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WorksheetsUSH Module 6 Section #6 Bellwork
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 24mins
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.
Supplied food and aid to West Berlin after Soviet blockade
Truman Doctrine
Described the growing divide between communist and democratic Europe
Marshall Plan
Provided military and economic aid to countries resisting communism
Iron Curtain Speech
Rebuilt war-torn European economies to resist communism
Berlin Airlift
The (a) Doctrine helped Greece and Turkey resist communist threats, while the (b) Plan provided financial aid to help rebuild Europe.
Sort each action into Containment Strategies or 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.
Shaped culture and promoted conformity
GI Bill
Helped veterans go to college and buy homes
Baby Boom
Rapid population growth
Television
Growth of communities outside cities
Suburbanization
Drag each trend into the correct region.
Population growth
New industries and jobs
White flight
Loss of tax revenue
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.
Categorize these postwar economic and social trends.
Medical advancements
Postwar boom
Television and pop culture
Suburbs
Rock 'n' Roll and Youth Culture
Baby Boom
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."
—Winston Churchill, Speech at Westminster College, March 5, 1946
What was Churchill warning the world about in this speech?
A physical barrier that the Soviets built in Germany to divide the East from the West
Growing Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
The collapse of democracy in Britain
American military expansion
Match each term with its definition.
System where property is owned by the state
Cold War
Tension and competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union without direct warfare
Containment
U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism
Iron Curtain
Invisible line dividing communist East and democratic West
Communism
Match the television-related trend from this time period to the category it belongs to.
Promoted idealized family life
Spread popular culture
Boosted advertising industry
Influenced political campaigns
Created the first FOMO
Influenced fashion trends
Increased consumer spending
Created job opportunities
What did the Marshall Plan aim to achieve?
Rebuild Japan’s military and make them our strongest ally in the Pacific
Aid Latin American revolutions and stop the spread of communism
Spread American religious beliefs and created the market for televangelists
Rebuild European economies and stop the spread of communism
