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WW II to Today

WW II to Today. Bell Ringers. #1. What day, according to FDR, “…will live in infamy…”?. #2. What happened to the US economy as a result of WW II?. # 3. What does the image “Rosie the Riveter” illustrate?. # 4.

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WW II to Today

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  1. WW II to Today Bell Ringers

  2. #1 • What day, according to FDR, “…will live in infamy…”?

  3. #2 • What happened to the US economy as a result of WW II?

  4. # 3 • What does the image “Rosie the Riveter” illustrate?

  5. # 4 • Why did President Harry Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb o Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

  6. # 5 • What are examples of US involvement in Europe after WW II?

  7. # 6 • Name three examples of cold war conflicts.

  8. # 7 • During the 1950’s decade of growth and prosperity where did many Americans move to?

  9. # 8 • Who is credited with being the first African American to break the color barrier?

  10. # 9 • Why was Rosa Parks arrested?

  11. # 10 • What is Civil Disobedience?

  12. # 11 • What Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v Ferguson and led to the desegregation of schools?

  13. # 12 • Did segregation exist in the North in 1954?

  14. # 13 • Why is the Civil Rights Act so significant?

  15. # 14 • What caused the Civil Rights Act to splinter and become more radical?

  16. # 15 • Why is the 1964 Civil Rights Act so significant?

  17. # 16 • What does ERA and NOW stand for?

  18. # 17 • What Presidents supported US involvement in Vietnam?

  19. #18 • What chemical weapons were used in Vietnam?

  20. #19 • What is a conscientious objector?

  21. #20 • Who promised “Peace with honor”?

  22. #21 • What was the result of the Watergate scandal?

  23. #22 • What New Deal legislation still exists today?

  24. #23 • How is the US becoming more diverse?

  25. #24 • Where do most of the goods Americans buy come from today?

  26. #25 • What triggered the information revolution?

  27. #26 • Why do some people criticize the Patriot Act?

  28. #27 • What Supreme Court Case ensures the police must advise those arrested of their rights?

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