Cold War Events
How long did the Cuban Missile crisis last?
13 days
What was significant about the outcome of the Miranda v. Arizona case?
Authorities are required to inform suspects of their right to remain silent and that anything they say can and will be used against them.
not openly shown or engaged in; secret
Covert
What program did President Harry Truman establish in early 1947 to screen all federal employees?
The loyalty review board.
Who was the first country to launch a satellite into space and what was the name of the satellite?
Soviet Union
Sputnik
Why did East Germany build the Berlin wall?
To keep people from escaping into West Germany.
What was significant about the Mapp v. Ohio ruling?
State courts could not consider evidence obtained in violation of the law.
What is the practice of forcing business owners to hire only Union members?
closed shop
Despite Senator McCarthy accusing many people in the government of being Communists, what did he refuse to do?
He never turned over a list of names or evidence to support the accusations.
What is significant about the end of the Korean War?
What happened to Germany and its capital city of Berlin after World War II?
Hint: think zones
Germany was divided into four zones controlled by the Soviet Union, France, The U.S., and Great Britain.
Berlin was divided in the same four zones.
Great Britain, France, and the U.S. combined their zones.
The 14th Amendment
Nations politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country
Satellite nations
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?
General MacArthur publicly criticized the Presidents policy of limited war.
What was the name of the organization that Roosevelt helped establish after World War II?
The United Nations (UN)
What event began the "Red Scare"?
When a clerk in the Soviet embassy in Canada defected and turned over documents proving that Soviets were trying to infiltrate the U.S. government.
What was significant about the Gideon v. Wainwright case?
It ruled that a defendant in a state has the right to a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay for one.
What are the three parts of the "nuclear triad"?
long range bombers
land-based missiles
Missile carrying submarines
What phrase is used to describe President Eisenhower's political beliefs, and what were two of his major accomplishments as President.
Middle of the Road
Federal Highway Act
St. Lawrence Seaway.
What term describes the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II
Iron curtain
What are 3 reasons for the "Bay of the Pigs" invasion?
To overthrow Castro
To stop Communism from spreading outside of Cuba
For the U.S. to gain control over Cuba.
What were two significant results of the Reynolds v. Simms case?
It shifted power from the country to the urban areas.
It reapportioned electoral districts so that one-person equals one vite.
The concept of trying to eliminate poverty by tearing down slums and erecting high rise buildings for poor residents.
urban renewal
To prevent Communist revolutions in other countries, President Eisenhower decided to use covert operations conducted by what agency?
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
What term can be used to describe Eisenhower's willingness to threaten nuclear war in the interest of maintaining peace?
Brinkmanship