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Modern America Matrix Week 1

The Korean War

From the following list, choose five events from the Korean War.Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.

·         Japanese occupation

·         Soviet position after war

·         38th parallel

·         Truman

·         Syngman Rhee

·         NSC-68

·         Soviet support of North

·         UN position

·         Chinese involvement

·         Inchon

·         Talks at Panmunjom

·         Martin Letter

·         General MacArthur

·         Stalemate

·         POWs

·         Armistice agreement

The Fabulous Fifties

From the following list, choose five events from the 1950s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.

·         The Hula Hoop

·         Disneyland

·         The Mickey Mouse Club

·         Interstate Highways

·         Dishwashers

·         Hi-fis and Stereos

·         Poodle Skirts

·         McDonalds

·         Drive-in Theaters

·         Levittown

·         Dr. Spock

·         Ozzie and Harriett

·         Leave it to Beaver

·         I Love Lucy

·         Father Knows Best

·         The Honeymooners

·         Amos ‘n Andy

·         My Little Margie

·         Echo Park

·         Persistent Poverty

·         Black Urban Migration

·         Urban Renewal

·         Massive Resistance

·         Beats

·         American Bandstand

·         Elvis Presley

·         James Dean