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IB History: WWII and Beyond
"AMERICA: THE STORY OF US - Superpower
Intro: Our next unit will focus on the Cold War in America. This film will provide us with contextual background and a
have an opportunity to summarize your new learnings
general idea of the temper of the time period. As the film plays, respond to the following questions. At the end, we will
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What was the US population in 1945?
2
The average American family made
more than the average family in Europe.
3.
What were America's first highways?
4.
What President made it his mission to improve American roads?
ologies
5.
What was the biggest engineering project in history?
6.
By 1955 the US was making_% of the world's automobiles.
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Why do many towns die in the 1950s?
8.
In 1946,_ baby was born every __ seconds; it's the
9.
What was the location of America's most famous postwar housing?
10.
How much was the family home in today's money?
11.
What "won" the South?
12.
Who told the world in 1961 that America would put a man on the moon?
13.
How many Americans worked strictly on Apollo 11?
14.
How many Americans reached the moon?