Cold War
What 2 ideologies (sides) were competing during the Cold War?
Capitalism & Communism
What is suburbanization?
People moving from cities to neighborhoods outside of cities
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
Senator from Wisconsin who claimed to have a list of Communist Spies in the government
What supreme court decision banned segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was Franklin Roosevelt's vice president and took his place when he passed away?
Harry S. Truman
Which of these countries was Communist?
a) Russia/Soviet Union
b) China
c) North Korea
All of the above
Many people chose to move to the suburbs because they thought they were better for raising a family. What is the name for the phenomenon that caused a huge increase in the amount of children being born in the U.S.?
Baby Boom
What movement characterized by widespread panic did Senator McCarthy start in the United States?
Red Scare or McCarthyism
To test the Supreme Court's desegregation of schools, the Little Rock Nine attended what previously all-white high school in Arkansas?
Little Rock Central High School
In which American city did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a city bus, starting a city-wide bus boycott that led to the desegregation of public buses there?
Montgomery, Alabama
Which proxy war was fought in Asia between two countries on either side of the 38th Parallel, with the United States, Russia, & China sending support to the side that they wanted to win?
Korean War
Many people were able to afford houses in the suburbs thanks to the G.I. Bill. Name ONE way the G.I. Bill helped soldiers returning from WW2.
1. Money for college
2. Unemployment benefits
3. Loan guarantees to buy new homes
During the Red Scare, many people were blacklisted, meaning they...
were regarded as unacceptable or untrustworthy and were excluded or avoided
"canceled"
What is the name of the young African American teenager whose story inspired people to support the Civil Rights Movement?
Emmett Till
The Interstate Highway Act created thousands of miles of highways across the country that made travel more convenient for Americans. What interstate runs through Morrilton?
Interstate 40 (I-40)
What was the name for the competition for technological superiority between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Space Race
Many people lived in suburbs but still drove to work in cities. What legislation signed by Eisenhower made this more convenient?
Interstate Highway Act
What was the name given to the group of Hollywood directors and filmmakers that were blacklisted during the Red Scare?
Hollywood 10
What group was partially created by Martin Luther King Jr. and helped organize and coordinate the African American community, pushing for full equality?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Some other reasons many white Americans wanted to move to suburbs were to achieve higher “status,” keep their children from going to school with African Americans, and escape the decaying urban areas.
What term describes this phenomenon?
White Flight
What military alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies to protect capitalist countries in Europe from Russia and their allies?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What term refers to the ideal American family that stereotypically lived in suburbs, usually including 2 parents, multiple siblings, and a nice home?
Nuclear Family
What is the name of the committee that oversaw investigations into people suspected of being Communists?
House Unamerican Activities Committee
(HUAC)
What kind of activism uses collective action from regular people to implement widespread change?
Grassroots Activism
Which president, a former WW2 General, was elected after Truman and signed the Interstate Highway Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
Dwight D. Eisenhower