17C: Korean War and Prosperity

Why did the United States enter the Korean War (1950-1953)

• To stop China from invading North Korea

• To contain the spread of Communism from North Korea to South Korea

• To prove UN aid to impoverished refugees

• To protect the minority Ainu population from genocide

Even though it hasn't ended why was the Korean War seen as a US Victory?

• The US defeated the Soviet Union in open battle

• The US stopped the Chinese army from taking the city of Seoul

• The US successfully stopped the spread of Communism into South Korea

• The US was able to use its UN veto power successfully.

Choose 3: Which of these caused 1950s Prosperity?

• Cold war military spending creates jobs

• Price of household goods decreases

• Tax increases took 70% of income from most Americans

• Marshall Plan increases trade with Europe

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

• An increase in immigration

• A decrease in trade

• 1950S economic prosperity

• A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

What is a major effect of the G.I. Bill?

• It decreased college attendance rates for ordinary citizens

• It forced women into military service roles

• It lead to an increase in draft rates for future wars

• It increased college attendance and home ownership for veterans

Veterans settled down and had families, 76 million Americans born between 1946-1964 describes the-

• Suburban Sprawl

• Veteran Surge

• Generation X

• Baby Boomers

Veterans were paid to go to college and obtain home loans easier describes the

• G.I. Bill

• Infantryman Act

• Selective Service Act

• Interstate Commerce for Veterans Act

Lots of wealth and low unemployment; the economy is in a good state.

• Prosperity
• Recession
• Boom
• G.I. Bill