Eisenhower
Truman
Civil Rights
Kennedy
Johnson
100
What is Eisenhower's 21 point program outlining action in the field of economic development and social welfare.
Fair Deal Programme
100
The Truman Doctrine occurred at what specific point in history?
The Greek War
100
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
A set of laws that advocated for the segregation of African' Americans and Caucasians in any public place.
100
What was the name of Kennedy's domestic policy?
The New Frontier
100
What is the name of Lyndon's domestic program?
Great society
200
The Taft-Hartley act made the what illegal?
closed shops (unions)
200
What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
400 million in aid for Greece and Turkey
200
What did Martin Luther King Advocate?
Non-violence
200
What did the New Frontier fail to do in terms of Healthcare?
Failed to pass medicare.
200
What did Lyndon Johnson do for civil rights?
Passed the civil rights act of 1964
300
What does SEATO stand for?
South Asian Collective Defense Treaty/Manilla pact
300
What group did Malcolm X join in prison?
Nation of Islam
300
What was the Moscow Washington Hotline?
A phone line that allowed direct communication between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
300
What did the Civil rights act 1964 deem?
Made discrimination unconstitutional in public domains.
400
why was CENTO a failure?
U.S. stated they would join but later backed out due to reasons of budgeting.
400
What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
The United States supreme court deemed that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
400
What was the consequence of the Bay of Pigs incident?
Cuba became more aligned with the Soviet Union/communism.
400
What was the purpose of the economic opportunity act of 1964?
To raise the income of poor and create job training and community development.
500
Who was one of the first government officials to be targeted by McCarthyism?
Alger Hiss
500
What was the outcome of the Little Rock Nine?
Eisenhower ordered paratroopers to escort students to class
500
Who killed Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
500
What was the major success of the great society?
Medicare was approved.
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