Post war and Korean War
What were the there main changes in the 1050's regarding American culture?
1: houses 2: cars 3: fast food
What were the names of the 2 pacts after WW2 to form alliances for mutual protection?
4 zones controlled by Soviet .U. Britain,US, France
What was America's economy like in the 1959's?
Amazing
Total freedom?
Anarchy
One father of the bebop and 2 fathers of rock and roll?
Bebop: Charlie Packer Rock and Roll: Elvis Prissily, Chuck Berry
Which country had occupied and controlled Palestine since WW1?
Britain
Who was the originator of the term "Iron Curtain"?
Churchill
What was the US concerned about as a result of the Communist victory in China?
Communists will take over and start spreading
What happened to Germany after WW2- how was it divided and controlled?
Containment
Which country takes control over much of Eastern Europe and what is their form of GOV.?
Controlled by Soviet .U. And Communion
Two main ideas of Centered Nation-identify one and given example?
Democracy-responsible for our sleaves
Who commanded the US/UN forces on Korea? Who was the president of the US during the begging part of the war?
Douglas MacArthur Truman
Our democracy can be traced back to when?
Early Athens
Who was the president of the US at the end of the war?
Eisenhower
What was the difference between Truman and Eisenhower's foreign policy?
Eisenhower-wanted Communism Truman- didn't want communism
What was significant about Senator Joe McCarthy?
Know as McCarthyism
What started the Korean War?
North Korea
Where we're the war trials conducted to try Nazi leaders?
Nuremberg trials
What was the area formally known as?
Palestine
Who did the House Un American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives go after?
Paul Robeson
The US and Soviet .U. during the Cold War-what are the POLITICAL and ECONOMIC structures of each?
Political: US- democracy and capitalism Economic: United Nations- Communism
What did that Soviet Union and the US agree to regarding Korea after WW2? What is the dividing?
Soviet Union-control Northern Korea US- controlled Southern Korea
What was the name of the first satellite launched in 1957 and whoa launched it? Why was it a concern?
Sputnik Soviet Union Soviets might have an advantage in space
What was the name of the plan put in place by the US Secretary of State to rebuild Western Europe?
The Marshall Plan
What was one of the first significant actions of the UN in 1948's?
They created a Jewish state of Israel
Explain the mission of the United Nations?
To resolve conflict peacefully
What was the name of the doctrine adopted by the US to offer economic aid to those countries that would fight Communism?
Truman Doctrine
Who was president at the Potsdam conference and what was disorder there?
Winston, Truman,Stalin Berlin divided into 4 parts
