The Korean War
Why are countries interested in Korea?
because it shared a really small border with the asian country
Why did the head of the F.B.I. call communism evil and malignant?
Communist took away peoples freedom
According to Eric Foner, "By the 1960s, an estimated 60 percent of Americans enjoyed what the government defined as ________."
A middle class standard of living.
What was Eisenhower's approach to helping the French in Vietnam?
Pay for the war, but do not send troops or use nuclear bombs.
The freedom rides were designed to integrate interstate__________.
Buses
Who supported North Korea and who supported South Korea?
North Korea was supported by the Chinese Communists and South Korea was supported by the NATO forces and the United States
How did President Truman say that we should deal with communism in the USA?
We have to take rights in order to prevent communist from taking over
Before Brown V. Board of Education, what happened in California relating to school segregation?
Mendez V. Westminster ruled Orange County had been discriminating against Latinos.
What authorized the massive troop increase under Johnson?
Gulf of Tonkin Revolution.
Where in the South had there been more than 50 racially-motivated bombings since WWII?
Why are people fighting over Korea?
Because the United States raided its troops for a war against communism itself
What were some of the consequences of McCarthy's reckless accusations of communism?
People lost their reputations, jobs, were shunned
The NAACP, led by Thurgood Marshall, challenged the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that stated:
All public facilities are to be separated but equal.
What was the United States way of measuring progress in the Vietnam War?
Body Counts
What law banned discrimination and segregation in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Where does the Korean war stand today?
Both North and South Korea are still at war
Why did the McCarthy's army hearings wind up destroying Joseph McCarthy?
He was revealed to the nation as an arrogant bully, foolish, and a tyrant, and as such as a result no one was scared of him anymore
How did the Southern states engage in "massive resistance" to the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education requiring designation?
States began to fly the Confederate Battle flag over their state capitol buildings.
Who was the Secretary of State who negotiated the Treaty of Paris that ended US involvement in the Vietnam War?
Henry Kissinger
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave the U.S. federal government the power to oversee ________ where discrimination was practiced.
Voting in places
How did the war end?
The Korean war ended because of the Vietnam war
The term McCarthyism is still understood to mean?
Reckless, unsubstantiated charges
How many black students attended to integrated schools in the South?
Less than 2%
What was the most important impacts of the Vietnam War?
The loss of trust the american people had in their government.
Who wrote the Book "Silent Spring"?
Rachel Carson