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Week One: 1950s
The Korean War
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the Korean War.
Japanese occupation !oviet position after war "#th parallel, $ruman !yngman %hee,
&!'()# !oviet support of &orth *& position 'hinese involvement +nchon $al,s at
-[Link] Martin /etter 0eneral MacArthur !talemate -1Ws, Armistice agreement
Event Significance in Korean War
Japanese
Occupation
Before the end of World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union had
sent troops into Korea in an effort to weaken Japanese occupation.
Soviet position
after the war
The Soviets supported a counist re!ie in the "orth.
#$
th
%arallel The nation was divided teporaril& alon! the #$
th
parallel when the US and the
Soviets supported different !overnents.
S&n!an 'hee %ro(Western !overnent that was handed control b& the )ericans. *e was
anticounist but onl& noinall& deocratic.
Truan On June +,, -./0, the %resident appealed to the United "ations to intervene to
the invasion b& the Soviets.
The Fabulous Fifties
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 1234s.
$he 5ula 5oop, 6isneyland, $he Mic,ey Mouse 'lu7, +nterstate 5ighways, 6ishwashers,
5i(fis and !tereos, -oodle !,irts, Mc6onald8s, 6rive(in $heaters, /evittown, 6r. !poc,,
199ie and 5arriett, /eave it to :eaver, + /ove /ucy, Father Knows :est, $he
5oneymooners, Amos ;n Andy, My /ittle Margie, <cho -ar,, -ersistent -overty, :lac,
*r7an Migration, *r7an %enewal, Massive %esistance, :eats American :andstand <lvis
-resley James 6ean
Event Significance
*ula *oop 12ercise hoop arketed as a to&. 3irst ade fro !rapevines and stiff !rass.
4ater anufactured as plastic and cae in various colors.
%oodle Skirt 5esi!ned b& Juli 6harlot. 5esi!ned for Swin!in! to the sounds of 6huck Berr&
and 1lvis %resle& durin! the 'ock " 'oll 1ra.
5isne&land Opened Jul& -,, -.// in )nahei, 6). Was put on the back burner for an&
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I 4ove 4uc& 7ost popular T8 sitco durin! the -./0s. Show was rated nuber + out of /0
!reatest T8 shows.
1lvis %resl& *is usic be!an attractin! usic in -./9. *eartbreak *otel becae his first
nuber one hit and he becae a national sensation.
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Week To: 19!0s
Kenned"#s $residenc"
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 12)4s.
6omestic %eforms, $ariff %eductions, $ax 'uts to !pur 0rowth, $he Age of 'amelot, $he
-eace 'orps, !pace <xploration, $he Alliance for -rogress, $he Fair /a7or !tandards Act,
$he <>ual -ay Act, Marilyn Monroe, Jac>ueline Kennedy, JFK8s Assassination
Event Significance
7aril&n 7onroe 'eceived :olden :lobe )ward. Was the first se2 icon and was a pla&ate.
5oestic 'efors J3K !rappled with con!ressional opposition to his plan for a "ew 3rontier
until his assassination in -.;#. Ter was used to describe doestic refor
throu!hout the J3K %residenc&.
The )!e of 6aelot )pplied to J3K %residenc& b& his wife Jac<ueline B. Kenned&. 'efers to
the seat of the court of the le!endar& Kin! )rthur and the Kni!hts of the
'ound Table.
Jac<ueline Kenned& International icon of st&le and sophistication. 5edicated !reat effort to
restorin! the White *ouse with historic furnishin!s and art.
Space 12ploration US space pro!ra put in place b& J3K to land an on the oon b& the end
of the decade.
%ohnson#s $residenc"
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 12)4s.
