Ch 12: Early Years of the Cold War

American Women were discouraged during the post-war years because

• Society saw their primary role as wives and mothers

• There were not enough jobs for both men and women

• Teaching and nursing jobs had low salaries

• They were expected to go to college.

Purpose of the United Nations

• conflict resolution

• fight world hunger

• provide relief after natural disasters

• stop terrorist groups

What organization divided Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states?

• United States

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• NATO

Who sent troops to South Korea to provide South Korean troops with cover and support?

• Great Britain; Prime Minister Churchill

• United States; President Truman

• Soviet Union;

  Joseph Stalin

Urban Renewal

• improved life in the suburbs

• Was a set of programs designed to help farmers.

• Provided money for highway construction

• Improved city services and urban housing

Rock n' roll musician

• Elvis Presley

• Charlie Parker

• Desi Arnaz

• Dizzy Gillespie

Suburban neighborhoods welcomed diverse populations

• True

• False

What benefits did the GI Bill of Rights offer Veterans?

• Exemption from rationing

• monthly allowances

• guaranteed acceptance into college

• money for school, home loans, houses, farms, and businesses

Britain and France invaded Egypt. The U.S. and Soviet Union condemn invasion and end the crisis

• Cold War Crisis

• Suez Canal Crisis

• Cuban Missle Crisis

• Nuclear War Crisis

The struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union

• World War II

• Korean War

• Cold War

• Nuclear Power War