2. In a short response of one to three sentences, reply to the following prompt:  Describe some of the positive and negative effects of winning a war.

3.  U.S. the only true world superpower  Much of the rest of the world in ruins  United Nations developed

4.  Tensions grew between the U.S. and the Soviet Union  Differences in government  Differences in economics  Differences in war aims

5. United States  Democratic Republic  Rule of law  Respect for civic rights Soviet Union  Totalitarian Dictatorship  Ruthless legal system  Little regard for rights

6. United States  Capitalist system  Free Market  Private ownership  Profit motive Soviet Union  Communist system  Command Economy  State ownership

7. United States  Promote democracy  Gain access to markets  Rebuild Europe for stability  Reunite Germany for peace Soviet Union  Encourage Communism  Rebuild the USSR  Establish a buffer zone of satellite states  Keep Germany weak and divided

8.  Open split occurs in Eastern Europe  Allies agreed to hold free elections to be held in Poland  Soviet Union refused to allow these elections  Churchill announces “an Iron Curtain has descended upon Europe”

9.  Developed as the Soviet threat grew  Defensive alliance  Key component of the “containment” policy  Keep the Communist sphere from spreading  U.S.S.R. would eventually collapse

10.  World War II transformed the U.S.  Large numbers of returning soldiers  Large scale movement throughout the country  Changes in industrial workforce

11.  Serviceman’s Adjustment Act of 1944  Provided funds for discharged veterans to:  Purchase a home  Start a business  Go to college  Provided for a massive expansion of the economy

12.  G.I. Bill typically used for housing  Severe housing crisis in the U.S. after the war  Massive expansion of housing  Spread to the suburbs

14.  Planned community  Pre-fabricated houses  Designed to provide inexpensive housing fast!  Catered to veterans  Started in New Jersey  Expanded throughout the U.S.  A local example is Park Forest

15.  Birth rate in the U.S. exploded after the war  New births 1945: 2.8 million  New births 1946: 3.47 million  Peaked between 1957-1961: 4.3 million per year  Some 79 million born between 1946 and 1964

17.  Increased power of the Black community  Economic: ▪ Black veterans qualified for the G.I. Bill  Political ▪ U.S. government took a more liberal view to Civil Rights  Nurtured the seeds of the Civil Rights Movement

19. In a short reply of one to two sentences, respond to the following prompt:  Explain two ways you would improve today’s lesson