Postwar America
Why is urban renewal often considered unsuccessful?
programs destroyed more housing than they created
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.” What are these rights called?
Miranda Rights
How did African Americans respond to the arrest of Rosa Parks?
Organized a bus boycott
Who was the United States fighting against in South Vietnam?
Vietcong
What popular music form had a loud and heavy beat making it ideal for dancing?
Rock n Roll
Which group of Americans was the “American Dream” predominantly realized in the 1950s?
White Americans
What caused the need for reapportionment across the United States?
Americans moving into cities and suburbs
What did the Kerner Commission discover as the cause of urban riots?
Racism
Who was under control of Vietnam during World War II?
Japan
What was Johnson’s vision of the more perfect and equitable society the U.S. could and should become called?
Great Society
How did President Eisenhower describe his political beliefs?
Middle of the road
What was Kennedy’s “flexible response” plan?
To build up conventional weapons
What did King believe was the only way to get President Kennedy involved in Civil RIghts?
Expose himself and others to a violent response from local law enforcement
What event brought people to Chicago in 1968 to protest the Vietnam War?
Democratic National Convention
What was the name of the American-Canadian waterway built under Eisenhower that aids in international shipping?
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
How did the U.S. respond to the launch of Sputnik?
Push to improve math and science education
What were the terms Kennedy and Khrushchev came to to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy agreed not to invade Cuba
Kennedy agreed to remove missiles from Turkey
Khrushchev promised to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba
How did African American militants of the late 1960s demonstrate their desire for change?
Forceful demonstrations of “black power”
Who was President when the United States decided to withdraw troops from Vietnam in 1973?
Richard Nixon
What did middle class families take with them as they were leaving urban areas, that led to the decline of the inner cities?
Tax dollars
What was the intent of the Termination Policy?
Bring Native Americans into mainstream society
What is meant by “a rising tide lifts all boats” ?
Lowering taxes would encourage businesses to expand and invest
How did Dr. King and other older civil rights leaders view the black power movement?
As a philosophy of hopelessness and despair
What was the name of the documents that revealed many government officials privately questioned the war while publicly defending it?
Pentagon Papers
At the end of WWII, what two factors heavily influenced the thinking of Soviet leaders?
Security and communism