Chapter 36 Questions 1. What economic problems was America facing in the immediate aftermath of WWII? 2.

What was the GI Bill? What did it permit for GIs and why is it important? 3. Summarize the very important paragraph on page 854 which begins with the word nothing. This summary should be no more than one sentence. 4. In what ways did America become more affluent in the 50's and 60's? 5. How did women benefit from 1950's prosperity? 6. In 3 sentences explain how post-war prosperity emerged? 7. How is Dr. Spocks book indicative of a prosperous and mobile society? 8. Explain the implications of the sunbelt migration. 9. What factors led to the suburban boom? In your opinion was the suburban migration a good thing? 10. What did the suburban migration do to Northern cities? 11. What was the baby boom and how is the boom related to both WWII and post-war prosperity? 12. What kind of man was Harry Truman? 13. What promises did Stalin break at Yalta? 14. What were the failures and successes of Yalta? Do you think FDR handled Yalta correctly? 15. What reasons were there for the USSR to not like the USA? Make a list. 16. What was the sphere of influence and why did the Soviets want one? 17. Do you see the Cold War as inevitable like the author does? 19. What Wilsonian style institutes were established in the post-WWII years? 20. What were the Nuremberg trials? 21. Why would the Soviets want a weak Germany? 22. Look at map on page 867 - what happens to Germany after WWII and where does Berlin lie? 23. What are satellite nations and the iron curtain? 24. What did the USSR do to Berlin? 25. What was the American response? 26. What is containment and why was it established as an American policy? 27. What was the Truman Doctrine? On what grounds did some criticize the policy? 28. Who was George Marshall and what was his plan? 29. How successful was the Marshall Plan? 30. What did Truman do for Israel in 48? 31. In what specific ways was the US military reorganized in the face of the Soviet threat? 32. What is NATO and why is it important? How did people summarize NATOs mission? 33. How did MacArthur and Japan fare after WWII? 34. What Cold War defeat did the US suffer in China? What is Taiwan? 35. What developments occurred in atomic weapons occurred in 49, 52, and 53? 36. Prior to 49 the US had a nuclear monopoly. What does this mean? 37. What is the arms race and what does peace through mutual terror mean? 38. What do you think of the loyalty review board actions? 39. What was the HUAC? 40. How did the A-bomb successes of the USSR feed into Communist hysteria? 41. Who were the Rosenbergs? 42. What happened to the Democrats in 48? What were the dixiecrats and what did they oppose? 43. What was point 4"? 44. Write one word to describe photo on page 876?

45. What is the 38th parallel and how was Korea like Germany after WWII - be specific. 46. What happened in June of 50? 47. What was NSC-68 and how does it symbolize both the Cold War and the economic prosperity of the age? 48. In one short paragraph - using the maps on page 878 to help detail the major events of the Korean War. 49. Why was Truman forced to fire MacArthur?