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The USA after World War II

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The aftermath of WWII
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After WWII the Americans were the wealthiest people in the world. This was partly due to the fact that they had not suffered bombing or invasions apart from Pearl Harbor, and had increased their production and enjoyed higher education. So the Americans became big buyers of consumer goods like cars and clothes. During the 1950s and the 1960s the United States were led first by the Democrat Harry S. Truman and then by the Republican Dwight D. Bush, who was a war hero. The US administration implemented a programme for economic aid to European countries called the Truman Plan. In the same years the United States signed the NATO agreement, which granted mutual defence with Eastern Europe, following the previous creation of the United Nations Organization in 1945.
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September 11th and beyond
Complete the sentences with the correct dates.

1. Barack Obama was elected in November ________.
2. He was re-elected in ________.
3. Bill Clinton was succeeded by the Republican George W. Bush in ________.
4. President Bush declared war against Iraq in ________.
5. The Republican Donald Trump was elected on 8th November ________.
6. Obama promised tax cuts, aid to cities and States, and the creation of new jobs by the end of ________.
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The aftermath of WWII
Tick the words or phrases related to this period.
A: Soviet Union.
B: China.
C: Communism.
D: Capitalism.
E: Ronald Reagan.
F: Joseph McCarthy.
G: Negotiations.
H: 'Witch hunt'.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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1. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1961 with ________% of the votes.
2. He was the ________ candidate.
3. He was the first ________ and the youngest President ever elected in America.
4. During his administration there were some moments of tensions, such as the ________ of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban missile crisis.
5. He was assassinated in ________ in 1963 and Lyndon B. Johnson became his successor.
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The Civil Rights Movement
Complete the sentences with the words below.

1. In 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act, intended to end ________ based on race, colour, religion or national origin.
2. This act gave the federal government the powers to impose ________.
3. American ________ reaffirmed the separateness and superiority of their culture.
4. Martin Luther King Jr. took the leadership of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, based on Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent ________.
5. The 'Black ________' were a violent group against integration.
6. The 'Black Muslims', led by Malcolm X, insisted for ________ from the whites.
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The anti-war movement
Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.
A: During the Soviet War the country saw the rise of the greatest anti-war movement of its history.
B: During demonstrations young people were injured or arrested by the police.
C: The enthusiasm of the younger generation found expression in the protest songs of jazz singers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
D: Students' movements fought for equal rights for all people.
E: They used new methods of political activity like sit-ins, marches and teach-ins.
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The 1970s
Put the following information in the correct order: write numbers from 1 to 5.

________ Nixon was obliged to resign and Gerald Ford took his place.
________ The United States won the 'space race' with the USSR, being the first to land on the moon.
________ The Watergate scandal brought to light some illegal activities of the Republican administration.
________ The Democratic Jimmy Carter won the election.
________ The last American soldiers left Vietnam.
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Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter
A: was the Republican candidate.
B: won the election in 1976.
C: won against Ronald Reagan in the elections in 1980.
D: promoted the Camp David Agreements between Egypt and Israel.
E: obtained the release of a group of Americans held hostage by Ayatollah Khomeini.
F: became president immediately after Richard Nixon.
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Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
The following features refer either to Ronald Reagan or to George H.W. Bush. Choose the correct alternative.
A: He became involved in the Persian Gulf crisis.
B: He was a former film actor and a brilliant talker.
C: He carried out a policy of 'stand on your own feet and act tough'.
D: He became president in 1989.
E: He encouraged free enterprise and cuts in government spending.
F: He was re-elected with the biggest majority in American history.
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The Nineties
Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.
A: Saddam Hussein, Israel's president, invaded and annexed Kuwait in 1990.
B: The war began when Hussein refused to withdraw from Kuwait as demanded by the United Nations.
C: US General Norman Schwarzkopf led a military operation called 'Desert Storm'.
D: After Bush the Republican Bill Clinton became president of the United States in 1993.
E: During his administration a peace agreement was signed between the Palestinian Yasser Arafat and the Israeli Yitzhak Rabin at the White House.
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