Post WWII America

1.) Why were Americans afraid of the Soviet Union?

     - Americans were afraid of the Soviet Union because they had different plans for the future that would threaten the American life.

2.) What did the Russians want in Europe?

     - Russians wanted to enforce communism.

3.) What did the Americans want in Europe?
     - Americans wanted to create a new world so that all nations had the right to self determination

Pop Culture 1950s



1.) What media exploded in the 1950s and how did businesses respond to this explosion?

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     - While the television industry exploded in the 1950s, other businesses focused and spent their money on to advertisements or commercials that promoted their product. The food industry also produced frozen TV dinner which is really convenient to Americans.

2.) Why did critics not like television?

     - Critics did not like the television because of the violence and stereotypical portrayal of women, Latinos and African Americans. Also, because of the fact that the television only shows the ideal White America, which excludes poverty and diversity.

3.) What's so ironic about rock n' roll music in the 1950s?

     - The ironic thing about rock n' roll is that the performers were African Americans while most of their audience were white people. Rock n' roll is most commonly known as demonic, however, Elvis Presley first developed his skills in singing in church. Although, many parents hated this music genre believing that it would lead teenagers to immorality, it still became more accepted by the end of the 1950s.

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The American Dream 1950s

1.) What were some of the causes for the "baby boom"?


2.) What did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?


3.) How did roles of women changed in the 1950s?


4.) What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?

Truman's Labor Policies

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1.) What were some of the significant challenges Pres. Truman faced after the WWII?
     - Pres. Truman had to supply jobs for 12 million returning soldiers, give Rights to African-Americans, and America had product and consumer goods shortages.

2.) How did Truman try to help returning G.I.s get jobs after WWII, and how effective was he? Explain your opinion.
     - Pres. Truman tried to help returning G.I.s get jobs by making new proposals, which were minimim wage, guaranteed employment, medical insurance, housing aid, improved benefits for war veterans and wage and price control.

The American Teenagers

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1950s, was very popular to teenagers

1.) How did the lives of teenagers change after TGD and WWII? Explain.

     - During the Great Depression, teenagers had to work and had to drop out of school to help their families, but after World War II, teenagers stayed in school and had allowances. Media also got into the teenager lives.



2.) What is "white-flight?" Was it good for the society?

     - It is when white people left the cities to the suburbs because of the colored people who are moving to the cities. No, it is not good for the society because it loses the balance of the class of the people.

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"Braceros" who moved to the U.S. to work in farms

3.) Why did many Mexicans immigrate to the U.S. before the 1950's?

     - Many Mexicans immigrated to the U.S. because of the shortage of agricultural laborers spurred the federal government to initiate a program in which Mexican workers were allowed to move to the U.S. for a short time. However, a lot of Mexicans stayed.

Postwar America 1950's

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1.) What was the U.S. economy like during WWII? How were Americans doing?

     - During the WWII, Americans were prospering because of new technologies that were invented. New industries boomed, making new jobs available for the Americans.

2.) How did the American economy transform after The Great Depression and WWII?

     - Americans no longer held blue collar jobs or factory jobs. People improved to white collar jobs - managerial, office and professional occupation, which are higher paid positions.

3.) Why would a company like Google not do well in the 50's?
     - Because people in the 1950's were taught not to be creative thinkers and rebels, while Google consists of creative people who were rebels.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Analysis



http://goo.gl/veUig The Boy in the Striped
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 1.) Bruno moved with his family so his father could be closer to the Nazi death camps. At first, only the father knew the real reason for moving to the country. Why do you think father was so secretive about why the family moved?

     - Bruno's father was so secretive about it because he knows his family will be disappointed of him, especially Bruno's grandmother, however, Bruno's grandfather was so proud of him because it is for their country. Also, Bruno's father took an oath of secrecy.

2.) Bruno was taught to think of Jews in a certain way. What was Bruno taught about Jews?

     - Bruno's home tutor taught Bruno and his older sister that Jews are evil. They were taught that Jews were the reason there were a lot of poor Germans since the Jews take all their jobs. Some Germans dont even consider them as humans and were just merely "scum of the Earth"

3.) When Bruno fell from the swing a Jewish man helped him. Why was this event significant to Bruno's mother's thinking of Jewish people?
     - The Jewish man helping Bruno was significant to Bruno's mother's because it made her think that Jewish people are actually really nice people, instead of what the Germans say that Jews are evil. It also made her think about what her husband was doing to the Jews.

4.) Bruno's father evolved and transformed from a loving father to what? Why?
     - Bruno's father changed from a loving father to a

5.) Bruno evolved and transform as well. What kind of boy was he at first? What did he transform to?
     - Bruno changed from a little boy who only thinks about playing with his friends and having fun. After they moved near the death camps, he changed into a boy who cares about his surroundings and learning the truth about the death camps and Jews.

6.) Describe your feelings about Bruno's actions. Include descriptions of the scene and the choice(s) Bruno made, and what difference his actions made.
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Japanese Internment & Justice

1.) What does the word "internment" mean to you?

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     - it means to keep people locked up.

2.) Why were Japanese-Americans interned in Manzanar?
     - because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Americans thought all the Japanese-Americans were spies and had to be interned.

3.) Why were Japanese internment policies wrong?
     - because they lost their opportunities, jobs, houses and material belongings and they never got it back. It also a strong form of racial discrimination against the Japanese.

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The End of WWII

http://goo.gl/PqclI Gen. MacArthur

1.) Was Gen.MacArthur a successful general? Explain with evidence.

- Yes, Gen. MacArthur was succesful because he won the battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte and Iwo Jima against the Japanese.


2.) Explain how successful the G.I. Bill was to returning soldiers.

- The G.I. Bill was succeful to the returning soldiers because it helped them get a college education.

http://goo.gl/3OMLJ Mexican American
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3.) Why were Mexican Americans in L.A. unfairly treated after the war?

- because the Mexican American zoot suiters were reported that they attacked white people, so then the white people senselessly beat up any Mexican Americans who were wearing zoot suits.

WWII in the Pacific

1.) Who promised to "return" to liberate the Philippines?

-  General Douglas MacArthur

2.) What reasons did the POTUS use for using atomic bombs?

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3.) In 1942, why were the Allies under-strength to fight Japan?
- they were handicapped

4.) Were American submarines effective in the Pacific? Explain.
- Yes, because the submarines sunk 63% of the Japanese ships in the Pacific.

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