Period 8 APUSH

Communism

100

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

House Un-American Activities Committee 

200

This was the general fired by President Truman for encouraging an attack on China during the Korean War.

Douglas MacArthur

300

When USSR shocked the US by launching the first satellites in 1957, what happened to the US?

increase in math and science instruction - National Defense and Education Act; creation of NASA

400

This senator used unsupported accusations about communists in government and to discredit the Truman administration 

Joseph McCarthy

500

Dulles' diplomacy where he stated that the US should push Communist powers

brinkmanship; massive retaliation

Foreign Policies/ Affairs

100

This proxy war was from 1950 to 1953.

Korean War

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

300

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

Gulf of Tonkin

400

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

Winston Churchill

500

This news during Nixon's presidency prompted protests and anger among the public.  Four people were killed and nine wounded when the Ohio National Guard fired into the crowd at Kent State University

Invasion of Cambodia

Presidents

100

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

progressives 

200

This president's plan was called the New Frontier 

John F Kennedy

300

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

Fair Deal

400

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

Vietnamization

500

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

Jimmy Carter

Civil Rights

100

Which supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education

200

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

Equal Pay Act

300

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

Betty Friedan

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

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

Terms

100

This policy, inspired by George Kennan's Long Telegram, urged the United States to prevent the expansion of Communist influence

containment

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

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

A group of rebellious writers and intellectuals made up this group

Beatniks

500

a culture with values and beliefs different from those of the mainstream

counterculture