cold war history paper/worksheet

University of Phoenix Material

Modern America Matrix Week 1

Week 1: 1950s

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

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference

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

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference