US History Unit 7 ID-Sigs: Post WWII to 1960 (Chapter 12-13 pg. 300-334)
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Employment Act of 1946
Taft-Hartley Act
GI Bill of Rights
Levittown
Redlining
Henry Wallace
Thomas Dewey
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Housing Act of 1949
International Monetary Fund
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Berlin Blockade
NATO
NSC-68
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Korean War
HUAC
McCarthyism
Federal Highway Act of 1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NASA
SEATO
Part A: Chapter 12 (pg. 301-307) Post War Boom Era and Truman
1. Describe the post war conditions for veterans and factory workers.
2. Identify the three parts of the Taft-Hartley Act.
3. Discuss the pros and cons of the GI Bill.
4. How did the government and builders like William Levitt impact home ownership in post war America?
5. How did President Truman address racial discrimination in the military?
6. What was the “Baby Boom”?
Part B: Chapter 12 (pg. 307-315) The Cold War 1948 to 1960
1. Identify the post war factors that led to Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.
2. Explain how the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan worked to counter the spread of Communism.
3. Explain how the United States responded to the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948.
4. Identify the national security agencies and international defensive pacts established by the United States after
WWII.
5. What two events in 1949 seemed to tilt the world balance against the United States and its allies?
6. Outline the provisions of NSC-68 and explain its impact on the development of American foreign policy during the
1950s.
7. Identify the role of the United States and the Soviet Union in post war Korea, and explain the events that started
the Korean War.
Part C: Chapter 12 (pg. 316-319) The Second Red Scare
1. Outline the provisions of Executive Order 9835 and describe its impact on the emergence of the Red Scare.
2. Identify the House Committee on Un-American Activities and discuss its role in the Red Scare.
Explain what is meant by the “Hollywood Ten.”
3. Identify the three major trials of the 1950s that targeted Americans accused of being Soviet spies.
4. Discuss Senator McCarthy’s role in the Red Scare.
5. Identify four factors that explain American fear of subversion during the 1950s. Identify the goals of the
propagators of the Red Scare.
Part D: Chapter 13 (pg. 325-334) A Decade of Affluence
1. Identify the candidates and outcome of the presidential election of 1952.
2. Discuss the growth of the American economy during the 1950s and explain its impact on America’s national
image and the way in which the nation identified and characterized itself.
3. Define the term urban renewal and describe how it transformed American cities.
4. Outline the provisions of the Federal Highway Act of 1956 and explain the impact of massive road construction on
American society and culture.
5. Define the term teenager and explain the importance of the emerging youth culture in America.
6. Discuss the connection between government and God during the 1950s and how this impacted the popularity of
religion.
7. Identify the major writers who challenged American affluence by revealing the limitations and dangers of
national economic abundance.