Assignment: Modern America
1. 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
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2. 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
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