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Four Main Themes Cold War A Confident Nation Consumerism Civil Rights Movement Was it a time of “happy days or anxiety, alienation, and social unrest”?
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Total cost of the World War II education program was $14.5 billion.
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The Donna Reed Show 1958-1966 Leave It to Beaver 1957-1963 The Ozzie & Harriet Show 1952-1966 Father Knows Best 1954-1958
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Harry Truman adopts the policy in 1946
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Alger Hiss Whittaker ChambersRichard Nixon
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The United States provided aid to noncommunist South Korea. North Korea South Korea
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During the winter of 1950 and 1951, communist forces pushed UN troops to the 37 th parallel.
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Changing Policy The U.S. now faced the possibility of all- out war against the world’s most populous nation. MacArthur favored invading China to win a total victory. Truman refused. He favored a limited war to help stabilize South Korea. Truman fires General MacArthur when he advises Truman he would use nuclear weapons against the Chinese
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By the spring of 1951, UN forces secured their position near the 38 th parallel, and a tense stalemate began.
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