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CHAPTER 17 COLD WAR, WARM KITCHENS
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TRUE/FALSE Write true or false for each statement.
________ 1. Communism is an economic system where businesses and property are privately owned.
________2. Betty Crocker was unpopular during the Cold War because people weren’t looking for comfort.
________3. There was a housing shortage in the United States after World War II.
________4. During the Cold War, Americans were worried that communism would spread to the United States.
________5. The Cold War ended after the Soviet Union collapsed.
EVIDENCE List at least three pieces of evidence to support the following statement.
6. After World War II, suburban and urban neighborhoods changed greatly.
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SHORT ANSWER Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
7. How did the GI Bill of Rights help veterans?
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8. Why did Betty Crocker appeal to American homemakers during the Cold War?
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9. Why did the Mahowalds and others build fallout shelters?
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10. What was the main reason the United States entered the Korean and Vietnam wars?
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11. What events led to the end of the Vietnam War?
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SHORT ESSAY Choose ONE of the following questions and answer it in a short paragraph.
12a. How did General Mills respond to the changes in American life after World War II?
12b. What caused the Cold War? How was it different from a “hot” war such as World War II?
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