USH Module 6 Section #6 Bellwork

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• Expand communism to Latin America

• Promote European monarchies

• Create a global dictatorship

• Prevent the spread of communism

Match each Cold War action with its purpose.

• Berlin Airlift

• Provided military and economic aid to countries resisting communism

• Iron Curtain Speech

• Supplied food and aid to West Berlin after Soviet blockade

• Truman Doctrine

• Rebuilt war-torn European economies to resist communism

• Marshall Plan

• Described the growing divide between communist and democratic Europe

The ​ (a)   Doctrine helped Greece and Turkey resist communist threats, while the ​ (b)   Plan provided financial aid to help rebuild Europe.

• Truman
• Marshall
• Eisenhower
• Roosevelt
• Churchill
• Stalin
• Patton
• MacArthur

Sort each action into Containment Strategies or Domestic Developments.

Groups:

(a) Containment Strategies

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(b) Domestic Developments

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• G.I. Bill

• Interstate Highway Act

Arrange these post-WWII events in chronological order.

• GI Bill passed

• Marshall Plan introduced

• Baby Boom begins

• Interstate Highway Act signed

What was the main idea of Churchill’s "Iron Curtain" speech?

• Democracy was spreading to Asia

• The Soviet Union supported European unity

• An ideological divide had formed in Europe between East and West

• Communism had been defeated in Eastern Europe

Match each development with its result.

• Television

• Growth of communities outside cities

• GI Bill

• Rapid population growth

• Baby Boom

• Helped veterans go to college and buy homes

• Suburbanization

• Shaped culture and promoted conformity

Drag each trend into the correct region.

Groups:

(a) Sunbelt (South & West)

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(b) Northern Cities

• Population growth

• Loss of tax revenue

• New industries and jobs

• White flight

How did the GI Bill impact the U.S. economy after WWII?

• Expanded the middle class by supporting education and home ownership

• Increased government debt only leading to the creation of Hoovervilles

• Gave benefits only to factory workers especially women and minorities

• Forced veterans to return to military service during the Korean War

The ​ (a)   Act built a national highway system, while the spread of ​ (b)   led to greater suburbanization and population growth in the South and West.

• Interstate Highway
• Automobiles
• GI Bill
• Red Scare
• Migration
• Televisions