Unit 8 and 9 Review

What was a Levittown?

• Quick-built suburbs after WW2; produced fast and cheaply

• A type of military base during WW2

• A famous battle site in WW2

• A government program for veterans

What was the baby boom?

• A decline in birth rates after WW2

• A surge in babies being born after WW2

• A government program for child care

• A new type of baby food

What was the Sunbelt and why were people able to move there?

• Northern states, new factories were built

• Western states, gold was discovered

• Eastern states, new highways were constructed

• Southern states, air conditioning was invented

What was the Cold War?

• Battles that were fought in Antartica for resources

• A period of tension, rivalry and competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WW2

• A series of battles in Europe after World War 2

• A trade agreement between the U.S. and Soviet Union

What was the alliance that formed to combat NATO?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• European Union

• Axis Powers

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A military strategy during WW2

• Provided billions of dollars of aid to help rebuild Europe after WW2

• A plan to colonize new territories

• A peace treaty with Japan

What is the parallel that divides North and South Korea?

• 45th Parallel

• 50th Parallel

• 38th Parallel

• 60th Parallel

Explain the Berlin Blockade/Airlift.

• Stalin blockaded West Berlin; U.S. and British responded with an airlift

• A peaceful negotiation between East and West Berlin; the city was united

• A military invasion of Berlin; British airplanes attacked in a blitz

• A trade agreement with Germany to get more railcars to transport supplies

McCarthyism is best described as:

• A policy of economic reform

• A diplomatic effort to improve U.S.-Soviet relations

• A military strategy during the Cold War

• Accusing people of being communist, ruining reputations and causing fear

Define HUAC.

• Heroes United Against Communism: An organization in Asia

• Hungry, Uganda, Australia, Canada: A military alliance against communism

• House Un-American Committee to investigate communism in all aspects of society

• Heliultra Atom Controls: A scientific research committee