Medicare, Medicaid, $he War on -overty, $he Apollo -rogram, $he 6epartment of
5ousing and *r7an 6evelopment, $he 'ivil %ights Act of 12)?, $ax 'uts for <conomic
0rowth, Jo7 'orps &ational <ndowment for the Arts and 5umanities &ational !chool
/unch Act Wilderness Act Food !tamp Act of 12)? $he @oting %ights Act of 12)3, $he
+mmigration Act of 12)3 the %olling !tones the :eatles Flower 'hildren A77ie 5offman
and the 'hicago !even Kent !tate ,illings
Event Significance
7edicare %assed in -.;/. ) federal pro!ra with unifor standards that consisted
of two parts. %art )(copulsor& hospital insurance and %art B
suppleental insurance or subsidi=ed insurance for ph&sicians refusin! to
treat patients.
7edicaid 3ederal>State pro!ra to provide edical resources for the indi!ent. The
federal portion of a state?s 7edicaid pa&ents is based on each state?s per
capita incoe relative to the national per capita incoe.
The 6ivil 'i!hts )ct
of -.;9
The 6ivil 'i!hts )ct of -.;9 is the nation@s benchark civil ri!hts
le!islation, and it continues to resonate in )erica. The 6ivil 'i!hts )ct
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of -.;9 prohibits discriination on the basis of race, color, reli!ion, se2 or
national ori!in.
The )pollo %ro!ra The )pollo %ro!ra, be!un in -.;- as a response to the challen!e of
Soviet space activities, rapidl& becae the backbone of the )erican space
pro!ra. Its ori!inal obAective was to land a an on the 7oon and return
hi to 1arth before the end of the decade.
Job 6orps The Job 6orps was created durin! the adinistration of %resident 4&ndon
B. Johnson in -.;9 as part of Johnson?s War on %overt& and :reat Societ&
initiatives that sou!ht to e2pand econoic and social opportunities for
)ericans, especiall& inorities and the poor.
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Week Three: 19&0s
Water'ate
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance in relation to the Watergate
scandal.
'%<<- 6irty tric,s :rea,(in <rwin 'ommittee Archi7ald 'ox The Washington Post
Woodward and :ernstein Mar, Felt John 6ean -hone tapings !aturday &ight
Massacre !piro Agnew !upreme 'ourt and tapes !mo,ing 0un %esignation Ford
pardons &ixon
Event Significance
$ost(Water'ate $residencies
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 12A4s.
-ost(Watergate -u7lic 1pinion, $he Ara7 1il <m7argo, !tagflation, 5igh +nterest %ates,
$he 'risis of 'onfidence, <nergy crisis $he +ranian 5ostage 'risis, $he !age7rush
%e7ellion, 1-<', 0erald Ford, Jimmy 'arter, $ed Kennedy
Event Significance
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Week Four: 19)0s
The *i'hties+ ,art -
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 12#4s.
$he !un7elt, !u7ur7an 'onservatism, $he $ax %evolt, 'orporate <lites,
&eoconservatives, -opulist 'onservatives, 6eregulation, $he Federal %eserve :oard,
$he <nergy 0lut, $he 12#1 $ax 'uts, !pending 'uts, Military !pending, $echnology
Event Significance
The *i'hties+ ,art --
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 12#4s.
Feminism 5omelessness %epu7licans and the environment Malls Alternative roc,
Madonna Michael Jac,son A+6! The Cosby Show !andra 6ay 18'onnor We Are the
World 0lo7al Warming 0eraldine Ferraro
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Week Fi.e: 1990s to $resent
The /ineties
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 1224s and 7eyond.

$he /i7eration of Kuwait, %oss -erot, &AF$A, $he 'ontract with America, :o7 6ole,
0A$$, $he *ruguay %ound, $he World $rade 1rgani9ation, Kosovo, $he <uropean *nion,
<nron, $echnology +ndustries, +ncome +ne>uality, 1utsourcing, Al 0ore, <nvironmental
Activism, $he &ew World 1rder
Event Significance
The 0ommunication [Link]
From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 1224s and 7eyond.

$he +nternet !ocial &etwor,ing 'ell -hones $elecommunications +nternet Mar,eting
'orporate media Microprocessor Microsoft Apple +:M <(mail World Wide We7
Event Significance