1. Why did Americans have so much money saved up at the start of the 1950s? ___rationing during WWII, increased employment during WWII _______ What piece of legislation allowed large numbers of American soldiers returning from WWII to buy homes and go to college? ________GI BIll______ ___________________ Truman’s ‘Fair Deal’ was basically a continuation of __FDR’s_____ earlier plan known as the __New Deal_ What was Sputnik? __first artificial satellite- sent up by the Soviets_______________ Which of the following groups believed that the government had a duty to provide a great number of social services to their people: the Communists in Russia or the Capitalists in American. (circle one) The Berlin Airlift was a(n) __American______ (a country) action to prevent the Soviet Union from getting the __Western_ (a direction) half of Berlin Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed? ____selling nuclear secrets to the Russians_____ When the U.S. and the Soviet Union left Korea to be independent in 1948, both sides were sneaky because they left __puppet______ governments behind Americans were eager to spend money during the 1950s, not only because their spending had been limited during WWII, but also because it had been limited even earlier during the ___Great Depression ________ What was a Levittown? ___a suburb of cheap, cookie-cutter houses built on a large scale, using production line techniques, after WWII _____________________ Republicans pushed through the 22 nd amendment, placing a maximum presidential term limit of two terms, in response to __FDR_________’s presidency What was Eisenhower’s response to Sputnik? ___greater emphasis on math and science education ________ (hint- it had to do with preparing America to catch up with the Soviets) How was Sputnik related to the Nuclear Arms Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union? _____Could the Soviets launch a nuke at the U.S. through space? ________ Which of the following things was divided by the Iron Curtain (best answer only) -East and West Berlin -N and S Berlin -Eastern and Western Europe -N and S Europe Chang Kai-Shek was forced to flee the country of _China______ when he lost a Civil War against ___Mao Zedong____ (an individual) When General MacArthur marched into North Korea, he gambled (and lost) that _____China wouldn’t enter the war against the U.S. ___________ What are white collar jobs and what are blue collar jobs? White collar __suit and tie  work with your brain _______ Blue collar _overalls  work with your hands _ The suburb was only made possible because increasing numbers of Americans owned __cars____ What was Eisenhower’s nickname? _IKE__________ Under the Communist System of the Soviet Union, who ran most businesses in the country? ____the government___________ ____________________ If NATO = Western Bloc then ___Warsaw Pact____= Eastern Bloc Who first used the phrase Iron Curtain? ____Winston Churchill _ HUAC was set up inside the U.S. __House of Representatives___ _________________ and its goal was to ___root out Communists from the government and other key sectors of the United States_____________ Despite the fact that by the end of the Korean War the north and south remained separate and about the same as at the start, how could you argue that the U.S. won the war? ___Communism was contained_________ During the 1950s, was their a shift towards more Americans working in white collar jobs or was there a shift towards more Ameircans working in blue collar jobs? _____white collar _______ Tell me 2 reasons that the 1950s were a golden age for teenagers. #1 ___had money ______ #2 __had more independence (cars)__ How had Eisenhower first become a household name in the United States? __leading D-Day and western theatre in WWII _________________ Under the Capitalist System of the United States, who ran most businesses in the country? ___private citizens____________ What was the biggest failure of the U.S. policy of containment in the decade after WWII? _____China _ At the Yalta Conference, Berlin was split amongst the winners of World War II, which seemed fair, but seemed a little weird because Berlin was entirely inside the part of Germany controlled by ____USSR______ Who was in control of Korea for the thirty years before World War II? _Japan ____ Which American minority group was increasingly involved with visits to the therapist in the 1950s? __women____ Which of the following are ‘service sector’ jobs? Mining Secretary Fishing Farming Advertising What was the impact of the rise of suburbia on inner cities and public transportation? Explain! _ _____both were negatively impacted as these two things were used mainly by the poor and so little money was put into either _______ What party was Eisenhower from? __Republican_________ How many political parties existed in the Soviet Union? __1_________ What is the name of the U.S. policy that rushed aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from falling to Communism? __Truman Doctrine____ (look at the question below before you answer… there is a very similar question!) What is the name of the senator who was most famously a ‘witch hunter’ of Communists in the U.S. government? ___Joeseph McCarthy_____________ Who got the northern half of Korea in 1945 as it was freed from its old master? ___the Soviet Union _______________ ‘Yakity Yak’ is proof both that 1950s teens were _rebellious ___but also that their rebellion at this point was still very __tame by later standards_____ The generation born after World War II is known as the _baby boom __ generation because __so many returning soldiers had babies after WWII ___ Was Truman a Democrat or a Republican? ___Democrat____ Did Eisenhower want the size and power of the federal government to grow faster or more slowly than it had been growing? ____more slowly___________ Was wealth inequality (the gap between the wealth of the rich and the wealth of the poor) greater in Soviet Russia or the U.S. in the 1950s? __U.S.___ What is the name of the U.S. policy that sent money and weapons to Western Europe to rebuild it and also to prevent Communism from taking root there ? _Marshall Plan _ During what decade was the 1 st Red Scare in American history? __1920s_____ Joe McCarthy finally lost his credibility when he went after Communists in the U.S. _army_________ Mr. Hansen is _∞ +1___ times better looking than you HansenAmerican History 1950s Unit Bingo Review Names _______________

