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What were three reasons for the U.S. economic boom?
-Led all other nations in industrial output,
-European demands for American goods increased,
-Europeans borrowed money from American bankers.
What was the Emergency Banking Act?
This gave government officials the power to examine each bank to determine its soundness, take steps to correct problems, and, if necessary, close it.
What were three issues in the 1960s that kept Americans concerned?
1, sputnik 1 showed the cold war was silk intense
2, the u-2 spy plane that showed the cold war could heat up
3, the Montgomery bus boycott showed racial issues were far from settled
where and what day did four African American college students began a sit-in at an all-white lunch counter
on February 1, 1960, at Woolworths
Barry Goldwater was running against LBJ In 1964. True or False
True
Car prices went from $850 to what price in 1927?
290
What was the CCC? What was its purpose?
CCC—Civilian Conservation Corps—to address unemployment of young men ages 18-25.
Why did so many Cubans flee Cuba?
Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Cuba in 1959
During the next few months, protestors in about how many cities started to use the sit-in tactic?
50 southern cities
Seven African American students arrived from school on Sept. 4, 1957. True or False
False, it was actually Nine
List 4 changes to cities during the 1920s
Sky scrapes were built,
automobiles became popular,
farmers left their fields,
urban workers moved to the suburbs.
What was the AAA? How did it help farmers?
AAA—Agricultural Adjustment Act. Gave farmers a subsidy—government payment—to grow fewer crops
What is detente?
détente—the easing of hostility or
strained relations
Attorney General Kennedy sent how many federal marshals to Montgomery to protect the Freedom Riders?
600
Nixon was born in Arizona, his family was wealthy. True or False
False, he was born in California and his family was not wealthy
Briefly describe Calvin Coolidge’s administration
Reduced the national debt and lessened the taxes on companies but not citizens.
What was the reason the government began the Tennessee Valley Authority?
massive program charged with developing the resources of the Tennessee River Valley. Built dams to control floods, aid navigation, and shipping along the river, and provide
Why did Khrushchev build the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall became a visible symbol of the reality of the two
Germanys and the gulf between the communist East and democratic
West.
when did Congress pass the 24th Amendment?
August 1962
The NIRA is the National Iraq Record Act. True or False
False, NIRA is the National Industrial Recovery Act
What was the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference?
Trying to halt a naval race before it got out of hand, world leaders gathered in dc. Limited larger warships.
What was Senator Huey P. Long’s plan to help end The Great Depression?
Give every family $5,000 to buy a new home. Give every family an annual income of $2,500. He proposed heavy taxes on the wealthy to pay for this
Briefly describe the Bay of Pigs Invasion. and the exact date it happened
On April 17, 1961, a CIA led force of Cuban exiles
attacked Cuba in the Bay of Pigs invasion
The invasion was badly mismanaged
In December the FBI arrested how many suspects in the murders of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner
21
Steel, gasoline, insurance, road construction, gas stations, diners, and motor hotels, were all of the industries that grew because of the automobile industry. True or False
True