VUS.12 The Century: The Best Years (1946 - 1952)

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Who did Harry Truman bring to his home state of Missouri?

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Winston Churchill

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What term did Winston Churchill coin when he spoke in Missouri?

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iron curtain

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What does the term "iron curtain" refer to?

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the invisible but impenetrable border between USSR controlled eastern Europe and the democratic western European countries.

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At first, when American soldiers came home they had trouble...

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finding jobs.

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After the war, American industry switched back to making domestic goods quickly. How were they able to afford making the switch?

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American consumers wanted new products.

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When soldiers came home, their families grew quickly, so quickly the number of babies born earned a new name for their generation! What was that name?

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Baby Boomers

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Women who had gone to work in factories during the war now had to...

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return to their homes and domestic work.

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Why was it so tough for returning African American soldiers?

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They had fought for freedom abroad and came home to Jim Crow racism and discrimination.

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Who was the athlete who broke the color barrier in MLB and provided hope and inspiration for many African Americans?

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Jackie Robinson

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Much of Europe was devasted by the war, what was the American plan to help rebuild the democratic nations?

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The Marshall Plan