2. Why did Americans have so much money saved up at the start of the 1950s? __________ ___________________ What piece of legislation allowed large numbers of American soldiers returning from WWII to buy homes and go to college? ______________ ___________________ Truman’s ‘Fair Deal’ was basically a continuation of _______ earlier plan known as the __________ What was Sputnik? ____________________ ___________________ ___________________ Which of the following groups believed that the government had a duty to provide a great number of social services to their people: the Communists in Russia or the Capitalists in American. (circle one) The Berlin Airlift was a(n) ________ (a country) action to prevent the Soviet Union from getting the _________ (a direction) half of Berlin Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed? _________ _________________ When the U.S. and the Soviet Union left Korea to be independent in 1948, both sides were sneaky because they left ________ governments behind Americans were eager to spend money during the 1950s, not only because their spending had been limited during WWII, but also because it had been limited even earlier during the ___________ ____________________ What was a Levittown? _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ Republicans pushed through the 22 nd amendment, placing a maximum presidential term limit of two terms, in response to ___________’s presidency What was Eisenhower’s response to Sputnik? ____________________ ____________________ (hint- it had to do with preparing America to catch up with the Soviets) How was Sputnik related to the Nuclear Arms Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union? ________ ____________________ Which of the following things was divided by the Iron Curtain (best answer only) -East and West Berlin -N and S Berlin -Eastern and Western Europe -N and S Europe Chang Kai-Shek was forced to flee the country of _______ when he lost a Civil War against _____________ (an individual) When General MacArthur marched into North Korea, he gambled (and lost) that ________________ ________________ ________________ What are white collar jobs and what are blue collar jobs? White collar _________ ___________________ Blue collar _________ ____________________ The suburb was only made possible because increasing numbers of Americans owned ______ What was Eisenhower’s nickname? ___________ Under the Communist System of the Soviet Union, who ran most businesses in the country? ___________________ ___________________ If NATO = Western Bloc then _________________ = Eastern Bloc Who first used the phrase Iron Curtain? _________ _____________________ HUAC was set up inside the U.S. _____ _________________ and its goal was to _________________ _________________ _________________ Despite the fact that by the end of the Korean War the north and south remained separate and about the same as at the start, how could you argue that the U.S. won the war? ____________ ________________ During the 1950s, was their a shift towards more Americans working in white collar jobs or was there a shift towards more Ameircans working in blue collar jobs? ____________ __________________ Tell me 2 reasons that the 1950s were a golden age for teenagers. #1 _________________ ___________________ #2 ___________________ _____________________ How had Eisenhower first become a household name in the United States? ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Under the Capitalist System of the United States, who ran most businesses in the country? ___________________ ___________________ What was the biggest failure of the U.S. policy of containment in the decade after WWII? _________________ At the Yalta Conference, Berlin was split amongst the winners of World War II, which seemed fair, but seemed a little weird because Berlin was entirely inside the part of Germany controlled by __________________. Who was in control of Korea for the thirty years before World War II? __________ _ Which American minority group was increasingly involved with visits to the therapist in the 1950s? _______________ Which of the following are ‘service sector’ jobs? Mining Secretary Fishing Farming Advertising What was the impact of the rise of suburbia on inner cities and public transportation? Explain! _ ____________________ ____________________ ___________________ What party was Eisenhower from? _____________________ How many political parties existed in the Soviet Union? ___________ What is the name of the U.S. policy that rushed aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from falling to Communism? _______ _____________________ (look at the question below before you answer… there is a very similar question!) What is the name of the senator who was most famously a ‘witch hunter’ of Communists in the U.S. government? ________ ____________________ Who got the northern half of Korea in 1945 as it was freed from its old master? __________________ ‘Yakity Yak’ is proof both that 1950s teens were ____________ but also that their rebellion at this point was still very _______ The generation born after World War II is known as the ________ ____________ generation because ____ ____________________ Was Truman a Democrat or a Republican? __________________ Did Eisenhower want the size and power of the federal government to grow faster or more slowly than it had been growing? _______________ Was wealth inequality (the gap between the wealth of the rich and the wealth of the poor) greater in Soviet Russia or the U.S. in the 1950s? _____________ What is the name of the U.S. policy that sent money and weapons to Western Europe to rebuild it and also to prevent Communism from taking root there? ____________ During what decade was the 1 st Red Scare in American history? _______ Joe McCarthy finally lost his credibility when he went after Communists in the U.S. __________ Mr. Hansen is ____ times better looking than you HansenAmerican History 1950s Unit Bingo Review Names _______________