Post WWII Politics
What international organization to promote peace was formed in 1945, directly following WWII?
NATO
Who was the commander of the US and UN forces?
General Douglas MacArthur
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
Actors, writers, directors, and others accused of being associated with the Communist Party
What Russian accomplishment punctured American pride on October 4, 1957?
The launch of Sputnik I
What accusation did Whitaker Chambers make against Hiss?
That he was a communist agent
What chilling development involving the USSR directly after WWII concerned American policy makers?
That the soviets had their own atomic weapon
How was the conflict between MacArthur and Truman resolved?
Truman relieved MacArthur of his duties
What did Brown vs. The Board of Education decision say about separate but equal?
That separate schools were inherently unequal
What two other accomplishments in space did the Soviet Union achieve by 1961?
Hitting the moon with a probe and having a man orbit the moon
What was the legal response Hiss made to Chambers charges?
He sued him for slander
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A policy to help those fighting aggression or subversion.
Who was the Communist leader that declared a new government in North Vietnam in 1945?
Ho Chi Minh
How was the bus boycott ended?
A court ruled that segregation on city buses was unconstitutional.
What new government agency assumed control of the American space program from the military?
NASA
What did Joseph McCarthy claim about communists in the US government
That the state department and other agencies were infested with them
What was the Marshall Plan?
A plan to rebuild European Economies
Who seized power in Cuba in 1959 with cautious support from the US?
Fidel Castro
What group was formed in many cities to resist racial integration?
What two missile capabilites did the US and USSR try to achieve?
First Strike and a response of total destruction
What jobs did Alger Hiss hold?
Attorney in the State Department (and others)
secretary-general of the UN organizing conference
President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
What controversy did Nixon have to address during the campaign?
The existance of and his access to an $18,000 fund
What proposal did President Eisenhower make at the 1955 Geneva summit?
That the US and USSR share information and let planes fly over to gather information
What did the governor of Arkansas do in 1957 to prevent the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR?
He called in the National Guard
What area of American life received an increase in federal funding in response to the space race?
Education
Who were the candidates for the 1952 election?
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adali Stevenson