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100

This committee gained publicity during the 1950s for its investigation of alleged communist sympathizers.

House Un-American Activities Committee 

100
This proxy war was from 1950 to 1953.

Korean War

100

Which early 20th century group would most likely support the LBJ's Great Society?


progressives 

100

Which supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education
100

Economic aid provided to various nations, mostly in Europe, following WWII

Marshall Plan

200

Presidential policy to help stop the communists in Greece and Turkey

Truman Doctrine

200

This was the primary goal of all U.S. foreign policy, including the Marshall Plan & Truman Doctrine, in the decades following WWII.

containment of Soviet communism

200

This president's plan was called the New Frontier 

John F Kennedy

200

This act prohibited employers from paying unequally on the basis of gender.

Equal Pay Act
200

This was the nickname given to the region of the U.S. that saw population growth in the years after the war

Sunbelt
300

The soviet satellite which convinced Americans they were falling behind in terms of technology

Sputnik

300
Johnson used this event to secure congressional authorization of US forces going into combat
Gulf of Tonkin
300

After the election of 1948, this was President Truman's domestic policy that included universal health care.

Fair Deal

300

Her book "The Feminine Mystique" sparked a new consciousness among suburban women and helped launch the second-wave feminist movement.

Betty Friedan

300

otherwise known as Servicemen’s Readjustment Act- helped veterans continue their education at government expense and receive low interest government backed loans

GI Bill
400
This senator used unsupported accusations about communists in government and to discredit the Truman administration 
Joseph McCarthy
400

This was the political figure responsible for the "iron curtain" speech in 1946

Winston Churchill

400
This was Nixon's plan to stop the involvement of US in Vietnam War
Vietnamization
400

This violent police raid of a gay bar triggered activists and protests among gays and lesbians. It became symbol of oppression of gays, beginning the gay pride movement.

Stonewall Riot

400
A group of rebellious writers and intellectuals made up this group
Beatniks
500
Dulles' diplomacy where he stated that the US should push Communist powers
brinkmanship 
500

New York Times v. U.S. was a controversial SCOTUS case resulting from the publication of what?

Pentagon Papers

500
This president was well known for this efforts at Camp David Accords
Jimmy Carter
500

Under this bill, hotels, restaurants, and employers could not discriminate based on race and schools could not be segregated.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

500

Term which refers to the huge generation born Post WWII 

Baby Boom

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