In the 1950s the first credit card, fast food restaurants, amusement parks were all a result of ......
A huge expansion of the middle class and the blossoming of a new consumer culture
100
the civil rights movement was handled, politically, mostly by
the supreme court
100
The Berlin wall
was built by the soviets to prevent migration from East Germany to West, and stood as a symbol for the division of Europe
100
Lyndon B. Johnson's first act of presidency was...
the Civil Rights Bill, in honor of Kennedy
100
The 26th ammendment....
lowered the voting age to 18
200
The economic prosperity of the 50s was driven by
Science and technology
200
operation wetback
thousands of illegal Mexican immigrants were forced back into mexico
200
The doctrine of "flexible response"
- developing military plans for different gravities of crises - increased military spending
200
The Americans held the advantage of ________ in the Vietnam war
technological superiority & modern equpment
200
The ABM treaty and SALT meetings were....
-where USA and the USSR agreed to a non ballistic missile treaty
-were aimed at freezing the numbers of long range nuclear missiles
300
The political campaign of Eisenhower and Nixon was characterized by.....
Eisenhower being a public popularity symbol (I like Ike) while Nixon the vice president handled the rough campaigning
300
Eisenhower's policy on native americans
terminate the tribes as legal entities and assimilate them into society - eventually abandoned however
300
The French Vietnam war was supported by America because
it was allegedly was fought to create political stability
300
American involvement in Vietnam was frowned upon by other nations because
- America was at war with an "under developed" nation
- The Vietcong were seen as trying to overthrow an oppressive regime
- the dragging on of the war showed American weakness
300
The middle eastern energy crisis
occurred because of the US backing of Israel and caused many long deferred projects
400
How did the Korean war end?
technically it never ended as both North and South Korea are locked in a stalemate, however no shots have been fired for over 50 years
(stalemate)
400
in 1955 NATO......
and in response the soviets
- added Germany
- signed the Warsaw Pact
400
Soviets establishing missile bases in Cuba, the USA blockading Cuba and threatening nuclear retaliation, a nuclear "stare down" between American and the USSR, and finally the removal of missiles from Cuba is known as.....
The Cuban missile crisis
400
What cultural change occurred in the 60s?
A negative attitude toward all kinds of authority developed
400
The Watergate incident
revealed many of Nixon's "dirty tricks" and unfair sabotage he used to win the presidency and lead to his resignation
500
Joseph McCarthy was responsible for
seeing communism everywhere and vocally attacking anyone he accused of communism through low blows and insults
500
The Eisenhower Doctorine in 1957
pledged US military and economic aid to the middle east in order to combat communism
500
Due to bizarre nature of Kennedy's assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald's death......
Many people developed conspiracy theories and doubts about what really happened
500
Nixon won his election due to
divisions over the war and protest against the draft, crime, and rioting