Mrs. Singleton's Chapter 20 Test

Front 1

funds provided by the_______________ helped Western European countries to recover after WWII. Many of them were able to recover so rapidly that by the 1950's and 1960's, many of them experienced __________________________.

Back 1

Marshall Plan

Full Employment

Front 2

In de Gaulle's Fourth Republic the problem was that _______________________________. However after revising the Constitution and becoming the president of the Fifth Republic, de Gaulle helped make France a world power with its investment in __________________.

Back 2

there was a weak presidency

nuclear arms

Front 3

West Germany experienced such an " economic miracle" that with almost full employment the nation had to______________________ to maintain growth of the economy.

Back 3

bring "guest" workers on visas

Front 4

In order to maintain its welfare state at home, Great Britian had to ______________________________________.

Back 4

reduce expenses abroad

Front 5

A welfare state means a country's government will _____________________.

Back 5

take responsibility for providing citizens with services and a minimal standard of living

Front 6

The purpose of the EEC was to promote economic cooperation among the Western European nations. They did this by ________________________________.

Back 6

not paying taxes on each others goods

Front 7

President Dwight Eisenhower once stated ( in more concrete terms) that if a president ever did this:_____________________________________ his political party would not be elected into power again.

Back 7

abolish social security and labor laws

Front 8

The U.S. put our welfare state into affect after the Great Depression. Three key programs we have in place today include: ________________,________________,and ___________________________.

Back 8

social security

WIC

medi-care

Front 9

Senator Joseph McCarty initiated the _____________________ when he began charging that communists had infiltrated our U.S. borders.

Back 9

Red Scare

Front 10

The "most signifigant national issue" of the 1960's was the __________________________________________________.

Back 10

Civil-Rights Movement

Front 11

During the Civil Rights movement activists such as MLKJ worked to put an end to _________________and ___________________

Back 11

segrigation

discrimination

Front 12

with the draft in place during the Veitnam War and scenes of the devistation shown on T.V many ________________________began across college campuses in the U.S

Back 12

riots

Front 13

Much of Canada's economic growth was stimulited from__________________________--.

Back 13

national goods

Front 14

Two major social changes that took place post- WWII include but are not limited to ___________________________-.

Back 14

more people moving in

consumer society

Front 15

Women after WWII faced several discriminations in the workplace. These include, but are not limiteed to:___________________

Back 15

second-class

women had women's jobs

Front 16

While this may be have seemed like a blessing many viewed it as more like a curse why?

Back 16

overcrowded

Front 17

France and de Gaulle war hero Charles de Gaulle

Back 17

1946- Helped to establish the new Gov't -Fourth
Republic

1. strong parliament weak presidency = failure in government

1958- drafted new constitution for the Fifth Republic

1. favored strong president with control over military and foreign policy

1. wanted France to achieve a status as a world power

a. heavy investment in nuclear arms

b. economy grew at 5.5% annually

Front 18

the economic miracle of west germany

Back 18

Konrad Adenauer served as head of state from 1949-1963

2. desire for cooperation with western nations especially France

3. "Economic Miracle"

decrease in unemployment from .8% to .4%

" guest" workers brought to encourage economic expansion

Erhard succeeded Adenauer as head of state

Front 19

The decline of Great Britain

Back 19

2. creation of modern welfare state- a state in which the government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services and a minimal standard of living

a. insurance act and national health service act

1. forced to give independence to many of its colonies

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Back 20

555