1. Chapter 27

2. http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=eFTLKWw542 g http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=eFTLKWw542 g Billy Joel released this song in 1989, the year the cold war ended. The song alludes to events that take place from 1949-1989 List some familiar names you hear in the lyrics

3. What fire is Joel referring to? Look at the lyrics Try and ID a few names and what major world event they were involved in. Why do you think Joel released this song at the end of the cold war?

4. Yalta conference Cold War Truman Doctrine Fair Deal Joseph Mccarthy Arms Race Beatniks Nuremberg Trials Containment Marshall Plan Mao Zedong Red Scare Sputnik

5. http://www.ushmm.org/o utreach/en/mediaoi.php ?moduled=10007722& mediald=496 http://www.ushmm.org/o utreach/en/mediaoi.php ?moduled=10007722& mediald=496 http://www.facinghistory.org/chunk/1013 http://www.facinghistory.org/chunk/1013 Yes, they held the Nuremberg trials, individuals were going to be held responsible for war crimes, even if they were following orders.

6. The Soviet Union hoped to spread communism and the United States was in favor of capitalism and democracy. This race to control countries was called the Cold War and the U.S. used a policy called containment.

7. The Purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to give aid to countries fighting against Communism. The Marshall Plan gave aid to help Western European countries recover from war.

8. Some women would be okay with giving up their job, they were happy the war was over. Other women would be upset with the Government and want to keep their jobs.

9. Truman issued an executive order because it was not fair to treat African-Americans differently and because Congress would not have passed a law.

10. Truman used the “Fair deal” to capitalize on the success of the “Square deal” and the “New deal”. He was trying to get elected in 1948

11. http://www.biography.com /people/mao-tse-tung- 9398142/videos/mao- tse-tung-leader-killer-icon- 2080070030 http://www.biography.com /people/mao-tse-tung- 9398142/videos/mao- tse-tung-leader-killer-icon- 2080070030 http://www.biography.com /people/mao-tse-tung- 9398142/videos/mao- tse-tung-revolution-of- culture-2080069396 http://www.biography.com /people/mao-tse-tung- 9398142/videos/mao- tse-tung-revolution-of- culture-2080069396

12. The Communists gained control of China by defeating the U.S. backed “Nationalists”

13. The 38th Parallel is the dividing line between the Communist North and capitalist South Korea. Truman did not want to bomb China because he did not want to start WWIII

14. https://media.azpm.org/master /image/2010/6/13/unsized- image/korean_war_begins_29 4_440.jpg https://media.azpm.org/master /image/2010/6/13/unsized- image/korean_war_begins_29 4_440.jpg http://www.history.com/topics/ korean-war/videos#truman- sacks-general- macarthurhttp://www.history.co m/topics/korean- war/videos/sherman-pratt- survives-the-korean- war?cmpid=mrss_int_taboola_v ideo_his http://www.history.com/topics/ korean-war/videos#truman- sacks-general- macarthurhttp://www.history.co m/topics/korean- war/videos/sherman-pratt- survives-the-korean- war?cmpid=mrss_int_taboola_v ideo_his

15. McCarthy gained fame by claiming to know about communists in government and hunting them down. He ruined many innocent lives. Compared to a modern day Witch Hunt

16. Each Country wanted to be the most powerful in the world and have the most powerful weapon. Each Country wanted to be the most powerful in the world and have the most powerful weapon. http://www.brainpop.co m/socialstudies/ushistory /coldwar/ http://www.brainpop.co m/socialstudies/ushistory /coldwar/

17. Sputnik caused the Americans to launch their own space program. We feared the Soviets would use space technology to spy or attack us.

20. Families had money to buy houses and cars and move in to the suburbs.

21. The development of shopping malls meant people did not have to go to the city to shop.

22. Music changes with people like Elvis Presley introducing Rock and Roll

23. TV shows and Drive in Movie theatres. People watched the same shows and got the same information. TV shows and Drive in Movie theatres. People watched the same shows and got the same information. http://www.history.com/ videos/1950s#1950s http://www.history.com/ videos/1950s#1950s

24. Women criticized what they were allowed to do, jobs they were allowed to have. Writers like Salinger and Kerouac who criticized th 50’s in emphasis on making money and conformity. Beatniks, poets of society.