1945-1980 pt. 1
(post-WWII)
(post-WWII)
What General did President Truman fire after he spoke out against Truman for not wanting to destroy Communism enough by extending the war and bombing midland China
General MacArthur
What did the United States create primarily in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik
NASA
What kind of neighborhoods grew due to the expansion of the Interstate Highway System
Suburbs
Which part of Berlin was under the control of the USSR
East Berlin
What ruling ended segregation in public schools, stating it violated the 14th Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education
What US policy pledged to provide economic and military aid to any Middle Eastern country threatened by Communism
The Eisenhower Doctrine
What did Eisenhower warn of in his Farewell Address
The dangers of becoming a military state
What was the aggressive strategy of publicly ousting Communism during the Red Scare; associated with a former senator
McCarthyism
Who was JFK trying to overthrow with the Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961
Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro
Who was the man who challenged MLK's ideas of nonviolence by preaching the use of self-defense and extremism to counter racism
Malcom X
What was the U.S. initiative to aid European nations in rebuilding their economies after WWII
The Marshall Plan
What was the committee reactivated during this time meant to investigate Communism, especially in Hollywood
The Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
What are large-scale, mass-produced suburban housing developments built in the US after WWII due to a housing boom
Levittowns
What is generally known as the closest the world has ever gotten to seeing nuclear war
The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962, Kennedy Administration)
What is the 1963 event where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech"
March on Washington
What was the Soviet version of NATO
The Warsaw Pact
What was the bill meant to support the transition of 15 million veterans to a peacetime economy, primarily through furthering their education
The GI Bill of Rights (aka Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944)
What was the name for youths during this time who were rejecting societal standards, interested in drugs, rebellion and different styles of music
Beatniks (Beat Generation)
What is the name of the diplomatic strategy used by Nixon in dealing with China and the Soviet Union
Detente
What was the situation where the Arkansas National Guard was called in to prevent Black students from entering a high school, so President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to protect them
The Little Rock Nine
Which key US foreign policy was made to provide aid to any nation fighting Communism
The Truman Doctrine
What was the case where a prominent official in the State Department was tried for being a Communist
The Alger Hiss Case
What order, issued by Harry Truman in 1948, officially desegregated the military
Executive Order 9981
Who became the first un-elected president in human history
Gerald Ford
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the practice of needing to pass __________ when voting
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