HansenAmerican History 1950s Unit Bingo Review Names _______________

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Hansen American History 1950s Unit Bingo Review
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Where were tons of countries up for grabs after WWII? __________ and ____________ What piece of legislation allowed large numbers of American soldiers returning from WWII to buy homes and go to college? ______________ ___________________ Who became president after Truman and was he a democrat or republican? __________________________________________ What was Sputnik? ____________________ ___________________ ___________________ What are ICBMs ? ________________ ________________ ________________ 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
In the up for grabs countries after WWII, the U.S. and the Soviet Union both hoped to make these countries part of their own ______ of __________ (their side of the Cold War battle, in terms of trade, political system, etc.) What was a Levittown? __________________________________________ _____________________ _____________________ 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 ___________ ____________________ How could one make the argument that the huge increase in the numbers of atom bombs actually made the world safer? ________ _______________________________________________________________ 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 What was a Blacklist during the 1950s and what could get you on one? ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ______ I referred to the Berlin Airlift as the first Cold War game of nuclear chicken. What is the more academic term for this kind of contest? ___________________ Under the Communist System of the Soviet Union, who runs the businesses in a country? ___________________________________ If NATO Western Bloc then _________________ Eastern Bloc How was Francis Gary Powers, an American spy, captured by the Soviet Union? _______________ __________________________________________ HUAC a committee set up by the _____ _________________ 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 there a shift towards more Americans working in white collar jobs or was there a shift towards more Americans 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 runs the businesses in a 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 was 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? ___________ Mr. Hansen is ____ times better looking than you and even __________ times better looking than Harris Arghandiwal and Andrew Lau
One reason that WWII increased U.S.-Soviet tensions, despite the fact that the two were nominally (in name) allies, was the fact that the Soviet Union wished the U.S. had launched _____________ earlier What was the impact of the rise of suburbia on the inner cities? Explain! ____________________ ____________________ ___________________ What was the bomb that was even more powerful than the type of atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? ___________ _______________ What were the two crucial 1949 events from a Cold War standpoint? 1) _________________ ___________________ 2) _________________ ___________________ What is the idea of nuclear winter? ________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ 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 imperial master? __________________ Yakity Yak is proof both that 1950s teens were ____________ but also that their rebellion at this point was still very _______
What part of the world had Stalin already conquered when WWII ended? ______________ _______________ Was Truman a Democrat or a Republican? __________________ What does M.A.D. stand for? ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ 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 to Western Europe to rebuild it and also to prevent Communism from taking root there? ____________ During what decade was the 1st Red Scare in American history? _______ Joe McCarthy finally lost his credibility when he went after Communists in the U.S. __________ What is the vocab word that explains the expected hairstyles and lifestyles of white suburbanites in the 1950s? ______________
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Hansen American History 1950s Unit Bingo Review
Names _______________
Where were tons of countries up for grabs after WWII? _Africa_________ and _Asia_________ What piece of legislation allowed large numbers of American soldiers returning from WWII to buy homes and go to college? ________GI BIll______ ___________________ Who became president after Truman and was he a democrat or republican? __Eisenhower (Ike) , Republican________________________________ What was Sputnik? __first artificial satellite- sent up by the Soviets_______________ What are ICBMs ? _Missiles that can carry nukes and go anywhere in the world (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) _______________ 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
In the up for grabs countries after WWII, the U.S. and the Soviet Union both hoped to make these countries part of their own _spheres_____ of _influence_________ (their side of the Cold War battle, in terms of trade, political system, etc.) What was a Levittown? ___a suburb of cheap, cookie-cutter houses built on a large scale, using production line techniques, after WWII _____________________ 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 __ How could one make the argument that the huge increase in the numbers of atom bombs actually made the world safer? ________ __If M.A.D. will occur in a war, better not to start one at all________________________________________ 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 What was a Blacklist during the 1950s and what could get you on one? __Blacklist- list of people who should be avoided (not hired) get one on by being suspected of Communist loyalities___________ When General MacArthur marched into North Korea, he gambled (and lost) that _____China wouldnt enter the war against the U.S. ___________
What are white collar jobs and what are blue collar jobs? White collar __suit and tie ? managing and service work ? work with your brain _____ Blue collar _overalls ? industrial work ? work with your hands _ The suburb was only made possible because increasing numbers of Americans owned __cars____ I referred to the Berlin Airlift as the first Cold War game of nuclear chicken. What is the more academic term for this kind of contest? ___brinksmanship________________ 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 How was Francis Gary Powers, an American spy, captured by the Soviet Union? _______________ ___his top secret U-2 spy plane was shot down while spying over the Soviet Union__ 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 spending 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 ____ Mr. Hansen is _8 ___ times better looking than you and __8 1__ times better looking than Harris Arghandiwal and Andrew Lau
One reason that WWII increased U.S.-Soviet tensions, despite the fact that the two were nominally (in name) allies, was the fact that the Soviet Union wished the U.S. had launched __D-Day or a major second front___________ earlier What was the impact of the rise of suburbia on inner cities and public transportation? Explain! _ _____neglected as whites moved out and minority needs were often overlooked What was the bomb that was even more powerful than the type of atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? __Hydrogen (Fusion) Bomb_________ _______________ What were the two crucial 1949 events from a Cold War standpoint? 1) ___China to Communism __ 2) ___Soviets got the bomb___ What is the idea of nuclear winter? ________ ____enough bombs cause debris in the atmosphere to choke out the suns rays for years, ending life on earth_____________ 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_____
What part of the world had Stalin already conquered when WWII ended? ___Eastern Europe ___________ __ Was Truman a Democrat or a Republican? ___Democrat____ What does M.A.D. stand for? ___Mutually_________________Assured__________________Destruction____________ 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 1st Red Scare in American history? __1920s_____ Joe McCarthy finally lost his credibility when he went after Communists in the U.S. _army_________ What is the vocab word that explains the expected hairstyles and lifestyles of white suburbanites in the 1950s? ___Conformity_