC? Why was it formed? | |
| How did advertising change during this time? | |
| What is car culture? Why did it grow? | |
| Why did many Americans have issues with Rock'n'roll? | |
| Explain how and why Eisenhower expanded the highway system | |
| How were Native Americans treated during this time? | |
| Eisenhower was a popular presidential candidate. Why? | He believed in developing new technology to deliver nuclear weapons and that would help to prevent war. He also directed the CIA to convert operations in the struggle to contain communism. |
| What was Eisenhower's presidential slogan? | |
| What was Truman's Fair Deal? | |
| What was the 27th Amendment? | |
| How were African American performers treated - especially regarding TV? | |
| Schools were segregated. How did this affect people living in poor urban areas? | |
| What was the cause of poverty in Appalachia? |
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